Yeshivat HaKotel

Porat Yosef Yeshiva is a Sephardic yeshiva in , with locations in both the Old City and the neighborhood. The name Porat Yosef means "Joseph is a fruitful tree" after the biblical verse Genesis 49:22.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: yeshiva in Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Porat Joseph Yeshiva” and “Porat Yosef Yeshiva”
  • Address: בתי מחסה, Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Aqsa Mosque and Western Wall.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or in the compound in the Old City of . is situated 250 metres northeast of Yeshivat HaKotel.

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the of Jerusalem. Its most famous section, known by the same name, often shortened by Jews to the Kotel or Kosel, is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. is situated 220 metres northeast of Yeshivat HaKotel.

Square
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The is a large public square situated adjacent to the in the of the of , . It was formed in 1967 as a result of the razing of the Mughrabi Quarter neighborhood at the very end of the Six-Day War. is situated 150 metres northeast of Yeshivat HaKotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Old City.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the . The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the and the in the east.

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The of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

Yeshivat HaKotel

Latitude
31.77511° or 31° 46′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.23329° or 35° 13′ 60″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6GM+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 290726629
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­school
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q7229951
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Yiddish—“Yeshivat HaKotel” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “ješiva Porat Josef”
  • Czech: “Porat Josef”
  • Esperanto: “Jeŝivo Porat Josef”
  • French: “yechiva Porat Yossef”
  • French: “Yechiva Porat Yossef”
  • German: “Porat Yosef Jeschiwa”
  • Hebrew: “ישיבת פורת יוסף”
  • Hebrew: “פורת יוסף”
  • Hungarian: “Porat Jozef jesiva”
  • Romanian: “Ieșiva Porat Yosef”
  • Turkish: “Porat Yosef Yeşivası”
  • Yiddish: “פורת יוסף”

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Highlights include Temple model and מצפה הכותל.

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