Western
(Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem (1:46)
My first day in Jerusalem.
The Western Wall, sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel
, and as al-Buraaq Wall in Arabic, is an important Jewish religious site
located in the Old City of Jerusalem. Just over half the wall, including its 17
courses located below street level, dates from the end of the Second Temple
period, being constructed around 19 BCE by Herod the Great.
In Judaism, the Western Wall is venerated as the sole remnant of the Holy Temple. It has become a place of pilgrimage for Jews, as it is the closest permitted accessible site to the holiest spot in Judaism, namely the Even ha-shetiya or Foundation Stone, which lies on the Temple Mount. According to one rabbinic opinion, Jews may not set foot upon the Temple Mount and doing so is a sin punishable by Kareth. While almost all historians and archaeologists and most rabbinical authorities believe that the rocky outcrop in the Dome of the Rock is the Foundation Stone, some rabbis say it is located directly opposite the exposed section of the Western Wall, near the El-kas fountain. This spot was the site of the Holy of Holies when the Temple stood.
Jewish tradition teaches that the Western Wall was built by King David and that the wall we see today is built upon his foundations, which date from the time of the First Temple.
In Judaism, the Western Wall is venerated as the sole remnant of the Holy Temple. It has become a place of pilgrimage for Jews, as it is the closest permitted accessible site to the holiest spot in Judaism, namely the Even ha-shetiya or Foundation Stone, which lies on the Temple Mount. According to one rabbinic opinion, Jews may not set foot upon the Temple Mount and doing so is a sin punishable by Kareth. While almost all historians and archaeologists and most rabbinical authorities believe that the rocky outcrop in the Dome of the Rock is the Foundation Stone, some rabbis say it is located directly opposite the exposed section of the Western Wall, near the El-kas fountain. This spot was the site of the Holy of Holies when the Temple stood.
Jewish tradition teaches that the Western Wall was built by King David and that the wall we see today is built upon his foundations, which date from the time of the First Temple.
Dayenu (דַּיֵּנוּ) - Passover Song
(Judaica): Performed Live (1:52)
Listen to the Philadelphia Biblical
University Institute of Jewish studies class of 2000 music team beautifully
perform live the popular Passover song, "Dayenu." Happy Pesach!
Chasidim Dancing at a Wedding in Israel (0:35)
Dance to the traditional Boruch
Hagever/Yidden dance.
Fiddler on the roof - Sabbath
prayer ( with subtitles ) (2:22)
Sabbath prayer (2:22)
The Boy In the Striped Pajamas - Official Trailer HD Quality (2:15)
in theaters: November 7, 2008
"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a fictional story that offers a unique perspective on how prejudice, hatred and violence affect innocent people, particularly children, during wartime. Through the lens of an eight-year-old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II, we witness a forbidden friendship that forms between Bruno, the son of Nazi commandant, and Schmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed wire fence, their lives become inescapably intertwined. The imagined story of Bruno and Shmuel sheds light on the brutality, senselessness and devastating consequences of war from an unusual point of view. Together, their tragic journey helps recall the millions of innocent victims of the Holocaust."
"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a fictional story that offers a unique perspective on how prejudice, hatred and violence affect innocent people, particularly children, during wartime. Through the lens of an eight-year-old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II, we witness a forbidden friendship that forms between Bruno, the son of Nazi commandant, and Schmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed wire fence, their lives become inescapably intertwined. The imagined story of Bruno and Shmuel sheds light on the brutality, senselessness and devastating consequences of war from an unusual point of view. Together, their tragic journey helps recall the millions of innocent victims of the Holocaust."
Schindler's List - Official Trailer [1993] (2:12)
Oskar Schindler is a vain, glorious and
greedy German businessman who becomes unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric
Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews.
Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews
from being gassed at the Auschwitz concentration camp. A testament for the good
in all of us. Written by Harald Mayr
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