Q U E S TI O N S S E C T I O N C : J u d ai s m
R e c o r d s s h o w t h at f o r al m o st 6 0 0 y e a r s t hi s sit e h a s b e e n a pl a c e of pil g ri m a g e f o r J e w s. T h e W e st e r n W all J e r u s al e m.
i s all t h at r e m ai n s of t h e o ri gi n al J e wi s h t e m pl e
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T h e J e wi s h s a c r e d s p a c e f o r w o r s hi p i s c all e d a s y n a g o g u e . T h e w o r d s y n a g o g u e m e a n s ‘ a pl a c e of b ri n gi n g t o g et h e r’. T h e ol d e st s y n a g o g u e of w hi c h w e h a v e e vi d e n c e w a s l o c at e d o n t h e i sl a n d of D el o s, off t h e c o a st of G r e e c e. It d at e s f r o m c. 1 7 5 B C E. T h e r e a r e s y n a g o g u e s i n I r el a n d, m o st of w hi c h a r e i n D u bli n.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G
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D E B AT E B. E x pl o r e
T h e t e m pl e i n J er u s al e m T h e A r k of t h e C o v e n a n t w a s a c a s k et ( s m all b o x) s ai d t o c o nt ai n t h e w o r d s of t h e T e n C o m m a n d m e nt s, gi v e n b y G o d t o M o s e s o n M o u nt Si n ai. J e wi s h s c ri pt u r e s r e c o r d t h at Ki n g D a vi d pl a n n e d t o b uil d a t e m pl e t o p r ot e ct t h e A r k of t h e C o v e n a nt. I n
f a ct it w a s hi s s o n, Ki n g S ol o m o n, w h o c o n st r u ct e d t h e ti r st J e wi s h t e m pl e c.
9 5 0 B C E. T h e t e m pl e w a s att a c k e d m a n y ti m e s a n d ti n all y d e st r o y e d i n 5 8 6 B C E w h e n t h e J e w s w e r e d ef e at e d b y t h e B a b yl o ni a n s. T h e J e w s w e r e c a pt u r e d b y t h e B a b yl o ni a n s a n d h el d f o r al m o st 6 0 y e a r s. D u ri n g t hi s ti m e t h e A r k of t h e C o v e n a nt w a s l o st.
A r o u n d 5 2 0 B C E, w h e n m a n y J e w s h a d r et u r n e d t o J e r u s al e m aft e r b ei n g c a pti v e s i n B a b yl o n, w o r k o n a n e w t e m pl e b e g a n. B uilt o n t h e s a m e sit e a s t h e fi r st t e m pl e, t hi s n e w b uil di n g b e c a m e k n o w n a s t h e S e c o n d T e m pl e . T h e h e a rt of t h e t e m pl e w a s a s p a c e c all e d t h e H ol y of H oli e s, w h e r e t h e A r k of t h e C o v e n a nt h a d o n c e b e e n. O nl y p ri e st s w e r e all o w e d e nt e r t hi s s p a c e, a n d t h e n o nl y o n c e a y e a r.
I n t h e y e a r 7 0 C E t h e S e c o n d T e m pl e w a s d e st r o y e d b y t h e R o m a n a r m y. All t h at r e m ai n s of it i s t h e W e s t e r n W all ( k n o w n a s t h e K o t el ). T h e s p a c e w h e r e t h e S e c o n d T e m pl e st o o d n o w c o nt ai n s a n I sl a mi c s h ri n e a n d a l a r g e M o s q u e. M u sli m s b eli e v e t h at it w a s f r o m t hi s sit e t h at M o h a m m e d a s c e n d e d i nt o h e a v e n. ( Y o u c a n l e a r n m o r e a b o ut t hi s i n
S e c ti o n E: I sl a m .) T h e r e i s f r e q u e ntl y t e n si o n b et w e e n t h e f ait h s
o v e r t hi s sit e, alt h o u g h J e w s h a v e c o nt r oll e d t h e w all a n d t h e s p a c e i n f r o nt of it si n c e 1 9 6 7. H u n d r e d s of J e wi s h pil g ri m s vi sit t h e W e st e r n W all d ail y. T h e y p r a y t h e r e, a n d m a n y w rit e t h ei r p r a y e r s o n p a p e r a n d i n s e rt t hi s p a p e r i n t h e c r a c k s i n t h e W e st e r n W all.
1 4 3 T HI N K A B O U T ...
N a m e t h e m ost s acr e d sit e i n J u d ais m a n d w h er e it is l oc at e d. N a m e t h e s acr e d s p ac e i n w hic h J e ws w or s hi p.
I N T H E Z O N E K E Y C O N C E P T
A s y n a g o g u e is a s acr e d s p ac e w h er e J e ws w or s hi p.
D E B AT E C H E C K Y O U R U
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