Pearl of the Quarter |
I get to call Jerusalem home. I have called it home for as long as I have lived in Israel. My neighbourhood in Jerusalem is the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. The Old City is sort of the Rick’s Café Américain in the film “Casablanca”. The film is based on a play, “Everybody Comes to Rick’s”. That shows up as a line in the film. So too, everyone comes to the Old City.
It is customary for Jews to come to Jerusalem during the festivals of Pesach, Shavuot and Succot. They come on Independence Day, and they come on Yom Yerushalyim, Jerusalem Day. They also come on Chanukah, which has just been........