Personalities, Places, and MomentsIn the Courtyards of Yerushalayim and its NeighborhoodsYerushalayim of the Yishuv Hayashan is a city ofalleys, walls, and shadows, but more than any-thing, it is a city of people: a city of Jews whoserve their Creator with simplicity and sincerity,who wear the same authentic "zebra stripes" and wide-brimmed hats worn for hundreds of years.The primary aspect of Yerushalayim is its soul. The an-cient, pure, beautiful spirit that hasn't been blemished bythe passing years, hasn't submitted to modernization, andhasn't been influenced by the passage of time. Those withsharp vision and understanding can see the complete,strong, inner-focused Yerushalmi character that hides un-derneath the white, pom-pom-topped yarmulke.Yerushalayim of the Yishuv Hayashan is a city of clothes-lines stretched above wooden beams; of righteous womenpaddling old, worn mattresses on Erev Pesach; of Jews go-ing out at midnight to serve their Creator. It is a city of bigshtreimels elegant, though worn - that are taken out ev-ery Erev Shabbos, when Jews with wet peyos stride in thegold-striped tunics that are covered by the thin brown coatknown as the djubeh.It is a city of Torah personalities, talmidei chachamim andgeonim, who blend into the curves in the paths, walkinghumbly and silently on the side of the road, demanding noattention. This is a city of beautiful simplicity, of impressivepoverty, of concealed genius, of righteousness and exaltedasceticism hidden within modest behavior, and of the sim-ple chesed that is done constantly in its courtyards and al-leys without anybody taking notice.Yerushalayim of pure gold is concealed under the roughsurface of people who sometimes seem cold and aloof, butwho burn with the fire of humanity and Yiddishkeit that canbe awakened by a pashkevil hanging on the ancient walls ofthe Yishuv Hayashan. Aryeh Ehrlich, a prominent chareidi journalist who was born in Batei Ungarin,often tells the story of Yerushalayim to the outside world. Baruch Yaari is an accom-plished photographer who was allowed entry with his camera, for over fifteen years,into the most guarded places of the Yishuv Hayashan. Together, these two artistshave created this pictorial album that documents the alleys and shuls, the storesand workshop Erev Shabbos and yearly events, and the happy and sad moments inthe neighborhoods that are more a legendary concept than a mere residential area.The Soul of Yerushalayim documents the heart of Yerushalayim that continues toexist in the present with that same old spirit and authenticity. It takes the reader onan enchanting journey through the wondrous stones, alleys, yards, moments, andpeople of Yerushalayim shel Maalah. table{border-collapse:collapse}td{background-color:#efefef;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px}th{font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px} Sku: F-7983 Author: Baruch Yaari & Aryeh Ehrlich Translator: Dinna Harris Isbn 13: 9781680255164 Isbn 10: 1680255169 Pages: 396 Size: 9" x 9.7" Binding: Hardcover Date: 2/22/2022 Imprint: Feldheim Publishers
