Beit David

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Coordinates: 31°46′59.08″N 35°13′11.35″E / 31.7830778°N 35.2198194°E / 31.7830778; 35.2198194 Beit David was the fourth Jewish neighborhood outside the walls of Jerusalem. This courtyard neighborhood was established in 1873.[1]

History

Beit David was founded as an almshouse for needy Jews on a plot of land donated by a kollel.[2] It was named for the philanthropist, David Reis. The name also alludes to the historical House of David and to the book known as Beit David, a treatise on Jewish law written by Joseph Ben David in the 18th century.[3] Because Beit David was far from the kollel's center in the Old City, it contained a synagogue and 10 apartments to ensure the existence of a minyan.[2]

The residence of Abraham Isaac Kook, Israel's first Askenanzic chief rabbi was on the second floor of the building, added in 1922. The Rabbi Kook House is now a museum of the life of Rabbi Kook. [4]The Museum of Psalms, on the ground floor, features the paintings of Moshe Tzvi HaLevi Berger, a Kabbalist and painter.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Buzzy Gordon Frommer's Jerusalem Day by Day John Wiley & Sons, Oct 11, 2010 Google Books
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zvi Shilony. "Ashkenazi Jewish Almshouses in Jerusalem". Journal of Cultural Geography. doi:10.1080/08873639309478379. 
  3. ↑ Eisenberg, Ronald L. The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why. Jerusalem: Devora, 2006. ISBN 9781932687545 WorldCat link as given in Google Books]
  4. ↑ Peeking through the highrises: famed Jerusalem street's old architectural glories, Haaretz
  5. ↑ Museum of Psalms
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