A Glimpse of a Jerusalemite's Yom Yerushalayim

Prayed at the Wall this morning after a night-long concert at Emek Tzurim (a former Arab garbage dump that was rehabilitated as a national park in the City of David) and before my third ascent to our Holy Mount Moriah.



The concert was great - could have used some more cow-bell.





Real jubilation in the air as hundreds of Jews from all religious paths ascended Har HaBayit.(file photo)







Soul-wrenching to stand opposite the spot where the Leviim sang and will sing the songs of ascent - the steps of the Holy Temple.







Would have liked to have brought a shofar, but...

"Holy Items Not Permitted"