Jerusalem Features

Jerusalem Features

• Top Reasons to Go to Jerusalem
  

  The Old City: For an astonishing montage of religions and cultures, the heart of Jerusalem—with the Holy Sepulcher, Arab bazaar, and Western... Read more

• Jerusalem's Cafés
  

  Sitting down for coffee and cake in one of Jerusalem's fine cafés is something of a tradition. Yeast cakes and strudels recall the past... Read more

• A Walk on the Via Dolorosa
  

  The Old City's main Jewish and Muslim sites can be visited individually, but the primary Christian shrines—the Via Dolorosa (or Way of... Read more

• Jews in the Old City
  

  The history of Jewish life in the Old City has been marked by the trials of conflict and the joys of creating and rebuilding community. Here... Read more

• The Quarters of the Old City
  

  Today the third of a square mile within the Old City walls is home to some 35,000 Jerusalemites, representing a babel of languages, a plethora... Read more

• A Walk in the City of David
  

  This walk-through-time adventure is a heady combination of mysterious tunnels and ancient remains. The climax is wading through the 2,700-year-old... Read more

• Jerusalem Through the Ages
  

  The first known mention of Jerusalem is in Egyptian "hate texts" of the 20th century BC, but many archaeologists give the city a considerably... Read more

• Israel's Electoral System
  

  "Take two Israelis," runs the old quip, "and you've got three political parties!" The saying is not without a kernel of truth in a nation where... Read more

• A Good Walk in Center City
  

  Jerusalem is a good city to stroll. Beyond its shrines and antiquities, the limestone buildings, shaded courtyards, and colorful peoplescapes... Read more

• Me'a She'arim
  

  The name of this neighborhood just north of Downtown is the biblical "hundredfold," describing the bountiful blessing God gave Isaac (Genesis... Read more