Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day
2017
Marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Reunified City
Experience a Biblical Moment on Habad Street in the Jewish Quarter
Outside Jaffa Gate
Outside Jaffa Gate
The blue stripes of the Israel flag symbolize the stripes on a tallit,
the traditional Jewish prayer shawl.
The Star of David is a widely acknowledged symbol
of the Jewish people and of Judaism.
the traditional Jewish prayer shawl.
The Star of David is a widely acknowledged symbol
of the Jewish people and of Judaism.
Israeli Flags Flutter in the Late Evening Breeze Outside Jaffa Gate & David's Citadel
Lights Outside Jaffa Gate and the Citadel
David's Citadel - in Computer Mode
David's Citadel in Computer Mode
Israeli Flags Fly Outside David's Citadel in Celebration of 50 Years of the Reunification of Jerusalem
The Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter Bedecked in Blue and White Light
Israeli Flags Fly Atop the Hurva Synagogue in Celebration of 50 Years of Reunification
Blossoming Jacarada Outside the Hurva Synagogue
Flags and Blossom
Near Mahaneh Yehuda - the New City, too, is bedecked in blue and white
Between Mahane Yehudah and the Davidka - the City is bedecked in blue and white for Independence Day and Jerusalem Day
The trains of Jerusalem's Light Rail transport system, too, don blue and white and our flag in celebration of our united City
Translation of Hebrew on the train window: a unified Jerusalem unites
The train with the symbol for 50 years of Liberated Jerusalem
One of the signs decorating President Trump's historic visit to the Kotel on Monday 22 May
Hundreds of people throng to the Kotel for festive morning prayers on Jerusalem Day
A view of the Jewish Quarter from the Kotel - the sense of festivity is high
The Kotel is packed with worshippers for festive morning prayers on Jerusalem Day
Some of the ladies on a mission from Los Angeles visiting especially to celebrate Jerusalem Day and Shavuot -
note their T-shirts - Yom Yerushalayim NEVER AGAIN DIVIDED
note their T-shirts - Yom Yerushalayim NEVER AGAIN DIVIDED
Girls dancing at the end of morning prayers
Afternoon of Jerusalem Day
Walking with the flow of people to the Kotel
People come from all over Israel, and all over the world, in celebration of our Return
Groups make their way, after the Jerusalem Parade, to the Kotel
The crowds thicken at dusk