Jerusalem - Views from the Mount of Olives
During the time of the first and second Temples, Mount Olives was the place where the high priest used to slaughter and burn the 'Red Cow', who's ashes purify the impure.
After the destruction of the Temple, Mount Olives remained important, and was a kind of a 'temporary replacement' to Temple Mount, during times when Jews were not allowed to enter. The mountain was where fires were lit, declaring the Jewish first day of the month and Jewish Holidays to Jews in the diaspora.
Read MoreAfter the destruction of the Temple, Mount Olives remained important, and was a kind of a 'temporary replacement' to Temple Mount, during times when Jews were not allowed to enter. The mountain was where fires were lit, declaring the Jewish first day of the month and Jewish Holidays to Jews in the diaspora.