Siyur to the Jewish Quarter!

This Monday we went to visit the Jewish Quarter of the Old City for my "History of Jerusalem" class. This was really interesting because we didn't just go to the Kotel and that's it. We went to the other side of the wall and learned all about King Harrod and his reign over the Jewish people. We saw a lot of cool things like mikvehs and shops that were from the time of the Second Temple. Our whole siyur was all about learning about the history of the second temple and additionally about the supposed building of the third temple!

After that we went to the Davidson Museum and got a virtual of what the Second Temple would have looked like and the city around it. So for example when we saw the actual places where the mikveh was we saw it in the virtual tour as well! Super cool!

Lastly, we went to a place called the Temple Institute. This is a place that believes in the reconstruction of the Third Temple and they have researched what needs to be in the temple. This means that they have a whole exhibit of items that they have built which are ready for use when the temple is built.... WEIRD.