This content provides a personal account of navigating Jerusalem during Passover, highlighting the holiday's traditions, the impact of current events (including wartime and COVID-19 restrictions), and the unique atmosphere of the Old City.
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Hello everyone,
welcome to the Israel Mega channel.
The situation is a bit urgent because
we're on our way to Passover dinner.
It's raining,
and we're already late
. My phone just beeped again,
so we might have to
find a shelter on the way.
I thought it was around 6:30,
but
it's actually around 5:30.
Passover
dinner
usually starts around 7:00,
so I really didn't expect it
to start so early.
We're going to the Old City of Jerusalem now.
I heard that the Jaffa Gate and the Dung Gate
, the two gates closest to the Western Wall,
are currently closed.
Why are they so important? Because
the Western Wall is the Temple Mount,
the holiest place
for Jews.
So, every year during Passover,
many Jews,
including those returning from overseas,
pray at the Western Wall.
This year, however, gatherings are prohibited, even
fewer than 50 people.
We received news yesterday
that the Dung Gate and Jaffa Gate are currently closed,
so we'll have to use another gate to enter the Old City.
There are so many cars in the Old City!
Actually, my phone beeped
again around 4:00, and
then... The air raid siren didn't sound,
so it's possible
that several minutes had passed
and the outdoor alarms hadn't gone off yet.
This is what the street looks like now.
I actually have an umbrella,
but I'm already pushing a stroller with one hand
and holding a camera with the other,
so I don't have a third hand to hold the umbrella.
I'm getting soaked in the rain.
Most people are already
getting ready to celebrate Passover,
so you can see that Zion Square is empty.
And on the first and seventh days of Passover
, there's no public transportation,
so there's no light
rail and it's empty. The shops are also closed.
Look at all the closed shops.
There's a Jewish man over there
with a plastic bag over his hat. Wrap it up
so it won't get wet.
These shops are all closed now
because of Passover.
After we finish our Passover dinner,
it will be dark.
Usually, the Old City of Jerusalem
is decorated beautifully,
so everyone must wait until the end of the video. Oh,
there's no one at the light rail station
because there are no light rails
running now
. I don't know which other country in the world
still celebrates Passover so seriously.
This is the Old City. Oh,
you can already see the walls of the Old City.
And those trees in front
are date palms.
So why is this gate called the New Gate? As
the name suggests,
it is the newest gate in the entire Old City.
It's written as the New Gate here
... Then we went inside.
There was one or two
policemen standing there.
The one dressed like Jesus was called James.
I think he was American.
He usually sleeps in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
He's been here for a long time. Then, there
's a Christmas market at the New Gate during Christmas.
This area is the Christian district.
There's an Arabic school here.
It's said to have a swimming pool, which is super cool.
It's very big
and has a basketball court,
possibly one of the most expensive basketball courts in the world
because it's in the Old City of Jerusalem.
All the shops are currently closed,
and no one is doing business
. It's Arabic
. Then, in front is Santa Claus's house.
This is Santa Claus's house.
These floors
seem to have been recently renovated
and are quite well done
. If you
're interested in Santa Claus in Jerusalem,
you can watch my previous videos.
This area looks like it hasn't been repaired yet, haha. It's
so different .
These shops aren't open
yet .
The Christmas decorations are still there, and
they might be used again next year. There's
a liquor store
here, and this is a pharmacy
. It's open.
Then, in front
is Jaffa Gate
and the Tower of David
. Actually, Jaffa Gate is open,
but there are a lot of policemen standing there.
And, you can see, there are
n't many people in the Old City
right now . This is our Passover dinner this year
. During Passover,
children often ask
what's different about this evening compared to other nights.
At the Passover dinner,
the Israelites commemorate the God of Israel
who led them out of Egypt over 3,000 years ago,
transforming them from slaves
into royal priests and
free men.
Therefore, the entire dinner commemorates God's redemption.
Typically, the Passover dinner includes unleavened bread,
a Passover plate with
six items:
bitter herbs, spicy vegetables (horseradish),
a sweet, mashed dish called haroset
, vegetables
, lamb neck bones, and boiled eggs.
Why do we eat bitter herbs?
Because... Life in Egypt was tough.
This symbolizes mud bricks.
This one is sweet
because even while doing hard labor
, you could see God's grace.
Grace is sweet.
Hmm, so, even
in the hardships of Egypt, there was a sweet taste?
Your first Passover! Wow,
baby, so cute!
That red stuff isn't strawberry jam,
it's horseradish. It
'll make your eyes water when you eat it
, and that'll show you how hard it was to be a slave.
Wow, you found it!
Eggs symbolize the Temple
and the sacrifices made in front of the Temple.
Besides that, there's unleavened bread,
four cups of red wine
, and most importantly, Hageda.
This is a script that everyone sings and recites while eating,
telling the story of the Exodus again.
Matzah (Unleavened bread)
For Passover, we eat unleavened bread.
Where's
your Matzah (unleavened bread)
? Are you showing it to Mommy?
You found your Matzah!
You have two unleavened breads,
and I have one too.
You put it here, right?
The coolest part of this meal is that
everyone has to think of themselves as
someone who personally experienced the Exodus.
Because the God who led Israel out of Egypt
is still the same God who led us
out of Egypt. We
can still have true freedom
because of this God.
When Jews eat Passover dinner,
they should feel as if they are going out of Egypt
and experiencing God's grace.
Baby Moses,
Moses has grown up.
Same same.
This is the real dinner
. After dinner, a series of songs will be sung,
including this one that I really like, Dayeinu.
It means that this is enough.
Even if God only saved us out of Egypt
but didn't part the Red Sea,
Dayeinu is enough.
Even if God only parted the Red Sea
and didn't feed us in the wilderness,
Dayeinu is enough.
We've finished dinner.
And now the Old City is empty,
with police standing there.
After Jesus and his disciples finished their Passover meal,
they sang hymns as they went to the Mount of Olives.
The Jewish
tradition after Passover
is to sing hymns
Psalms 113-118.
Psalm 118 is probably familiar to many
: "The stone rejected by all
has become the headstone of the house.
" This foreshadows Jesus.
It's raining at Jaffa Gate,
and surprisingly, the police
aren't using their lights. There
used to be a Happy Passover,
but it's probably due to the war.
There
was an advertisement for a high priest's blessing on April 5th
, but the event was canceled because
they didn't want too many people to come,
which would be dangerous.
The atmosphere this year is really different
because it's during wartime.
Okay, that's all for today's video.
I'm going to open my umbrella
now .
Bye everyone!
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