"Jerusalem was destroyed just because school-children were kept from their classrooms." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Who saw not Jerusalem in its glory has never seen a beautiful city." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah
"The Divine Presence never quits the Western Wall." ~~ Midrash Tehillilm
"Whoever mourns for Jerusalem will be meritorious and will see its rejoicing and all who do not mourn for Jerusalem will not see it’s rejoicing. " ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 30b
"The ransomed of the Lord shall return…with singing to Zion." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 35:10
"Eternity means Jerusalem." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Jerusalem is the very heart of the Jewish State." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"Even during the time of Jerusalem’s stumbling, men of faith did not cease from [living] there. " ~~ Talmud: Shabbat 119b
"A betrothed girl in Jerusalem does not need to adorn herself with the scent of incense. " ~~ Talmud, Yoma 39b
"One who stands [in prayer] in Eretz Yisrael (the land of Israel) should direct his heart towards Jerusalem, if he was standing in Jerusalem, he should direct his heart towards the holy Temple. " ~~ Talmud, Berakhot 27a
"Jerusalem which is bound firmly together (Psalms [Tehillim] 122:3) binds the Jews one to the other. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Bava Kamma
"The Jerusalem of this world is not like the Jerusalem in the next world [in Heaven]. The Jerusalem of this world, anyone who wants to ascend there, may ascend; but the one of the next world, only those who are prepared for it may ascend. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra 75b