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By Vardah Littmann
We are living in wondrous time.
Even before the Holocaust, all the
gedolim, including the Chofetz Chaim,
proclaimed that the times of
Ikveisa deMeshicha - the footsteps of Moshiach - had
arrived. The last 160 years give us
a clear indication that we are
nearing the finish line. Beholding the expanding city of
Yerushalayim , which has sprouted up far
beyond the Old City
At the time when Zechariah said, "Jerusalem will be settled beyond its walls
... pruztot teshev Yerushalayim … such a phenomenon seemed not even
remotely possible.
The living conditions of those times and the way war was conducted made
the possibility of an unwalled Yerushalayim a complete improbability.
There were many
stations in the long, dark history of Klal Yisrael where it seemed that the words
of the prophets could not and would not happen
A Jew who lived at the time when Tzion was plowed into a field by Adrianus and renamed Colonia
Aelia Capitolina, could not in his
wildest dreams imagine that one day, far away in the twentieth and twenty- first
centuries, Yerushalayim would spread farther than the five "ring
neighborhoods."
To view this miraculous growth and development of the Holy City
Gilo
Established in 1971 in the southwest of the city, Gilo is at one of
the highest altitudes in Yerushalayim and provides a spectacular panoramic view. Looking out from
the specially built-up observation point in
Rechov Tzvia Yitzchak,
you can see Malcha Mall, the
Katamonin, and Har Hachoma. Gilo has a population of 40,000 residents and is a
well-planned suburb. Not many years ago,
it was constantly in the new.
Because the Arabs
living on the nearby hilltop of Beit Jalah kept shooting at it, concrete walls were erected (they were taken down this past year). Baruch Hashem, it is now "quiet" in Gilo.
living on the nearby hilltop of Beit Jalah kept shooting at it, concrete walls were erected (they were taken down this past year). Baruch Hashem, it is now "quiet" in Gilo.
Highway Four )Kvish 4)
Anyone
travelling on Highway 4 can look down
into the valley to witness
a nes in our time. Before 1967 these hilltops, that
were then on the Jordanian side,
were empty. Now there are
new housing projects crowning these hills and an
extensive latticework of highways. From the highway, we can see Ramot,
Ramat Shlomo, and Har Hachotzvim.
Kever
of Shmuel Hanavi
From
here, you have a fine view of
Ramot 6 and Ramot Daled. On
a clear day, you can see the
Belz beis medrash, the Gesher
HaMeitarim (String Bridge
Highway 4. With a 360 degree view from this rooftop post, you can also see from Highway 443 to Kiryat Sefer, with Givat Zev in the background.
Highway 4. With a 360 degree view from this rooftop post, you can also see from Highway 443 to Kiryat Sefer, with Givat Zev in the background.
The
Tayelet)
Walkway (in
Annon Hanatziv
From
the Hass Promenade, both the Old
and the New City can be viewed
from the south. From here,
Avraham Avinu
was shown Har HaMoriah as the
site of the
akeidah. Crossing the road and standing on the lush rolling lawns on the
other side of the walkway, facing north, you can make out the Herodion in the
far distance to
the left and Kibbutz Ramat Rachel to the right with the neighborhoods of Jewish
Talpiot Mizrach.
The
Yair Observation Point
From here you have a magnificent view of Yerushalayim from the south as far as Beit Lechem, including Kiryat Hayovel, the Holyland buildings, and the Katamonim.
The lookout point was built by Kibbutz Ramat Rachel in memory of' one of its members Yair Engel. It features an artificial rockery built around an oak tree.
From here you have a magnificent view of Yerushalayim from the south as far as Beit Lechem, including Kiryat Hayovel, the Holyland buildings, and the Katamonim.
The lookout point was built by Kibbutz Ramat Rachel in memory of' one of its members Yair Engel. It features an artificial rockery built around an oak tree.
The
Israel Museum
The Gemara tells us of
someone who returned from Olam Habah and related
the upside-down world he had seen. This idea is expressed in the 16-foot hour glass at the Israel
Museum entitled “Turning the World
Upside Down, the Upper Jerusalem .” It was
created in 2010 by Indian born Jewish sculptor Anish Kapoor. The sculpture
reverses and reflects the surrounding landscape and sky, making you feel that
you’re floating in the Heavenly Yerushalayim.
May Hashem grant that we
see very shortly with our own
eyes the return of the
Shechinah to Tzion when the greatness and
kedushah of
Yerushalayim will be revealed
to the whole world.
to the whole world.
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