Holy Week in Jerusalem
I am definitely not an expert archeologist or theologian, but I did have the chance to spend a lot more time in Jerusalem than the average person. I will forever love and be fascinated by that city. Temple Mount just before the start of Shabbat- both the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock are visible. My thoughts tend to turn back to Jerusalem during the Easter season. This is my attempt to paint a picture of the locations of Holy Week. Jerusalem is a city on a hill. Or hills. It is actually in the Judean Mountains. The Mount of Olives is one of the summits that overlooks the Old City. It is home to the Garden of Gethsemane and a 3,000 year old Jewish cemetery. Today it is also dotted with churches full of Christian tourists, in addition to residential neighborhoods. Dome of Al-Aqsa on the left, Jewish cemetery on the hill on the right. In the cemetery- Jewish tradition is place rocks on graves instead of flowers. One of my favorite churches on the Mount of Olives-...
