by Reb Akiva at Mystical Paths

I found myself with an extra hour in Jerusalem tonight, so naturally I headed towards the Old City to go to the Kotel (Western Wall).  Little did I know…

A traffic nightmare awaited me.  (David Citadel hotel on the left.) All roads towards the Old City were blocked!  What was going on???

Being one of those kind of drivers that tries to make his way around everything, I headed towards Talpiyot to get into the Old City by Har Zion.  Blocked also, I ended up in a backed up traffic loop back the way I came.  But as I passed near the Jaffa Gate, I see the whole area lit up with some kind of night light art installation.  Ahh, it’s a Light Festival!

The Old City walls were festooned with multi-color light fixtures.  The Jaffa Gate entrance was filled with green light growths…

And here’s a Light Man…

All in all, it was quite a sight…

Though on the way back to my car I noticed that Jerusalem has become a wonderful place of night lighting beauty, festival or not…