Jerursalem is the most sacred city in the World, to the three monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity and to a lesser extent, Islam. As it is so very important and significant to these three religions – the Abrahamic religions – it has changed hands throughout its 3000 years of history.Read More
In this one hour tour we will visit parts of the four quarters of the city – the Jewish, Christian, Moslem and Armenian quarters, and see and hear some of the stories about some of the unique and significant sites including Saint James Cathedral, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Dome of the Rock and the Hurva and Tiferet Yisrael synagogues.
We start the tour at Jaffa Gate through which we enter the city and walk to the Armenian quarter where we will see some of the Armenian art shops and visit Saint James Cathedral.
Next we’ll visit the Jewish quarter, the Cardo (the main street of the Roman and Byzantine eras, 1500 years ago), and the Wide Wall built by King Hezekiah 2700 years ago.
From there we will walk through the Moslem quarter with a stop at one of the rooftop view points from which we will see the Dome of the Rock and Mount Olives and continue our tour to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the most sacred site to the Christian world.
Mount Olives is sacred to the three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
For the last 3000 years it has served as a sought after burial ground for Jewish people as it is believed to be the site of resurrection when the Messiah comes.Read More
It is the site of several churches commemorating events associated with the path Jesus walked to Jerusalem. And it is sacred to Islam as tradition dictates that the holy Kaaba will be returned to Mount Olives to be united with its sister rock at Al Haram Al Sharif (the Dome of the Rock).
In this one hour virtual tour we will visit some of the churches commemorating events from the New Testament.
We start at the spectacular view point from which one can best see the Old City of Jerusalem.
I walk alongside the most important Jewish cemetery in the World to the Dominus Flevit Church (the Lord Wept) where Jesus wept for Jerusalem after prophesying its destruction.
From the church we will continue descending the mountain to Gethsemane where you will be able to see the ancient olive trees and visit the Church of All Nations or Church of Agony, commemorating the last night before Jesus was arrested.
Throughout the entire tour we will be able to see in front of us the Old City as we come closer to it, to the Golden Gate of Gate of Mercy through which Jesus entered the Temple Mount.
The village of Ein Kerem (Spring of the vinyard in Hebrew) has not changed much since John walked its alleys, some 2,000 years ago. The churches commemorating two significant events in John’s life – the Visitation Church and John Beharim churche – are the main landmarks of this picturesque village and are a source of attraction as it is quite easy to imagine yourself walking with John.Read More
In this one hour virtual tour in Ein Kerem, we will visit two churches that commemorate two important events in the life of John, two events that gave rise to two of the most important Christian prayers – the Magnificat and the Benedictus.
We will visit these two churches, the Church of Visitation, where Mary, carrying Jesus in her womb, visited Elizabeth, carrying John in her womb, and St. John Ba Harim Church, where John was born and grew up.
We will walk through the picturesque alleys of the village that has not changed much during the last 2000 years and attempt to better understand John’s childhood.
And in between these two churches we will learn about the Jewish passion, for purification in ritual baths, that to some extent must have affected John childhood.
We will also “meet” some unique individuals that came to live in Ein Kerem following the charisma of John. These include Major General Charles Gordon, the Ratisbonne brothers, two Jews who converted to Christianity and formed the Sisters of Zion Order, Eliszabeth, sister in law of the last Russian Zar, all followed the forerunner’s place of birth and where he grew as a child, some learning about him and others setting up convents and churches in Ein Kerem.
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