Jerusalem Customs in Seasons and Ordinary Days
A cultural look at common customs in the city, without generalizing to every resident or every era.
Archives: Knowledge
Jerusalem Terminology: First Entries
Short explanations of terms non-specialist readers need: courtyards, prayer hall, gate, market, and quarter.
How Do We Read Jerusalem’s History without Reduction?
A proposed method for multiple historical layers: the standing landmark, transmitted account, and modern inference.
Jerusalem Documents: How Do You Enter the Text through Its Door?
Initial guidance for students treating documents as sources with an author, date, and archival context.
An Initial Reading of Old City Quarters
An educational introduction to the distribution of quarters and neighborhoods within the walls, without confusing historical names with everyday use.
Jerusalem’s Gates as an Urban Text
How gates are read as entrances, functions, and urban signs—not merely decoration on the wall.
A Simplified Introduction to the Al-Aqsa Compound
An educational definition of the Qibli hall, Dome of the Rock, courtyards, and gates—distinguishing the full Haram from the roofed building.
What Do We Mean by Jerusalem Knowledge?
A foundational essay that defines Jerusalem knowledge as the Academy uses it: place, time, people, and texts.