Jerusalem
"The Land of Israel is the House of God." ~~ H. Ibn Attar
Filed under: H. Ibn Attar, Israel, Jerusalem
Add a Comment"The Divine Presence never quits the Western Wall." ~~ Midrash Tehillilm
Filed under: Jerusalem, Midrash
Add a Comment"A betrothed girl in Jerusalem does not need to adorn herself with the scent of incense. " ~~ Talmud, Yoma 39b
Filed under: Jerusalem, Marriage, Talmud, Yoma, Women
Add a Comment"Even during the time of Jerusalem's stumbling, men of faith did not cease from [living] there. " ~~ Talmud: Shabbat 119b
Filed under: Faith, Jerusalem, Talmud
Add a Comment"The trees of Jerusalem were of cinnamon, but when it was destroyed, they were hidden away. " ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 63a
Filed under: Jerusalem, Talmud, Shabbat
Add a Comment"There is no beauty like the beauty of Jerusalem." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan
Add a Comment"The punishment of vain hatred is so harsh that it destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple. " ~~ Beth Hamidrash
Filed under: Beth Hamidrash, Jerusalem, Sin and Repentance
Add a Comment"Jerusalem is the very heart of the Jewish State." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
Filed under: David Ben-Gurion, Israel, Jerusalem
Add a Comment"If a land has a soul, then Jerusalem is the soul of the Land of Israel." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
Filed under: David Ben-Gurion, Israel, Jerusalem
Add a Comment"No city in the world, not even Athens and Rome, ever played as great a role in the life of a nation for so long a time, as Jerusalem has done in the life of the Jewish people." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
Filed under: David Ben-Gurion, History, Israel, Jerusalem
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