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At a good and successful time after two years of extensive renovation work on the "Cave of the Prophet Eliyahu", one of the holy sites for all religions in Israel, it opened with great pomp and splendor this morning, Thursday, 14/7/2022.

The prophet Elijah's cave was opened after the renovations Watch


The Cave of Elijah the Prophet - renovated, invested and accessible Watch


The Eliyahu Cave was opened to the public (Photo: Adir Yizirf)
Eliyahu Cave reopened after renovations (Photo: Adir Yizirf)
The Eliyahu Cave was opened to the public (Photo: Adir Yizirf)

The renovations in the prophet Elijah's cave in Haifa

The extensive renovations included, among other things, the strengthening of the existing buildings, the restoration of the original facades, the establishment of an accessibility system for the benefit of people with disabilities and the establishment of a visitor center with a souvenir shop, an event space and a cafeteria to be operated on site. It should be noted that for many years this holy place was problematic and extremely difficult for visitors with disabilities, people in wheelchairs, etc. 


Accessibility - Eliyahu Cave reopened after renovations (Photo: Adir Yizirf)
The Eliyahu Cave was opened to the public (Photo: Adir Yizirf)

The opening ceremony of the prophet Elijah's cave

Also present at the site opening ceremony were the former Chief Rabbi of Israel - the Honorable Rabbi Meir Lau, the Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Commissioner for the Holy Places - the Honorable Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the CEO of the National Center for the Development of the Holy Places - Yosef Schweinger, Rabbi David Abuhchira and the donors Alberto and Sharon Kochav who contributed greatly to its construction and renovation The renewal of this holy place.

Eliyahu Cave reopened after renovations (Photo: Adir Yizirf)
The Eliyahu Cave was opened to the public (Photo: Adir Yizirf)
The Eliyahu Cave was opened to the public (Photo: Adir Yizirf)

We will also add and note that the renovation and restoration works, the cost of which amounts to approximately 15 million NIS, were designed by the "Kimel Eshkolot" architectural office and financed by the "National Center for the Development of the Holy Places" of the Ministry of Religious Services, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage as well as through donations of other entities and individuals.

Eliyahu Cave reopened after renovations (Photo: Adir Yizirf)
Eliyahu Cave reopened after renovations (Photo: Adir Yizirf)
Eliyahu Cave reopened after renovations (Photo: Adir Yizirf)

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  1. Bas-Sed is definitely an asset. There is convenient public transportation right up to the entrance of the site, in front of it, as convenient as parking in a private car. I think line 17, from Hoof HaCarmel Central. And other lines. You can check by its exact address on Allenby Street in Haifa. The ascent to the cave is via the path that leads To her also the new one - it's on foot anyway.

  2. Is there a way to reach the cave for the older population with the car without using the cable car?

  3. Before the renovation, I felt immense holiness in the cave...after the renovation, it was as if the holiness had been plucked from the place...
    My heart aches and cries... I will never come to the place of Hanel again

  4. They took a cave, hundreds or thousands of years old, with a lot of history for Judaism, and simply destroyed everything that made it so special and beautiful. No problem making access for the disabled, blessed! But why state the entire ceiling and walls? Why touch anything natural? For the sake of modernity? This is maximum commercialization of a holy and important place! Just ruined all the real beauty of this place. From a real cave they turned it into a normal room.

  5. It is indeed very important to make the place accessible and bless all those who worked for the accessibility. But my inspection is only on the inside of the cave, not on the exterior and accessibility, God forbid. I am sorry that there are those who do not understand what it means to preserve the character of this place, it deserved to be a world heritage site. Dhilho and Rahimu are not touched in such a cave that has existed for many years... it was necessary to share and think differently. I guess they wanted to hear compliments and surely there is a lot of good that has been done, but they forgot that this is not a private area of ​​a certain community..

  6. This is another case of a current in Judaism taking over, using the demagoguery of combining respect between religions, on a place that is important to non-Jews and non-Orthodox Jews. There is no justification for this takeover, other than the twisted logic of the takeovers.

  7. The Declaration of Independence, which is the basis of our legal system, includes an explicit reference to freedom of worship:
    "The State of Israel will protect the holy places for all religions."
    The renovation is a flagrant violation of this principle, and those responsible for it should be prosecuted for harming a fundamental value of the state.

    • In Judaism it is customary to separate the sexes,
      In Islam, Christianity and the Druze religion - no.
      I'm not a philosopher but a logical guy, and from the above I understand that given separation - everyone can actually visit the place.

      Do you mean that not allowing a non-Jewish man and woman to enter the place hand in hand means denying them entry, or worse, not guarding the holy place?
      To me it sounds more like a way to respectfully combine different religions in a place that serves them all.
      It's funny that you as a Jewish man are so stormy but the storm is not heard with the same intensity from the mouths of men of the other religions discussed, at least not here in the comments.

  8. Who is gender segregation for? Who supervises? Who is allowed in? What happens to a secularist, or a reformer of mercy, or a Christian or a Muslim, who wants to come with his family, without separation? Is there an allocation of hours for the different denominations? Or are we back to the Middle Ages?

    • To remind you:
      In the medieval times there was no gender or religious separation as the Chief Rabbinate invented

    • The Orthodox Jew doesn't care that you exist, if anything, quite the opposite.
      By the way, would you enter the mosque today barefoot? A friend asks to know if you hate religion in general or if it's a Jewish part.

    • You are so, so right.
      I was today and felt sick.
      1. All the authenticity that somehow survived before was destroyed.
      2. It became a purely Jewish place and not a universal religion.
      And for everyone who wants to "complain" - I'm Jewish, I'm secular, I'm right-wing in my views.
      They really destroyed the place.

  9. God willing, lovely renovation. You should just pay attention to the candle lighting position right next to the entrance gate in front of it. This is dangerous because it is close to the mountain on its thorny bushes, and it will not be under supervision. One jet that flies safely is a danger.
    It needs to be moved back into the compound where it is monitored and looked after all the time, and away from thorny vegetation. Thank you very much, God bless you

  10. It's a shame that the article doesn't mention that the renovation is *not finished*. The cave is open but there is no banquet hall and no elevator.
    But other than that everything is true

  11. Bas-Sed is one of the most beautiful places in the country where the sea kisses the mountain and the forest, and the view is open without obstructing towers. God bless and thank you for the renovation and in particular for the accessibility that also allows the disabled to come. A holy, beautiful place full of majesty. Please publish opening hours. B.H. is visiting there already For about thirty years several times a year. In my opinion, the cave connects to faith people who are not necessarily religious yet, who feel the power of the place and its holiness. The cave of all of us. Elijah the prophet is remembered well

  12. Until when can you get to the cave? Are there opening hours or is it always open?
    Thanks in advance

  13. ?Basad?
    I'm Sarah Dahan from Ashdod
    which has been coming for almost 20 years at least once a fortnight by bus and train
    Praying in the cave of Elino the Prophet will be remembered well and I am happy and excited to see the renovations you did in the cave even though I came many times and everything was closed due to the renovations
    And here, thanks to Eliyahu the prophet, the cave is beautifully renovated and with God's help I will come to pray before Tisha B'Av for minachah prayers
    Many thanks to all the donors and entrepreneurs who worked wholeheartedly to renovate the cave of Elijah the prophet.

    • Receive a blessing from the cave?!

      And the main thing is that we call the Christians who kiss the feet of the statue of Jesus "idol worshipers".....

  14. Destroy everything. without embellishing. There was a cave, you came to pray there, you would feel the holiness. the communion with the Holy. Now it's a trade. Orthodox Judaism has taken over another holy place and now - I, personally, don't feel like I belong. Even though I was born Jewish.

    • What did your foam come out on? Judaism is orthodox....and what about renovating a trade fair?? Accessibility for the disabled? that the place can be maintained more easily, aesthetically??
      free hate free

    • you have a problem. Those who decided on the renovation and those who carried it out are the people of the main stream in Judaism which is Orthodox. There are many traditional orthodox Jews without a kippah who come to the cave to pray. All in all, they did a blessed service. I'm an ultra-Orthodox disabled IDF can finally come there without a nightmare.
      That's why I would still understand the criticism that Kashnera gave to patriotism (for the hundreds that had to take action). The mainstreaming of the Jewish people, no!

    • Daganit you really don't belong. Go to the new religion, maybe that's where you belong and get drowned..

  15. If she is holy to all religions (this is not true - Baha'is have nothing to do with her) then why at the festive opening are there five prominent rabbis and even a sheikh or priest? Not to mention the mayor...
    Remember the grand opening of Hami Tiberias?

    • Every person of any religion or lack of religion is welcome to come and soak up a bit of history, are you under pressure to have representation for every segment of the population during the ribbon cutting?
      Maybe we will set up a committee that will appoint the film cutters and make sure that we didn't exclude anyone from the event?
      And if we make sure to represent all religions - won't we also consider the currents? We must not do where and where,
      Both Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Catholic Christians, and Protestants must too,
      And in general we played it if we brought a representative of Yahweh's Witnesses.

  16. At a good time the Eliyahu Cave opened in Haifa. Shabbat Shalom

  17. Once upon a time, a cave served all religions. Today, the Orthodox Jews only. This is the essence of investing in renovations

    • What did the cave once serve?
      Checking what your religion is at the entrance?
      The cave has always been considered a holy place, thanks to this it has survived for over 2500 years.

    • First of all a lie, everyone comes to the cave.
      Second, eat your hateful heart. This is great!

    • Here is the reflex of the extreme left of Meretz Mitermer - hatred of Judaism wrapped in the guise of multi-religious and multi-nationalism
      Go and pray in your mukta in Ramallah March..

    • stop deflecting we are traditional secular jews and we try to come before certain events to receive a blessing many people of all kinds

    • Absolutely right.
      I am a declared nudist and I am constantly not allowed to enter the holy places without clothes.
      This damn religion has taken over our country

    • It never served all religions, what about the Muslims and the Christians in the cave of Elijah the prophet, Elijah the prophet is Pinchas, son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, the priests were always above the people. They have Stella Maris. Elijah the prophet was in the days of King Ahab of Judah about 3000 years ago, when the Christian religion was not yet born, and 600 years later the Muslim religion was born. They simply want to take over every AI. They don't have and had no connection to places
      the saints

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