What are some sacred objects in Judaism?

Answer 1

Depending on your perspective, it's either quite a few or none at all.

Jewish law forbids worshiping of idols and such, so there aren't specific objects which are scared in that sense.

However, the entire city is filled with places and objects from ancient Jewish history, some of them considered to be sacred. Actually, the whole country is.

The most sacred within the city itself would be the Temple Mount. It's the location of the original Temple (which, over the centuries, was built, destroyed, rebuilt on the same site, and destroyed again). The Temple was the central place of worship for the entire religion. At least once a year, a member of every Jewish family would come there for prayers and ritual sacrifice. (Since the sacrifice was only conducted at the Temple, it is no longer practiced, and will not be until such time as the Temple is rebuilt again. There are many legends about what will happen if and when it is.)

Other important buildings have occupied that location. The Dome of the Rock, the most sacred Muslim mosque (which has also been destroyed and rebuilt over the centuries), is standing there now, and has been for quite some time.

All that's left of the original Jewish Temple is the Western Wall (what was once part of the outer wall surrounding the Temple), now also known as the Wailing Wall. Jews still make pilgrimages there to pray and to leave written prayers/wishes in the cracks.

Answer 2

The Kotel (Western or Wailing Wall) is considered to be the holiest easily accessible place. The Kotel is a remnant of the walls that surrounded the Temple Mount.

In practice the Southern Wall (Davidson Center) is also holy also being a wall of the Temple compound.

When visiting the Kotel Tunnels you can get to the point physically closest to the site of the Holy of Holies - a small prayer alcove marks the spot and is considered by many to be the holiest of sites easily available to Jews today.

The real holiest site is the Temple Mount itself - where the Temple stood before its destruction by the Romans in year 70. However, access to the site is severely restricted today - due to a combination of ritual purity issues and political restrictions due to the fact that the Temple Mount is currently occupied by the Dome of the Rock ( a holy site to Muslims)

The Temple mount and its adjacent Western ("Wailing") Wall.

Answer 3

1. The Torah scroll, which is handwritten on specially-prepared parchment making it a replicate of the one Moses wrote at God's dictation, is the most sacred object for Jews.
2. Tefilin (phylacteries) are sacred. These are small leather boxes with a band to tie it to the arm and head (Deuteronomy ch.6) in the morning prayer-service. Each contains a scripture.
3. A Mezuza is sacred. It is a small container attached to the doorpost (Deuteronomy, ibid). It holds a scripture in it.
4. All Jewish books have sanctity (to a lesser degree) - including prayer books, printed Hebrew bibles and books discussing Jewish law.
5. Anything belonging to a synagogue - including the building, furniture and ornaments, needs to be treated with respect.
6. Anything used to fulfill a mitzva needs to be treated with respect. There are 613 mitzva categories This would include Tzitzit, Lulav, Sukkah, Shofar, Talit, Kipah, Menora and other items. A mitzva is a Torah-command.