Israel, Jerusalem, Mount Zion, The Dormition Abbey was built by Benedictine monks on the site of an earlier Byzantine church called Hagia Sion, constructed in the early 5th Century A.D. and destroyed...

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, The Jerusalem Cross or Crusader's Cross in the Church or Basilica of the Annunciation. It is made up of one large cross surrounded by four smaller crosses. The small crosses...

Jordan, Madaba, The famous mosaic map of Palestine, called the Madaba Map, on the floor of St. George's Church. It was originally the floor of a Byzantine church and was crafted in 560 A.D. and is the...

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, A bar mitzvah procession moves toward the entrance to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City.

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, A bar mitzvah procession moves toward the entrance to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. Musicians with kudu horn shofars play the saxophone whle participants dance...

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, A bar mitzvah procession moves toward the entrance to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. One young boy carries the Torah scrolls.

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, Musicians lead the procession before a bar mitzvah ceremony in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls is a UNESCO World Heritage...

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, Musicians lead the procession before a bar mitzvah ceremony in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls is a UNESCO World Heritage...

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, Musicians lead the procession before a bar mitzvah ceremony in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls is a UNESCO World Heritage...

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, Musicians lead the procession before a bar mitzvah ceremony in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls is a UNESCO World Heritage...

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, A woman dressed up to attend a bar mitzvah celebration in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...

Israel, Jerusalem, Western Wall, Jewish men worship at the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls is a UNESCO World Heritage Si...