"Who saw not Jerusalem in its glory has never seen a beautiful city." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah
"The Holy One will turn the Ninth of Ab into joy…and will Himself build Jerusalem and gather therein the exiles of Israel." ~~ Midrash Zuta, Eika
"There are three gates to Gehinam (purgatory) – one of them is in Jerusalem. " ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin 19a
"The ransomed of the Lord shall return…with singing to Zion." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 35:10
"A snake or scorpion never bit anyone in Jerusalem and a person never said to his fellow there is not enough room for me to sleep in Jerusalem. " ~~ Talmud, Yoma 21a
"Avraham called it Yireh (See) as it says [in the Scriptures], “And Avraham called the name of that place Yireh Hashem” (See God). Shem called it Shalem (Complete) as it says “And Malki Tzedek, King of Shalem.” The Holy One, Blessed be He said “I will call it Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) like both of them called it – Yireh, Shalem – Yerushalayim. " ~~ Midrash, Bereshit Raba 56
"Jerusalem is the very heart of the Jewish State." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"In Ne”ilah [the closing prayer] of Yom Kippur, what did he [the Cohen] say? “And Hashem will bless you from Zion and you will see the good of Jerusalem all of the days of your life.” " ~~ Talmud, Sotah 40a
"There used to be a very good custom in Jerusalem: a table-cloth was spread at the door – – – so long as it was in place, guests would enter the house. When it was removed, they would not." ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"The Divine Presence never quits the Western Wall." ~~ Midrash Tehillilm
"There is no beauty like the beauty of Jerusalem." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan
"There were 480 places of worship (Synagogues) in Jerusalem, and each one of them had a school for Scriptures (Bible) and a learning center for the Mishna (the oral law). " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Megilah 3