Israel and You Spaces and Places in Israel Hinduism and Judaism are among the oldest existing religions in the world. The two share some similarities and interactions throughout both the ancient and modern worlds.
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Religious Sites
Beit Jann *
Beit Jann (بيت جن - בֵּיתּ גַ'ן) is a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel. At 940 meters above sea level, Beit Jann is one of the highest inhabited locations in the country. Beit Jann has a cool climate, even in summer, and offers panoramic views that stretch as far as the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean on a clear day. The village is located inside the Mount Meron nature reserve.
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The Ades Synagogue, (בית הכנסת עדס), also known as the Great Synagogue Ades of the Glorious Aleppo Community, located in Jerusalem's Nachlaot neighborhood, was established by Syrian immigrants in 1901. It is considered to be the center of Syrian Hazzanut in Israel.
Tomb of Samuel – Nebi Samwil *
Nebi Samwil – النبي صموئيل is the site of a Biblical town and a Crusader fortress. A succession of buildings were erected at the top of the hill, which changed ...
Read More »Kiryat Sefer – Khirbet Badd ‘Isa *
Kiryat Sefer was a Jewish Village with a Synagogue in the Second Temple Period. Kiryat Sefer, now called Modi’in Illit, is located some 25 km. east of Tel Aviv, on ...
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Located in the western Negev, some 25 km. west of Be’er Sheva, Horvat Be’er Shema (חורבת באר שמע) was a large village during the Roman-Byzantine period on the incense trade route. Its ancient name ...
Read More »Orson Hyde Memorial Garden *
The Orson Hyde Memorial Garden is a 5.5 acre park, containing natural woodlands, on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel. The park features a 150-seat stone amphitheatre. The garden, designed by Lepa Yahalom and Dan Tzur, ...
Read More »Shephelah of Judah *
The Shephelah of Judah. The Shephelah of Judah plays an important role as a buffer zone on Jerusalem’s western flank. Many biblical incidents, including those in the life of Samson ...
Read More »Benjamin Region and Jerusalem Approaches *
Jerusalem is a city located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea on the southern spur of a plateau in the Judaean Mountains, which include the Mount of Olives (East) and Mount Scopus (North East). ...
Read More »Jerusalem: 4000 Years in 5 Minutes *
During its long history, Jerusalem has been attacked 52 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, besieged 23 times, and destroyed twice. The oldest part of the city was settled in the 4th millennium ...
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