Yom Yerushalayim 2024

When is the 1st time the full word Yerushalayim is mentioned?

• Sefer Breishis

• Sefer Devarim

• Yehoshua

• Melochim I

All of these powers governed Yerushalayim. Please place them in order from oldest (1) to most recent (6)

• Ottoman

• Mamluk

• Byzantine

• Chashmonoim

• Romans

When was the Kotel built?

• 1st Beis-Hamikdosh

• 2nd Beis-Hamikdosh

• Expansion of 2nd Beis-Hamikdosh by King Herod

• Byzantine Empire

What is the oldest Shul (that wasn't destroyed) in the Old City? ​ (a)  

• Tzemach Tzedek
• Hurva Synagogue
• Ramban Synagogue

What is the largest Shul in the world? ​ ​ (a)  

• Satmer Shul NY
• Breslov Shul Ukraine
• Beis Tzedek Toronto
• Belz Shul Yerushalayim

The Yerushalmi Talmud includes the discussions that had taken place in Israel. Where was it written?

• Yerushalayim

• Babylonia

• South of Israel

• North of Israel

The walls were destroyed and rebuilt numerous times throughout history. Today’s walls were built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, on the remains of the ancient walls. Six gates were built into these walls, with others added later. Match 3 gate with its location.

• Near the Temple Mount

• Jaffa Gate

• Near Jewish Quarter

• Golden Gate

• Western side of Old city/ Tower of David

• Zion Gate

Robinson's Arch is a remnant of what?

• A giant staircase

• A bridge

• An ancient Arch

• Nothing. Just a cool discovery of ancient stones

Why did Titus leave the Western wall standing?

• it was an accident

• There was a political disagreement - as some wanted to keep certain parts intact for evidence

• The Shechina is in the west

• It has a special rock formatiomn which made it very hard to destroy

Who said 'לִבִּי בְמִזְרָח וְאָנֹכִי בְסוֹף מַעֲרָב'

• Ramban

• Rambam

• R' Yehuda Halevi (Kuzari)

• Rashi