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Church of the Holy Sepulcher


Last updated: Aug 30, 2012  Posted: Aug 30, 2012
JerusalemIsrael
Tourist Attractions in Jerusalem
Hours: 
all the time
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Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Known for one and a half Millennia as the place of the Crucifixion  and  burial of Jesus.

This place was identified in the fourth century as the place of the crucifixion by Empress Helena, the Mother of Constantine the Great. Built in 326 as two buildings; a rotunda containing the sepulcher and Basilica which became combined later on by the Crusaders.






 

Arbel Cliffs

מצוק ארבל (Matzok Arbel)
Last updated: Sep 12, 2012  Posted: Sep 12, 2012
ArbelIsrael
Tourist Attractions in Arbel
Hours: 
0800 - 1600 (winter) 1700 (summer)
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Arbel National Park
Price: 
approx 30 shekels per adult

The Arbel National Park is one of the most popular national parks in Israel. Founded in 1967 it has some of the most striking vistas in Israel. A large park of the lower Galilee is viewable from the viewpoints on top as well as the site of the battle of the Horns of Hattin where the crusaders were defeated by the forces of Saladin and the Druze holy site, Nebi Shueb.






 

The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue

בית כנסת הארי אשכנזי
Last updated: Sep 12, 2012  Posted: Sep 12, 2012
SafedIsrael
Tourist Attractions in Safed
Hours: 
0800 - 2000
Address: 
Ha' Ari Safed
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donation recommended

This plot of land on which the Ari Synagogue was built is the birthplace of Lurianic Kabbalah on which most modern forms of Kabbalah (Jewish Mystical thought) is based.






 

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