The Old City

Wednesday February 19, 2014

Today we went on an all day field trip to the Old City. This time when we went to the Old City we went up close to the outer walls that remained from the Second Temple. This is the part of the wall that people don’t usually pray at. The reason they don’t pray here is because it is believed that the Western Wall was closest to the holiest part of the temple. This wall is the southern part of the outer wall of the temple, therefore not as holy. Personally, I thought the history on this side of the wall was more interesting. At the southern wall we were able to see the remains of the stairs that used to lead up to the temple. We also saw the buildings that people would have come to buy an animal to sacrifice at the temple and the building that had the Mikvah.  We also saw the original staircase leading up to the temple that had uneven bricks that go on an angle in order to ensure kids did not run on the steps of the temple. After spending time at the wall we came back to Tzuba in order to pack up our rooms to get ready for a 10-day field trip!