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29 May

Temple Western Wall

Prayers during the nigh at the Jerusalem Old City’s Second Temple Western Wall. The Western Wall (Hebrew: הכותל המערבי‎, translit.: HaKotel HaMa’aravi), sometimes referred to as …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Religion, Zion
Tagged gate of heaven, hakotel, Herod, Herodes, holy of holies, Jerusalem, Jewish tradition, Kotel, Kotel hamaaravi, mount zion, Old City, religious landmark, religious laws, second temple, silent prayer, temple mount, temple period, Wailing Wall, Western Wall
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26 May

The Bagel Store

Typical Bagel store in the Jewish Quarter at the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. This is a very typical fast-food setup in Israel, with the …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Shouk
Tagged bagel, fast food, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish quarter, Old City, store
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21 May

Judaica

Man dressed as Canaanite working in a Judaica store at the Old City of Jerusalem Jewish Quarter. Canaanite dressed orthodox Jews believe that the vestments used …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Religion, Zion
Tagged canaan, canaanite, dressed, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish quarter, Jewish tradition, Old City, Orthodox Jew, vestments
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15 May

Inside the Holy Sepulchre

Congregation of believers inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, reflecting in front of the sanctuary that was built over the Holy Sepulcher …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Religion
Tagged Catholic Church, christianism, church of the holy sepulchre, holy sepulchre, Israel, Jerusalem, orthodox christian church, photography, resurrection of jesus christ, sepulcher
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12 May

Dome of the Holy Sepulchre

Dome that illuminates the place of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, representing a gateway to the Holy Spirit and the reflection of it to the …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Religion
Tagged Catholic Church, christian churches, christians, church of the holy sepulchre, cupola, dome, greek orthodox patriarch, holy sepulchre, Israel, Jerusalem, patriarch of jerusalem, pilgrimage destination, resurrection of jesus, resurrection of jesus christ
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11 May

Helena of Constantinopla

Image of Saint Helena on the walls near the sign of the St. Helena road at the Old city of Jerusalem, on the way to …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Religion
Tagged Catholic Church, constantinopla, holy sepulcher, Israel, Jerusalem, judeo christian tradition, Old City, orthodox christian church, roman catholic churches, saint helen, Saint Helena, st helena
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07 May

Old City Cardo

The Cardo is reminiscent from the Roman era, and means Hearth (as in cardiology). This street was the center of the (old) city of Jerusalem …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel
Tagged Art, Cardo, Gallery, Jerusalem, Jewish quarter, Judaica, Old City, Roman
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04 May

The Golem

Photos taken at the Old City of Jerusalem, near the Jaffa Gate. In Jewish folklore, a golem (גולם) is an animated anthropomorphic being created entirely …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel
Tagged Emet, Golem, Jerusalem, Old City, אמת
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25 Apr

Last bread on the market

At the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, consumers fighting for the last pieces of bread to take home before the entrance of Shabat, the 7th …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Israeli society, Shouk
Tagged bread, Jerusalem, Machane Yehuda, Market, pita, Shock, Shouk, Shuk
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18 Apr

Jerusalem Tower of David

The Jerusalem Tower of David citadel is an ancient symbol of the old city of Jerusalem. This citadel is located at the Jaffa gate and …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Zion
Tagged archaeological findings, citadel, heritage, jaffa gate, Jerusalem, Old City, tower of david
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10 Apr

Sunset from Mount Herzl

Sunset view from the Mount Herzl (Har Herzl – הר הרצל) in Jerusalem, Israel. Mount Herzl is the mount where Theodore Herzl is buried as …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Zion
Tagged holocaust, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Forest, Landscape, Mount Herzl, Mountains, remembrance, theodore herzl
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08 Apr

Elvis in Holyland

This statue of Elvis in the middle of the Judah Mountains, is one of the main attractions of a small village called Newe Ilan in …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Mountains
Tagged american dinner, chai, Elvis Presley, gizmos, Hebrew, holy land, king of rock, Mountains
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31 Mar

Blessed Jerusalem

Nun in Black looking at a religious article store near the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem. Independently of the context, all picture of …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Religion
Tagged Catholic Church, Hebrew, holy sepulcher, Jerusalem, Nun, Old City, religious article, religious characters
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30 Mar

Lake at Motza

Small lake near Jerusalem, at the Motza village in the Yehuda Mountains. Nice Pesach afternoon for a walk in the nature. Lakes are rare in the …

By surrealisrael.com
Also posted in Israel, Zion
Tagged Jerusalem Forest, lake, Motza, nature, Yehuda Mountains
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Category Archive: Jerusalem

Temple Western Wall

Temple Western Wall

The Bagel Store

The Bagel Store

Judaica

Judaica

Inside the Holy Sepulchre

Inside the Holy Sepulchre

Dome of the Holy Sepulchre

Dome of the Holy Sepulchre

Helena of Constantinopla

Helena of Constantinopla

Old City Cardo

Old City Cardo

The Golem

The Golem

Last bread on the market

Last bread on the market

Jerusalem Tower of David

Jerusalem Tower of David

Sunset from Mount Herzl

Sunset from Mount Herzl

Elvis in Holyland

Elvis in Holyland

Blessed Jerusalem

Blessed Jerusalem

Lake at Motza

Lake at Motza

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