Pessach 5783 / Easter 2023: Holy Sand in Worms
in this year jewish Pessach, christian Easter and islamic Ramadan were celebrated in the same days, holy days for the three monotheistic religions.
I took the chance to re-visit the Holy Sand (Heiliger Sand) in Worms, which is the eldest jewish cemetery in Europe, since 1060, a wonderful place with graves of significant people as Rabbi Meir von Rothenburg (Meir ben Baruch), 1215-1293, and merchant Alexander ben Salomon Wimpfen, born 1307. Their graves are full of stones and kwitlech, prayer notes.
Martin Buber loved this cemetery and its view to Worms cathedral.
Pessach 5783 / Easter 2023: Holy Sand in Worms
in this year jewish Pessach, christian Easter and islamic Ramadan were celebrated in the same days, holy days for the three monotheistic religions.
I took the chance to re-visit the Holy Sand (Heiliger Sand) in Worms, which is the eldest jewish cemetery in Europe, since 1060, a wonderful place with graves of significant people as Rabbi Meir von Rothenburg (Meir ben Baruch), 1215-1293, and merchant Alexander ben Salomon Wimpfen, born 1307. Their graves are full of stones and kwitlech, prayer notes.
Martin Buber loved this cemetery and its view to Worms cathedral.