Its title refers to the Golden Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, also known as the Gate of Mercy. Banai, part of the extended family of musicians and entertainers, died in 2017 of cancer at 56.

The newly inaugurated site dates back to the 2nd century CE, when Jerusalem was under Roman rule. The renovated site was dubbed “City Gate” by the East Jerusalem Development Company (also ...

Our liturgy tells us that every morning, light breaks through the gates of the East as God bestows mercy ... of the gate. This painting appears to be an abstract rendition of one of Jerusalem ...