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Temple Mount Selection 2014

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]]>The Temple Mount is situated in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Bible refers to the Temple Mount as the place where God chose the divine presence to rest (Isa 8:18), and is the site of the First and Second Holy Temples. The location is the holiest site in Judaism and is the place Jews turn towards during prayer.

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Old City Jerusalem - Southern Walls

visionsofisraeloo@gmail.com (Visions of Israel) — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:35:31 GMT

]]>A wall from the time of Suileman encompasses most of the old city of Jerusalem. The southern section includes Dung Gate, Davidson Gardens as well as pathways and open areas used for access to the Western Wall and Temple Mount. There is a wide variety of people that frequents this often picturesue area.

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Har Hotzvim

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]]>Landscape of Har Hotzvim, technological park in northern Jerusalem. Trees and flowers color and give life to the commercial buildings that comprise this area.

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Jerusalem String Bridge

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]]>The Bridge of Strings also called the Chords Bridge or Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge, is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge in Jerusalem, Israel. The structure was designed by the Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava and was inaugurated in 2008.

Calatrava interprets the striking form of the bridge as a tent in the desert or a harp with the cables as the strings symbolizing King David's harp. Others interpret the looming pylon as the bust of a long-necked bird, a human arm or an arrow caught in a bow. I prefer those of a taxi driver who firstly saw the crank in the mast as a genuflexure to remind people that despite its dominating height, it was expressing submission to the Holy Temple Mount. He also pointed out that if one breaks from the enchantment of the mast, the base of the bridge is in the form of the hull of a sailing or viking boat. This interpretation is supported by the line of bollards (protecting the plaza and walking areas from vehicles) which clearly resemble the other meaning of bollard, namely the posts to which ships are tied.

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Beit Shemesh

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]]>The ancient city of Beit Shemesh ("house of the sun" in Hebrew) was originally named after the Canaanite sun-goddess Shemesh, who was worshipped there in antiquity. The ruins of the ancient biblical city can still be seen in the tell of Beit Shemesh, located near the modern city Beit Shemesh. It is first mentioned in the Book of Joshua 15 as a city in the territory of the tribe of Judah on the border between their territory and that of the tribe of Dan. Later in Joshua 21 Beit Shemesh is mentioned as having been set aside as a city for the priests of the tribe of Levi, the Kohanim. The city is mentioned notably in chapter 6 of the book of 1 Samuel as being the first city encountered by the Ark of the Covenant on its way back from Philistia after having been captured by the Philistines in battle. In the book of 2 Kings, Beit Shemesh is again mentioned as being the site of the battle between Amaziah king of Judea and Jehoash king of Israel.During the destruction of Judea by the Babylonians, the waterworks of Beit Shemesh were sealed and covered, and were not uncovered until 2004. Thus during the first Jewish return, known as the Second Temple period, there was no revival of the city, as opposed to many other places in the vicinity such as Beit Guvrin, Maresha, and others. On 6 December 1950, the Hartuv displaced persons camp "Ma'abarat Har-Tuv" was established on the site of the current-day Moshav Naham. The first inhabitants were Jewish Bulgarian immigrants. They were joined by more Jewish immigrants from Bulgaria, Iran, Iraq, Romania, Morocco and Kurdistan. Beit Shemesh is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Jerusalem (Wikipedia)

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Jaffa Port

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Shomron Mountain Communities

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]]>The Shomrom Mountains in the Benyamin region of Israel are home to numerous settlements where Jewish people are enduring harsh conditions to live their lives in their ancestral homelands

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Hula Valley Midsummer

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]]>The Hula Valley (Emek HaHula) is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia. The marshland around Lake Hula, a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying malaria, was drained in the 1950s. A small section of the valley was later reflooded in an attempt to revive a nearly extinct ecosystem. An estimated 500 million migrating birds now pass through the Hula Lake Park every year.

Agamon Hula Ornithology (Bird Watching) and Nature Park
http://www.agamon-hula.co.il/

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Hula Valley Heights

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]]>Nestled not far from the foot of the Hermon and overlooking the Hula Valley, the river passing through highlights some beautiful scenes from the area of the field school.

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Sukkot - Beit Knesset and Objects

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]]>Sukkot, the Hebrew name for Feast of Tabernacles, is the festival where Jews celebrate today the dwelling in booths as their forefathers did in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. In addition to the booths which are decorated beautifully despite their limited life of seven days, the festival is characterized by the waving of the four species - palm branch (lulav) yellow citron (etrog) myrtle (hadas) and williow twig (arava).

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Completing Hand-Written Sefer Yehezkel Scroll

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]]>Faces of synagogue life can include prayer, rasing of the Torah scroll, shiurim, father and son learning, inauguration of a holy scroll, physical form of the synagogue and its appointments including the holy ark.

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The Jesting Jugglers

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]]>Modern day Jewish entertainers have evolved from the earlier "badchan" and klezmer musicians. These entertainers mix juggling, playful interaction and story telling.

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Wild Flowers of Israel

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]]>A wild flower expresses the power and beauty of nature. It is not dependent on the largesse of man for its survival.

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BIG River - Nachal Sorek

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