The Holy City Of Jerusalem

A black Mercedes van carrying 6 passengers leaves the parking lot of Ben Gurion International Airport and rushes through the night, towards the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Our hearts are bustling, here is the promised Jewish land! Patience for a few more hours will be satisfied: for the first time visiting a famous holy site not only of one but of the three major religions. It is the ancient city of Jerusalem, the holy city of Jerusalem. Huge wagons and buses constantly pouring visitors into the hillside parking lot, and some locals bring camels closer to invite tourists to take commemorative photos. But all visitors rushed to find the best spot to see the panoramic view of ancient Jerusalem in the sunshine at dawn, on the hillside on the other side of the valley of Hedron

. They are curious tourists, mingling with pilgrims from many countries around the world. "The thick wall surrounding ancient Jerusalem is there. The prominent golden dome is one of the holy sites of Muslims; nearby, another dome with the cross on top is also a Christian holy site; And there is the West Wall (ie the Wailing Wall), a place to go to pray and pray of the Jews ”- explained the local female guide “And in the old city of Jerusalem, there are many areas inhabited by communities of diverse backgrounds and religions.



Same relics, but you can hear up to 4, 5 different stories, legends. Believe it or not, it's up to you. ”A stone impregnated with the body of Jesus Do not believe it: Jerusalem is the burial place of the skull of Adam, the ancestor of man. God created all things from Mount Zion, right here in Jerusalem. Thousands of years ago, when Jesus Christ did not appear, preaching the Good News, there were countless pilgrims searching for Jerusalem. They are Jews from all over the Middle East, Mediterranean, and northern Africa to visit the Promised Land with the magnificent Temple of Solomon, Jerusalem has been the holy city of their ancestors more than 3,000 years ago. Not afraid of the distance, the sun, the rain, the sickness, the looting, they walked, rode a horse-drawn carriage, sat on the back of a donkey and on the back of a camel so that they could visit the grave of David once in a lifetime of Israel formed in 1005 BC.



Walking down a steep road, we entered a garden of barren olive roots that had lived for thousands of years. It is the Ghetsemani garden, where Jesus spent a night of fear and anxiety before his crucifixion more than 2,000 years ago. It is rumored that, if you can get the olive branch from this garden to pick up the leaves and cook drinking water, it will be very healthy. Passing the Jewish cemetery, seeing the rocks lying around the lid of the graves, I I remember the end of Steven Spielberg's Schindlers list. Yes, Jews often place a stone on someone's grave to pay homage to the deceased who lived according to the standards of "the righteous." Stone burial of Jesus Today, as in the past, guests far into the ancient city of Jerusalem through 8 gates through the wall, each gate has its own name, including Gate of David, Gate of Damas, Gate of Herod, Gate of Jaffa, Gate of New, Gate of East and Gate of the Lion. In ancient Jerusalem, you have a feeling of being lost, it is difficult to know who is the Jew, who is the Palestinian, who is the Arab. Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter the Al Aqsa Temple.



Across the corner, you find yourself moving to East Jerusalem, home to a community of Muslims and Christians. Walking around for a while, inquiring about the locals, I know I am in the area dedicated to the Orthodox Jews (Haredi). It should be known that there are many sects of Judaism collectively called the orthodox, from the very conservative Hasidic sect to the Lithuanian sect from Lithuania to the Sephardim sect that originated in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal) in ancient times and separate from other communities. It is best to stick to your local tour guide.One of the most famous pilgrimage sites in Jerusalem for Christians is Via Dolorosa (Path of Suffering, or Stations of the Cross. with 14 stops that it is said that Jesus himself went through before his crucifixion. The path of suffering begins at the Lion Gate, in the Muslim-inhabited area, zigzag about 600 meters through several narrow streets and ends inside the Temple of the Holy Sepulcher, in the area where Christians live. it will be difficult to take souvenir photos at the stages of the Path of Suffering because there are always so many pilgrims.



Along the paved streets are countless very small shops selling all kinds of souvenirs related to Judaism and Christianity, from 7-branch candlesticks called menorah, wrapped in leather. Torah (the first five sutras of the Old Testament), through the star of David to the olive-wood crosses, the rosary ... And no.

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