Shalom friends...and welcome back. I'm making my way through various sites around Jerusalem and want to share them with you. Several days ago, I was at the Southern steps of Temple Mount. As with my visit to the City of David, access to the Southern steps was closed for shabbat. However, there is still much …
Tag: Southern Steps
On and Around Temple Mount
Welcome back sojourners! I hope you enjoyed the entrance into the Holy City yesterday! In Biblical days, Jews entered the Holy City several times a year to celebrate feasts and festivals at and around the Temple. Here's a picture from the model city that depicts what the Temple and Temple Mount may have looke like …
Southern Steps
Boker Tov Chaverim! (Good morning Friends!) We started the day at one of the most important holy sites in all of Jerusalem...the southern steps to Temple Mount. The Temple was destroyed in 70 AD, but the platform, known as Temple Mount remains. We know for certain that Jesus would have entered the Temple from the …
