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Yes, a synagogue should face Jerusalem. We learn this from Daniel, who prayed facing Jerusalem (Daniel 6:11).
No. There is no Capital of the World. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, nowhere else.
Because, Before mecca to be the direction of worship, it was jerusalem's Masjide Aqsa towards which Muslims use to worship. Now throughout the world, every Muslim worship in the direction of Mecca. And second coming of Jesus is going to be in front of Masjide Aqsa (also known as baitul muqaddas) in Jerusalem.
The Old City of Jerusalem is a world heritage site, but the New Cities (both West and East Jerusalem) are not world heritage sites. However, due to the complex political situation of Jerusalem, it is registered independently of Israel.
He was perceived as a threat to the religious and political establishment and under the political/religious laws at the time, was sentenced to death.
I beleive it is a name that throughout ancient times has been perceived of that as a feminine name.
Christianity spread in all directions from Jerusalem. The apostles obeyed the dictum, "go, teach ye all nations..." We are more familiar with the spread to Rome, but there were pockets of Christians in Asia and India.
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and is one of the oldest cities in the world
The motto of The Jerusalem Kollel is 'From the heart of the world, educating the nation'.
Jerusalem Center of the World - 2009 was released on: USA: 1 April 2009
The Kaabah, Makkah is the direction of prayer for Muslims from anywhere throughout the world . They once faced Al-Aqsa (another holy site in Islam) Jerusalem as the direction of prayer.
The Gestapo were Hitler's secret police during his rise to power and throughout World War II. They spied on, arrested, and murdered numerous amounts of people, pretty much everyone that Hitler perceived as enemies to his Riche.