Pisgat Ze’ev Vs. Shuafat

Pisgat Ze’ev is an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem and the largest residential neighbourhood in Jerusalem with a population of over 50,000.

Belz Great Synagogue | בעלזא בית המדרש הגדול

The Belz Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Israel. It was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters and admirers around the world.

In the 1980s, Rabbi Dov Rokeach, the fifth Belzer Rebbbe, spearheaded plans for the huge synagogue to be erected in the Kiryat Belz neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Mea She’arim | מאה שערים

Mea She’arim literally means “hundred gates”, implying a hundred fold. It is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Israel. It is mainly populated by Haredi Jews and built by the Old Yishiva. Property prices have gone through the roof. 

Christian Quarter, Old City

The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter.

Shimon HaTsadik

Shimon HaTsadik (Simon the Righteous שמעון הצדיק) was a Jewish High Priest during the time of the Second Temple. He is also referred to in the Mishnah, where he is described as one of the last members of the Great Assembly (Avot 1:1).

City of David | Silwan | עיר דויד

Mughrabi Bridge

On the way to the Temple Mount, one must wait in a lengthy line and go through a security check guarded by Israeli Arab security Wo/men. After security, one embarks on a wooden bridge connecting the Western Wall Plaza to Mughrabi Gate of the Temple Mount. This simple tree-based structure has been a point of tension between Jews and Arabs in regards to the Temple Mount

Temple Mount | Har HaBayit | Haram Esh-Sharif

This mount is known to be sacred amongst the world’s three monotheistic religions – Judaism, Islam and Christianity. The principal of indivisiblity makes this plot of land the hardest case of religious conflict throughout history.