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142 = The Western "Wailing Wall"

The Western Wall
The Western Wall is part of the walls which surrounded the Temple Area in the 2nd Temple time.
The Temple is the holiest shrine of the Jewish World

Fax-a-Prayer to the Wailing Wall!
Bezek, a major (historically) Israel telephone company offers modern innovation to the tradition: fax your massage to (972 2) 561-2222 and your prayer will be dutifully wedged in.

143 = The Tomb of King David
The tomb at Mt. Zion, is made of stone, covered with an embroidered cloth and embellished with silver crowns of the Torah, is one of the most sacred sites for the Jews all over the world. Tradition has it that it was one of the first synagogue spots.

144 = The Shrine of the Book

Dead Sea Scrolls
The Shrine which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, scrools found at Qumran, is a small museum, symbolizing a cave, is one of the buildings of the Israel Museum ( located ouside the old city, see modern Jerisalem map on the map page ).

The right picture above shows fragment of the Temple Scroll in the Shrine of the Book, from the Dead Sea Scrolls found at Qumran in 1947 ( see Holy Land map at the map page )

145, 145-1 = Orthodox Jews pray and read the Torach at the Western Wall. Join them by faxing your message to (972 2) 561-2222: your prayer will be dutifully wedged into the wall.
 
 

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146 = Ancient Columns at Cardo Street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
147 = Ancient marble columns at "Cardo" Street dating back to the time of Jesus Christ
148 = "Cardo", the newly restored street in the Jewish Quarter. One of the main attractions, and the most impressive site in the rebuilt Jewish Quarter in the Old City.
149 = Heirchal Shlomo Synagogue on King George's Street
150 = The Anglican St. Paul's Church.
151 = The Anglican St. George's Cathedral