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Discover Jewish Rome The Eternal City, the Jewish Way One begins to explore Jewish Rome at the Portico di Ottavia, built by the emperor Augustus to the Roman goddesses Jupiter and Juno. This impressive ruins of a gate served as a boundary of the Jewish ghetto. The Ghetto was established in the 16th century by Pope Paul IV. One of its boundaries is the romantic Tiber River and overlooking the river is the Great Synagogue, founded in 1904. History was made here in 1986 when Pope John Paul II was the first pope in modern times to visit the synagogue. Next to the Great Synagogue is the Museo Ebraico di Roma the Jewish Museum of Rome. Opened in 1959, it is one of the older Jewish Museums in Europe. Most impressive is the Gallery of Ancient Marbles a collection of precious marble tablets with ancient inscriptions in Hebrew. Meander the winding, narrow streets of the ghetto for an idea of what life used to be like for the Jews who lived there and how that compares to life today, where the ghetto, no longer walled, is the modern heart and gathering place of the Jewish community. The Spanish Synagogue (Tempio Spagnolo) houses some of the original furnishing of the Cinque Scola and previous Sephardic synagogues. It is now host to the Roman Jewish School.  Your Milk & Honey Tours guide is ready to give you an expert and insider journey through 22 centuries of time! A longer Jewish and main sites tour, told from a Jewish perspective, will include the most famous outdoor sights of the Eternal City including Campo dei Fiori, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, the Column of Marcus, Aurelius, Trevi fountain, Spanish Steps as well as some intimate, less known sites. The Jewish Vatican Tour covers selections from the world's largest museum – over 2000 rooms filled with masterpieces! Herein one finds Jewish sarcophagi dating back 22 centuries and other artifacts which facilitate the discussion of the Vatican's treatment of the Roman Jews. One must see of course as well the important works of Michelangelo, Julius II, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci. There is even a Jewish theme to be discovered in Michelangelo‘s Sistine Chapel! During the tour we will visit the Picture gallery,Greek and Roman sculptures that inspired the great Renaissance artists,gallery of the candelabras, gallery of maps, the Raphael Rooms, Basilica of St.Peter, and finally, St. Peter s Square where the Swiss guards stand at attention.Attend an Itaiki - Italian rites - service at the Great Synagogue of Rome (Tempio Maggio) because in Rome one should do as the Jewish Romans do! Tour Options 4 hour driving tour, Jewish Rome 5 hour walking tour, Jewish and general Rome 3 hour walking tour of the Ghetto Package for cruise ship passengers (Mediterranean Sea cruise) Please see the "Discover Europe" section of our website for further tour options in Rome. |
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