OLD CITY, JERUSALEM: “ETERNITY”

“‘Eternity’ – this refers to Jerusalem”
(Talmud: Berachot 58a)

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24DEC13. Old City, Jerusalem.

OLD CITY, JERUSALEM: “WHOEVER DID NOT SEE JERUSALEM IN ITS DAYS OF GLORY…”

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Above: Damascus Gate

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“Whoever did not see Jerusalem in its days of glory, never saw a beautiful city in their life.”
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Talmud: Succah 51b)

23DEC13. Old City, Jerusalem.

OLD CITY, JERUSALEM: “NINE WERE TAKEN IN JERUSALEM”

“Ten measures of beauty descended to the world, nine were taken by Jerusalem.”
(Talmud: Kiddushin 49b)

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23DEC13. Old City, Jerusalem.