The most beautiful synagogues in Jerusalem

Ohr ha-Chaim Synagogue.

Be on a date to visit one of the most famous Jewish places in the city of Jerusalem, which extends to the Armenian Quarter, and this place belongs to Rabbi Attar, who was called Oh ha-chaim and this person was born in the city of Meknes, Morocco in 1696 and died in Jerusalem in 1773.

He arrived in Palestine from Morocco in 1742, and he established private room for study, from which a room for women was dedicated and after that the Jewish synagogue was moved to Ashkenazi Jews.

It remained until 1948 and it is wonderful that this Jewish synagogue was not destroyed during the war and when it was established again after 1967 and it was reopened again.

Who was the founder of this synagogue?

He was Chaim ibn Attar who was the son of Rabbi Moshe Ibn Attar and he was the grandson of Rabbi Haim Ibn Attar, and he learnt a lot from his grandfather and his family.

This person fled Morocco because of the local minister who was anti-Semitic and married one of his relatives and his wife’s father blessed this marriage.

This person did not have any problems and gave birth to his wife, then married another one called EstherPepas, and when his wife’s father died his financial situation became bad and he was running a large religious school.

This person suffered in Morocco.

when there was a famine in Morocco this person left Morocco and travelled to Israel, which at that time was part of Syria and belonged to the Ottoman state.

On his way to Israel, he was taken by members of the Jewish community who established a school r for teachings the tradition of the Jewish religion.

After that numbers of students supported him with the money needed to print one of his books that was known as the Light of Life.

Heim used to be welcomed very well wherever he went, because of his abundant knowledge, and after that he settled permanently in Israel and then visited Algeria, which was a very useful visit for him because he was able to recruit students of the religious school that he would open in Israel.

After that he arrived at a port Akk with his wife and he was with him about thirty students, but he could not go directly to Jerusalem due to the outbreak of diseases he stayed there.

In the year 1742 he arrived in Jerusalem, where he established the school in Israeli then one of his students talked about him saying that the heart of Attar beats in the Talmud and it was like a mountain and was said to have his holiness like the Holiness the Lord, and less than a year after his arrival in Jerusalem, Heim died.

It happened on Saturday, and before anyone knew about his death one of the people shouted and said the light of the West turned off and this person was buried this person in the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is a historical place and a complex of religions for the three religions.

The city of Al Quds known as Jerusalem, is one of the oldest cities in the world. This city is steadfast, which has been invaded by aggression and then rebuilt.

The city of Jerusalem is a sacred city for Muslims, Christian or Jewish, and therefore this place is a complex of religions indicating tolerance and brotherhood among all.

Likewise, this city includes Al-Aqsa Mosque, which has some Islamic religious monuments, and there are also many churches that express Christians and their ancient history, as well as the Wailing Wall.

Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Islamic Quarter is considered the largest neighbourhood in Jerusalem, and this place contains the Dome of the Rock from which Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, ascended to heaven on the journey of Isra and Mi’raj.

Therefore, this place is a destination for a lot in order to visit and pray inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque. It is the third largest holy place in Islam and that is why this place is a sacred place to which hundreds of thousands go to pray, especially in the month of Ramadan.

The church.

In the old town, in the Christian quarter, there is the Church of Resurrection, and this church is the largest and most famous churches in the world. All Christians in the world go to it because they believe that this place is a historical and archaeological place where Jesus was arrested and crucified, then he ascended to heaven.

So it is wonderful that the church is run by representatives from various churches and therefore this indicates religious tolerance in this place and this place is a destination for Christian pilgrims from all over the world to visit the tomb of the Christ.

Wailing Wall.

When you visit the Jewish quarter, you will see the Western Wall or the Wailing Wall, which the Jews say that it is what remains of the structure of Solomon. They also believe that inside this structure is the Most Holy of Holies and the wall is the most holy site for the Jews.

Jews believe that in the Holy of Holies there is the stone from which the world was created. Also, many Jews have thought that the Holy of Holies is the Dome of the Rock.

The city of Jerusalem is the city of peace that Muslims, Christians and Jews go to in order to pray and visit the holy places there, and this indicates the great religious tolerance and this wonderful city was a city where all the prophets prayed.

Your visit will be a wonderful historical visit in which you will get acquainted with the history of the ancestors, as well as you will see the monuments, the wonderful archaeological sites that you have not seen anywhere.

You will remember this visit throughout your life because it is a comprehensive trip in which you will enjoy the archaeological sites as well as the city of Jerusalem and Mount Al-Tur in addition to the wonderful views that will see.