Excavations have uncover that the city’s residents lived in striking houses and in every house were a number of mikvehs (ritual baths). Unveiled in the Jewish quarter discovered a very different mikveh that is accessible from four sides. Information center on site.

Why is the Hurva Synagogue called after the Hebrew word for ruin?  when it is evidently, one of the most beautiful and impressive buildings in Jerusalem? Learn the myths, secrets and mysteries of the Hurva Synagogue!

A  burnt  house of a priestly family conceals the roots of conspiracies and intrigues.

Near the Temple Mount there is a site where archaeological finds dating back to the First Temple period are displayed. The most important and fascinating finds date to the Second Temple period. The earliest find is dated to the First Temple period, to the time of King Solomon in the 10th century BC. This find includes the city wall itself, a tower, a royal edifice and above all, a gatehouse.

Five meters underground, 2000 years into the past.

During the days of Chanukah the Jewish quarter is engulfed with a special atmosphere. Hundreds of chanukiot, thousands of oil candles and candles in an array of colours shine from the thresholds of the quarter’s resident’s houses

A rare opportunity to step into a variety of ancient and modern homes, for a unique encounter with Old City residents whose lives and picturesque homes are part of history.  

A connection of the words of the (hymns) piyyutim to “Jerusalem from below and Jerusalem from above”

An exciting personal encounter and a glimpse into the homes of the residents of the Quarter

An authentic experience in the homes of the wealthy and high priests from the Second Temple period

“If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy…” (King James Version, Psalms 137:6). A wedding ceremony in the most enchanting place on earth.

A Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony is undoubtedly a special experience that imprints itself on the heart of the young boy or girl coming of age. Jewish Quarter Tourism offers a wide variety of options for celebrating a Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the Jewish Quarter, at the very heart of Jerusalem.