Jerusalem Day - May 12, 2010  

 
      The Temple Mount
 

The Midrash states "There are seventy names for Jerusalem." Seventy names, each reflecting a different aspect of this city and its residents, today and throughout history.

Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Israel, a center and symbol and the heart of the Jewish nation for 3,000 years. Jerusalem has been the object of reverence, hope and prayer of the Jewish people for thousands of years, and is a holy city to millions of believers of the three largest monotheistic religions.
Jerusalem is one of the most diverse and interesting cities of the world.
Jerusalem is Israel's largest city, with 670,000 residents on 126,000 dunams. The heterogeneous nature of the residents make for a special and fragile human mosaic.  Jerusalem history timeline

Learn about the history of Jerusalem.   
   
 1. When did King David conquer Yevus and build a wall around it?
BCE 722
 BCE 1005
BCE 950

2. When did King Solomon build the first temple?
 BCE 1005
 BCE 950
BCE 2007

3. What happened in 164 BCE?
Jerusalem is conquered by King Nevuhadnezar.
Herod rules Judea.
Yehuda the Maccabi conquers Jerusalem and cleanses the Temple

4. Jerusalem was the capital of the Hashmonai kingdom in 133 BCE as a result of  
a peace treaty with a Persian king.
a peace treaty with the Greeks.
a war.

5. What happened on Tisha be Av (9th of Av) in 70 AD?
The Temple was destroyed
More Jews came to live in Jerusalem
Titus Plavius came to Jerusalem.

6. What happened in 1949?
Jerusalem was destroyed
The Knesset moved to Jerusalem
The city had a new mayor

Do you want to know what is happening right now in the Western Wall in Jerusalem?
       Click here to see

Describe what you see and mention the day and time. Send to the 

           

Learn more about the  Western Wall  
Place your prayers in the cracks of the Western Wall. Click here.   

 Click on the picture to send a prayer   

Click here to learn about the gates of Jerusalem 
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1. How many gates does Jerusalem have?
4 gates
6 gates
7 gates

2. Which gate is the principal entrance to the Old City?
Jaffa Gate
Golden Gate
Dung Gate

3. Through which gate according to Jewish tradition will the Messiah enter jerusalem?
Lion's Gate
Golden Gate
Sha'ar Hagai

4. Zion Gate is named after Mount Zion because one passes through King David's tomb.
True
False
Both true and false

5. The road running off this gate leads to Shechem (Nablus) and then to Damascus. 
The Golden Gate
The Lion's Gate 
Damascus Gate

                                    

Take an online quiz on Jerusalem - click here. 
                         A quiz on Jerusalem - to print

In the following link you will watch a video of Ofra Haza
                         singing the song Yerushalaim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold)

 

Read the words of the song Jerusalem of Gold.

What words/sentences in the song express how the person feels towards Jerusalem?
 

Group work: write slogans that will attract tourists to Jerusalem
. Send to the             

Jerusalem Web Quests

Plan a trip to Jerusalem

Share your feelings and thoughts about Jerusalem. What is Jerusalem for you? 
 Write in the          

Articles on the importance of Jerusalem  
Jerusalem: Why Does It Matter
Why Jerusalem matters
Liberating the Wall

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Links about Jerusalem
 Jerusalem Municipality
 ETNI - Jerusalem Day
 AMIT Jerusalem Day (Hebrew)
 Jerusalem- Capital of Israel
 more information about Jerusalem
 Temple Mount
Jacob Richman - Jerusalem
 Pictures from Jerusalem
 Jerusalem, Aish Hatora 
 A site dedicated to the song Jerusalem of Gold
 Pictures of Jerusalem
 The Israel Museum Jerusalem
The New Jerusalem Mosaic
 A Historical Tour of Jerusalem
 Jerusalem - Jacob Richman
 Places in Jerusalem
 Jerusalem Day - Jewish Agency 
 Jerusalem-JAFI
 Chagal Windows

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  Last updated 19/03/10