Pilgrimage

For other uses of the word pilgrimage, see Pilgrimage (disambiguation).

Judaism

See related article Three pilgrim festivals.

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Within Judaism, the Temple in Jerusalem was the center of the Jewish religion, until its destruction in 70 AD, and all who were able were under obligation to visit and offer sacrifices known as the korbanot, particularly during the Jewish holidays in Jerusalem.

Related Topics:
Judaism - Temple in Jerusalem - 70 - Korbanot - Jewish holiday - Jerusalem

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Following the destruction of the Second Temple and the onset of the diaspora, the centrality of pilgrimage to Jerusalem in Judaism was discontinued. In its place came prayers and rituals hoping for a reurn to Zion, see Jerusalem, Jews and Judaism.

Related Topics:
Second Temple - Diaspora - Jerusalem - Zion - Jerusalem, Jews and Judaism

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It wasn't until fairly recently that pilgramage has now become a possibility for the World's Jewish population. Besides the residents of the modern State of Israel, Jews from many countries make periodic pilgrimages to the holy sites of their religion.

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The Western retaining wall of the original temple, known as the Wailing Wall, or Western Wall remains in the Old City of Jerusalem and this has been the most sacred sight for Zionist Jews. This has only recently been open for Jews, when in 1967 Israel claimed ownership of Jerusalem.

Related Topics:
Wailing Wall - Western Wall

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Some Reform and Conservative Jews who no longer consider themselves exiles, still enjoy visiting Israel even if it is not an official "pilgramage."

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Other Holy Sites for Jews in Israel:

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Gamla mountain in the Golan Heights

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Masada in the Judean Desert

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Other Holy Sites for Jews in Other Countries:

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Rabbi Nachman of Breslov's Burial Site in Uman, Ukraine

Related Topics:
Nachman of Breslov - Uman, Ukraine

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