Thursday, July 6, 2017

Jerusalem, Capital of Israel - 8


Machane Yehudah is the open market - shuk - of Jerusalem. The busiest time there is Thursday and Friday morning when the whole city shows up there to stock up for Shabbat.




Jaffa Road is a main thoroughfare with no vehicular traffic. The Jerusalem light rail runs the entire course of the road. It has many stores and many buskers:



Two synagogue doors in the Old City. An area adjacent to Hurva square is home to four Sephardi synagogues that were closed every time I visited the area.

The Eliyahu HaNavi synagogue:



The Istanbuli synagogue:


Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Jerusalem, Capital of Israel - 7


More from Jerusalem, the most spiritual city in the world.


Machane Yehudah is the main shuk in Jerusalem. In recent years it's also become a hot spot for restaurants and cafés:



In the arab quarter of the Old City, streets are lined with vendors selling almost anything 😉:



On Jewish Quarter Street in the Old City:



 Nachlaot is an old neighborhood near the city center. This is one of the picturesque synagogues tucked into a corner a block from Machane Yehudah:



Monday, July 3, 2017

Jerusalem, Capital of Israel - 6


Walking the streets of Jerusalem is a feast for a street photographer. No matter where you look there's interesting faces and people.

Old arab at the market by Damascus Gate:



Harpist playing near Jaffa Gate:



Chatting in the Jerusalem Shuk - Machane Yehuda:



Arab couple (or trio) in Mamilla Mall - the upscale mall near the Jaffa Gate.
There is NO apartheid in Israel: