Even Yisrael stands as a distinct rectangle of stone, marked by the weathered, arched gateways that once provided security for those living outside the Old City walls. Built in eighteen seventy-five, it was the sixth Jewish neighborhood…
Nachlaot Courtyards and Synagogues
This walk takes you through the quiet stone alleys, communal courtyards, and historic synagogues of Jerusalem's first neighborhoods built outside the Old City walls.
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1. Even Israel Appartement - City Center
2. Zohorei Chama Synagogue
The Zohorei Chama Synagogue is defined by the massive, sixteen-foot sundial mounted prominently on its Jaffa Road facade. This four-story stone structure, often called the Sundial Building or the Mahane Yehuda Clock Tower, rises above its…
3. Mazkeret Moshe
Mazkeret Moshe is distinguished by its layout as a historic courtyard neighborhood, defined by rows of stone houses that face inward toward shared, open spaces. Founded in eighteen eighty-three with funds from the Yehudit and Moshe…
4. Mikvah Batei Rand
Mikvah Batei Rand is identified by a stone-framed entrance located on HaNetziv Street within the Nahlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem. It serves as a ritual bath for the local community, integrated into the residential cluster known as Batei…
5. Ohel Moshe
Ohel Moshe is identified by its dense, inward-facing courtyard architecture, where low houses of Jerusalem stone cluster around a central square. Established in eighteen eighty-three, it was one of the early neighborhoods built outside the…
6. Ades Synagogue
The Ades Synagogue is marked by a boxlike exterior of Jerusalem stone that belies the intricate sanctuary held within. Founded in nineteen oh one by Syrian immigrants from Aleppo, the building was financed by cousins Ovadiah and Yosef Ades…