Zechariah 8 vs 5 ~ "And the streets of the city (Jerusalem) shall be filled, with boys and girls playing in its streets."

Young boys enjoying their ball games in the Jewish quarter of the Old City, Jerusalem, fulfilling the prophecy of the prophet Zechariah – their kippahs, flailing tassels (Tzitzit) and sidelocks (Payot) highlight their strong culture, which is wonderful.
Street photography can be difficult, as composition and subject matter require collaboration to tell a story. The three elements that make up the composition in this image don’t interfere with each other and the diagonal line through the stone paving leads the eye to the ball. The boy in the black and white stripes, seemingly suspended in action and the two who are entering the frame at right, are what I feel that make this image a keeper. I spent three afternoons with these kids and managed this one image which I feel illustrates young Jewish recreational time in their historic homeland.

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Haredi Jewish man wearing a shtreimel (hat) leaves the Zion Gate of the Old City, Jerusalem, during Shabbat.

Kotel – Prayers

Kotel Prayers

Reading Torah and praying.

Kotel

Singing songs of praise

Stone Detail & Prayer Notes in the Crevices of the Western Wall

Stone Alleyway in the Jewish Quarter - Temple Mount

David's Waterfall, Ein Gedi

Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Jerusalem: Hall of Names

Photographed with permission from the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Jerusalem.

Yad Vashem Hall of Names

Ein Gedi Ancient Synagogue

Floor mosaic detail

Nahal Arrugo, Ein Gedi

Red Canyons - Eilat

En route to Shabbat at the Kotel

Silwan, East Jerusalem

Early diffused light creates a pastel effect with no shadows.

Graveyard Detail on the Mount of Olives

Temple Mount_From the Mount of Olives

Burial on the Mount of Olives started some 3,000 years ago in the First Temple Period, and continues to this day. The cemetery contains about 70,000 tombs from various periods, including the tombs of famous figures in Jewish history.

The Last March, Sculpture By Nathan Rapoport, Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum In Jerusalem (Bronze Sculpture)

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MASADA_On the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea.

Tomb of Zechariah ben Jehoiada – Kidron Valley, Jerusalem.

Jewish Cemetery Detail – Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Burial on the Mount of Olives started some 3,000 years ago in the First Temple Period, and continues to this day. The cemetery contains about 70,000 tombs from various periods, including the tombs of famous figures in Jewish history.

Imparting Knowledge – Kotel

Great Synagogue, Jerusalem

Great Synagogue, Jerusalem

Senior Citizen: Carmel Market, Tel Aviv

While Israel is doing its best to accommodate the elderly, there are some who find surviving from day to day a struggle. With ageing, health problems and diminished strength begin to take their toll. I photographed this senior citizen in the Carmel Market making his way as the stalls were closing. Black & white, I feel, works more effectively for this image as it eliminates the busyness of colour. The look and feel projects a timeless appeal and perhaps, in some way, arouses emotions of austerity and the highlights the stern challenges facing the aged.
“When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black & white, you photograph their souls!” — Ted Grant

The Hurva Synagogue, Old Quarter, Jerusalem

The Jewish Cemetery, Mt of Olives, Jerusalem

Burial on the Mount of Olives started some 3,000 years ago in the First Temple Period, and continues to this day. The cemetery contains about 70,000 tombs from various periods, including the tombs of famous figures in Jewish history.

Avraham Borshevsky_Israel's distinguished Judacia artist.