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Showing posts with label Mount of Olives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mount of Olives. Show all posts
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Ron Cantor - VIDEO: The Roots of the Present Temple Mount Violence (Messiah's Mandate, Tel Aviv)
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Ottoman Imperial Archives Releases Important Mystery Photo of Jerusalem
Posted: 18 May 2015
Resposible archivists and librarians around the world realize the importance of digitizing its treasures and sharing them with the world.
We will continue to present and analyze the photographs from this archive as we review and identify them, but we wanted to immediately share this historic photograph of Jerusalem's Old City taken from the Mount of Olives.
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| Jerusalem's Temple Mount with the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque. Also note the small Muslim graveyard in front of the city wall and the "Golden Gate" or "Gate of Mercy." (Ottoman Imperial Archives) |
But when was the photograph taken?
The answer is provided by one of the landmarks not contained on the tourist list -- the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue near the Hurva Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter.
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The Hurva and Tiferet Yisrael Synagogues. The former
was built by students of the Gaon of Vilna, the latter
by followers of Hasidic sects. The two groups
frequently clashed.
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Friday, November 7, 2014
American Visitors Shocked by Jerusalem Cemetery Desecration
American Visitors Shocked by Jerusalem Cemetery Desecration
Wednesday, November 05, 2014 | Israel Today Staff
A group of visiting Americans were shocked this week to discover the extent of the nearly daily desecration perpetrated at the large Jewish cemetery situated on the western slopes of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
A delegation from Americans For a Safe Israel (AFSI) were taken to the cemetery by Jerusalem city councilman Aryeh King as part of their tour of the capital. While there, the Americans witnessed first-hand the widespread destruction of Jewish graves at perhaps the most prominent Jewish burial place on earth.
What’s worse, King informed the group, is that the perpetrators of this ongoing crime are almost never dealt with by police for fear of eliciting further Palestinian Arab violence.
“What we saw was appalling and cries out for justice,” wrote AFSI Director Helen Freedman following the visit.
The AFSI group also paid a visit to fortified Jewish kindergartens in the Maaleh Hazeitim neighborhood on the Mount of Olives. The kindergartens recently came under attack by Arab assailants hurling stones and firebombs at the young Jewish students.
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
Red Heifer Found in America - ISRAEL TODAY
Red Heifer Found in America
Thursday, June 26, 2014 | Tsvi Sadan ISRAEL TODAY
Finding a red heifer is like finding a needle in a hay stack. But early this week some overly industrious Jew managed to do just that in the United States of America.
This finding is all the more intriguing considering that on the coming Sabbath (Shabbat) Jews will read in the synagogues the Torah portion that begins with one of the mysterious commandment of the Red Heifer: “Tell the Israelites to procure for you a red heifer that is free from every blemish and defect and on which no yoke has ever been laid…” (Num. 19:2ff).
The Red Heifer is an extremely rare creature. According to Jewish tradition, during the two thousand years from the time this commandment was given until the destruction of the Second Temple in the first century AD, only nine red cows that met the biblical criteria were ever found.
For a cow to be a Red Heifer it has to be without blemish, one that was never put to work and completely reddish. Jewish law requires keeping the young cow under strict care until it reaches three years old. During this time, leaning on the cow, riding it even once or even putting a piece of cloth on its back disqualifies it from becoming a Red Heifer.
Strict rules also apply to its color. Two single hairs of a color other than red automatically disqualify it from becoming a Red Heifer. A Red Heifer candidate that that was discovered in 2000 was disqualified after two black hairs were found on it.
Likewise, a cow that meets all other criteria, but is older than four is disqualified. The present calf has a long way until, if at all, it will become a real Red Heifer.
In biblical times, the Red Heifer was to be completely burnt by a priest outside the Temple. Interestingly enough, the Red Heifer was burnt on the Mount of Olives, where the Dominus Flevit [The Lord Cried] Church is located today.
After being burnt, the Red Heifer’s ashes were mixed with water called the “water of remission,” which was used to purify people, especially those defiled by touching dead animals. This most serious form of defilement required Jews to undergo a ceremonial cleansing with the ash of a Red Heifer before they could again enter the Temple courtyards. In other words, without the Red Heifer, Jewish worship on the Temple Mount is not possible.
The discovery of a red calf that could potentially become a Red Heifer excites many Jews who believe that Moses prepared the first Red Heifer and Messiah will prepare the last one.
The possibility of finding a real Red Heifer prompted the Temple Institute to make the logistic preparations needed for bringing the American calf to Israel and to train priests that will perform this sacred and rare sacrificial ceremony.
At least in theory, this calf could help Jews sufficiently purify themselves to engage in real Temple activities. For now, however, believers will have to chew their nails for at least two and a half years before it will be known whether or not this import is the Red Heifer.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
"...who knows if you have come to the royal palace for such a time as this?"
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In today’s verse, Mordechai inspires Esther to courageously stand up in defense of her people, despite her natural inclinations, by assuring her that the God of Israel will surely deliver His people, one way or another. In our times, we are given opportunities to stand and support the nation of Israel.
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Clowning Around in a Jerusalem Pediatric WardThe joy of Purim
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'laughter is the best medicine.' Watch this dream team of medical
clowns on the job, bringing joy to sick children in Jerusalem.
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Today's Israel Photo
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Today's magnificent photo by Boruch Len shows the largest synagogue
in Jerusalem. A replica of a synagogue destroyed in Belz, Poland
during the Holocaust, its rebuilding stands for the eternity of the
Jewish people.
in Jerusalem. A replica of a synagogue destroyed in Belz, Poland
during the Holocaust, its rebuilding stands for the eternity of the
Jewish people.
Yesterday's photo by Michael Shmidt showed a view of Jerusalem
with the Mount of Olives cemetery. Over 3,000 years old, this is
the oldest Jewish cemetery in the world. Twice a year, millions of
prayer notes are removed from the Western Wall and respectfully
buried here.
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Friday, January 31, 2014
Why Was this Photo Sold at an Auction for more than $120,000?
Israel's History - a Picture a Day (Beta) |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2014
Why was this picture so valuable? Because it was one of the first photographs ever taken in Jerusalem -- taken 170 years ago. The photograph was taken in 1844 by a French photographer, Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804 - 1898), believed to be a student of Louis Daguerre who is credited with inventing photography in 1839. The daguerreotype photos were found in a storeroom in Girault de Prangey's estate in the 1920s, but only in recent years, when libraries digitized them, did the photographs become well known. Girault de Prangey was a student of architecture and art who traveled in the Middle East between 1841 and 1844 and produced some 900 daguerreotypes.
Responsible archivists and librarians digitize
the vintage photographs in their archives.
H/T: AA We found more than 200 photographs by Gerault de Prangey in the French National Library and on the websites of leading auction houses. The pictures included scenes from Jerusalem, Damascus, Cairo, and Lebanon. We present here pictures of Jerusalem from the Library's collection and from Christie's. According to the French Library, the pictures are in the public domain.
Click on pictures to enlarge. Click on the caption to view the original picture.
The following is a quotation attributed to Girault de Prangey: My long pilgrimage is coming to a close... after spending 55 days in the holy city [of Jerusalem] and its environs...I am sure you can share my natural delight in fulfilling a dream cherished since childhood.... And as I speak now of these places, how happy I am to realise that in a few months I will be able to share them with you as they are, as I bear with me their precious and unquestionably faithful trace that cannot be diminished by time or distance. For this we must thank most sincerely our compatriot Daguerre, destined to be known forever for his wondrous discovery.  |
Monday, January 20, 2014
'A great friend of Israel and the Jewish people' - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Israel Hayom)
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper lands in Israel on Sunday, is welcomed at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem • PM Benjamin Netanyahu to Harper: You have shown great moral leadership • Harper set to address the Knesset on Monday.
Shlomo Cesana, Israel Hayom
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Israel on Sunday
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Israel on Sunday for his first visit to the country. He will also visit the Palestinian Authority and Jordan during his trip. On Monday, Harper is scheduled to speak at the Knesset.
"Prime Minister Harper, my good friend Stephen, welcome to Jerusalem," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday upon welcoming Harper at his office. "I have to say, Stephen, that you are a great friend of Israel and the Jewish people. I'm not just saying that -- I mean it deeply from the bottom of my heart and I speak for all the people of Israel."
Netanyahu continued, saying, "This world is often cynical and hypocritical, and you have shown great moral leadership. When it comes to fighting terrorism, you know that there cannot be any politically correct double talk, but only unequivocal condemnation and united international action.
"When it comes to anti-Semitism, you have stood up unabashedly at the side of Israel and the entire Jewish people, I think at the side of decency and fairness to everyone: Jews and non-Jews alike. And when it comes to Iran's repeated calls for Israel's annihilation and its unrelenting development of nuclear weapons -- you and Canada have stood unflinchingly on the right side of history," he added.
Touching on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Netanyahu told Harper, "You recognize that a genuine peace, a lasting peace, must be based on mutual recognition and sound security arrangements on the ground. I think in all this and in so many other things, you have shown courage, clarity and conviction."
"And in standing up for the truth, your voice, Stephen, has been an indispensable one," Netanyahu said. "So the people of Israel and I deeply appreciate your friendship and the friendship of the people of Canada to us."
Harper said he would save his substantive remarks for his Knesset speech on Monday, but he did note that he and his wife Laureen were "delighted to be here."
While most visiting heads of state refrain from going to east Jerusalem during official visits to Israel, Harper toured the Mount of Olives on Sunday.
Netanyahu gave Harper gifts for his two children who did not come on the trip to Israel: A signed volleyball for Harper's son, and a bracelet and two jerseys of Israel's national volleyball team for his daughter.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
2013 NEW ALL-TIME HIGH - TOURISM TO ISRAEL
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