Israel in Watercolors
The Western Wall is the place in Jerusalem where Jews pray for the restoration of the Temple (Psalm 122).
All the paintings featured in the 2009 calendar were painted by art professor Cathy Cotter-Smith of www.cathycotter-smith.com.
| The Tower of David | Church of the Visitation | ||
| The Tower of David | |||
| Church of the Visitation |
The Valley of Elah is a site about 15 miles west of Jerusalem where David confronted the Philistine giant, Goliath (1 Samuel 17).
All the paintings featured in the 2009 […]
At only 120 years old, this is the newest of the entrances into the Old City. The gate was cut into the northwestern side of the city in 1887 in […]
The Orthodox Jews often take their children to the Western Wall to teach them about their spiritual heritage, in conformity with the admonition in Deuteronomy 6:6-7 which states: "You shall […]
The wall has been a site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage for centuries. The earliest source mentioning Jewish attachment to the site dates back to the 4th Century.
It became […]
