Home›Jewish Sites›Practice Status›In active religious useBrowse ByIn active religious useThis page groups sacred sites by whether their sacred status is still actively maintained. Wikipedia notes that Mircea Eliade "argues that while the concept of a sacred space is often associated with religious traditions, it is not exclusive to them," since secular societies can keep treating a place as significant too. Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a site with living religious observance apart from one preserved mainly for its history.FactsLearn MoreIn active religious useSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedHoliness bound to the land of Israel and above all to Jerusalem and the Temple, together with the tombs of patriarchs and sages and the synagogues of the diaspora. Several members are under contested control and are claimed by more than one tradition; where that is so the atlas records each tradition's claim under its own name for the place, and treats neither name as the place's own. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreThe holy places of Judaism This group gathers the sacred sites of Judaism, whose holiness is bound above all to the land of Israel and to Jerusalem, the site of the Temple. With the Temple long destroyed, its surviving Western Wall is the most venerated site in Jewish tradition, and the tombs of the patriarchs and sages are places of prayer and pilgrimage. The browser will find Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, the patriarchal tombs, ancient synagogues and other holy places. The entries describe each site's history and religious meaning across the long span of Jewish tradition.In active religious useFilter Results15 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (5)Pilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (1)Pilgrimage gathered on a dated festival (4)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (3)Inscribed on the World Heritage List and on the List in Danger (3)Not Inscribed (9)Originated InAllEastern Europe (2)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)North Africa (1)North America (1)The Levant (9)United States (1)Western Europe (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-20 (1)1270 (1)1500 (1)1568 (1)1675 (1)1763 (1)1810 (1)Site TypeAllChurch, cathedral or chapel (1)Mosque (1)Sacred city or quarter (1)Sacred mountain, hill or peak (3)Sanctuary or oracle complex (1)Shrine (1)Synagogue (5)Tomb or grave of a holy figure (4)TraditionAllChristianity (4)Islam (3)Judaism (15)CountryAllCzech Republic (1)India (1)Israel (6)Jordan (1)Netherlands (1)Palestine (2)Tunisia (1)Ukraine (1)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15MeronIn active religious useMount NeboIn active religious useMount of OlivesIn active religious useMount ZionIn active religious usePortuguese SynagogueIn active religious useRachel's TombIn active religious useSafedIn active religious useThe AltneuschulIn active religious useThe Cave of the Patriarchs and the Ibrahimi MosqueIn active religious useThe El Ghriba SynagogueIn active religious useThe Paradesi SynagogueIn active religious useThe Temple Mount and al-Haram al-SharifIn active religious useThe Western WallIn active religious useTouro SynagogueIn active religious useUmanIn active religious useSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guidetier 1Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, Oxford University Press, 2008View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.