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Temple Mount Noble Sanctuary Jerusalem Snow

Posted on December 12, 2013 by zjb

a snowy place of religious imagination(s).

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Sacred Space Disaster Space (Temple Mount)

Posted on November 5, 2013 by zjb

This article from the Forward underscores how apocalypse overshadows Jewish cultural memory; in this case that would be the very idea of changing the status quo on the Temple Mount in order to allow Jewish prayer at the site. Out … Continue reading →

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Jewish Art Architecture (Bezalel and Bauhaus) (Jerusalem)

Posted on August 14, 2013 by zjb

Wandering around the other week, I stumbled across the Boris Schatz house, the two original twin Ottoman buildings housing the Bezalel Schools of art and architecture, and Beit Ha’Ma’alot, one of the first Bauhaus buildings built in Jerusalem, this one … Continue reading →

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Vine-Like and Floral (Ohel Moshe) (New City Jerusalem)

Posted on August 13, 2013 by zjb

The major Jewish monuments in Jerusalem are the modest little old neighborhoods in the new city. I like the decorative motifs on the gate leading into Ohel Moshe neighborhood, one of the first Jewish neighborhoods established outside the Old City, … Continue reading →

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Metalic Alien Jesus (Jerusalem)

Posted on August 12, 2013 by zjb

The Christian genius in the Old City of Jerusalem is orthodox. There are two groups of photographs here below. One is from from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, including one shot from the Golgotha Altar just up the steps … Continue reading →

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Gift (Dirt Christ, Oil Christ) (Old City Jerusalem Souvenir)

Posted on August 11, 2013 by zjb

The metallic little body of Christ on a wooden cross surrounded by 4 small vials filled with dirt, with oil, with water, with frankincense. Signs of salvation and material elements are packaged in a cheap decorated box that you can … Continue reading →

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Pocket Synagogue (Mahane Yehuda) (Jerusalem)

Posted on August 8, 2013 by zjb

I liked this plain pocket synagogue tucked in among the stalls at the Mahane Yehuda market in West Jerusalem. It’s particularly lively in the evening, I guess when people are coming home from work. I was told that the site … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Old City Design (Christian Quarter)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by zjb

I have no idea how old they are, but I loved these little ornamental designs over a rather insignificant arch somewhere in what I think is the Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. There’s nothing “religious” about them. … Continue reading →

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Old City Poster (Sign of Conflict?)

Posted on August 4, 2013 by zjb

I saw this guy in the Old City of Jerusalem, and the graphics caught my attention. As a poster speaks, visually, for itself, assuming that such a thing is possible –blues, greens, yellow, and the tough face of what I’ll … Continue reading →

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Palestine Botanical Garden (Mt Scopus)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by zjb

I had some time to walk through what I think the signs still call the “Palestine Botanical Garden” at the Mt. Scopus campus of Hebrew University. Online  sources elude the historical name, but I’m pretty sure I read correctly the … Continue reading →

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