Tour of the Jewish Quarter, the Old City of Jerusalem

we stand in front of the four sapharic synagogues this is the facade of the yanan Ben zakai synagogue founded in the early 17th century by descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 in this large and magnificent synagogue the chief sapharic Rabbi used to be appointed and until today many official spartic ceremonies still take place here this synagogue has an elongated Hall and two holy arcs from here we continue to the three adjacent synagogues that were built over the years each one has its unique character like the eliahu navi synagogue named after Elijah the prophet let's proceed through the picturesque alleys to the bate Mak Square the buildings around the square were built in the middle of the 19th century to house poor residents of the Jewish quarter notice the Mosaic coat of arms of the Roth Shield family on the top of the facade the apartments luxurious by the standards of those times their rent fees were low and sometimes non-existent we stop in front of the shiny door of the calist Yeshiva bitel the oldest in The Old City we can see here the six Gates of Jerusalem and above them a double gate representing the Gate of Mercy where the Messiah will enter the Temple Mount when he brings the Redemption the horv synagogue located in the adjacent Plaza was rebuilt in 2010 thus restoring its former [Music] magnificence situated in the low Courtyard beneath the hurva is the oldest synagogue in the Jewish quarter the ramban synagogue on the wall is one of the ramban's letters that have become a beacon in the ways of Jewish ethics the low pillars in the center of the synagogue are noteworthy in the their bases stand on a level lower than that of the current floor and point to the foundations of the original synagogue the pillars of the ancient cardo Street Mark the main road of the Roman city that arose after the destruction of the second temple here was a main Boulevard 22 M wide like a four-lane highway here we can see only one of the two rows of parallel posts under the covered section we can see the icient paving stones and a reconstruction of the wooden beams for the roof we are standing in front of the facade of the ruined tiat Israel synagogue blown up in the war of independence the design of the facade appeared to be influenced by the ancient synagogue in baram in the upper Galilee on the lower floor of the synagogue we can see the remnants of the ritual baths from the lookout of at the outskirts of the Jewish quarter we can view two Central sites in Jerusalem Western Wall and the Temple Mount at the right end of the complex we can distinguish the gray Dome of the al- AXA mosque the golden Dome of the Rock is regarded as one of the oldest Monumental Muslim structures in the world the Western Wall is considered the holiest site in the world for Jew this huge wall is a remnant of the outer retaining wall of King herod's Temple platform the gigantic stones on the bottom with their distinctive well-cut borders are herodian as the wall Rises the stones get smaller we can see about 1/10th the length of the wall and 2/3 its height 15 M of the wall are buried underground we will end our tour in the oel archaeological Garden located at the Western corner of the Temple Mount thank you for touring Jerusalem with us we hope you will continue to enjoy your visit and the beauty of the city and its sights