Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Street Market (The Shuk) Marks its 100th Anniversary

Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda ("The Shuk") has been a must see destination for tourist visitors and for the residents who rely on it every day for a wide selection of fresh foods. It has been in business for 100 years and marked the occasion yesterday with a big celebration.

Actually the 100th anniversary was in June 2022, but with coronavirus restrictions in place last year, the celebration was held yesterday.

As Linda Gradstein wrote in The Jerusalem Post,

Mahaneh Yehuda was originally registered with the British Mandate authorities in June 1922, meaning the 100th birthday celebrations should have been held a year ago but were delayed because of corona. While the market originally began during the Ottoman Empire, with Arab farmers and villagers bringing their produce to the area, it was only during the Mandate that the British Mandate governor appointed a city planner named Charles Robert Ashby and an architect to draft a plan for the market, including proper sewage and garbage disposal.

His plan was never implemented, as it cost too much money, but the shuk continued to grow. Some of the Arab merchants sold their stalls to Jewish merchants, many of whom continue to operate them today. The Mahaneh Yehuda market association has more than 600 members.

Here is the video of the celebration posted by Israel's i24 News channel.

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Welcoming Shabbat with "The Shuk" Band in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Shuk

The musical group that calls itself The Shuk Performs live concerts and providing workshops and educational programming worldwide in communities, theaters, festivals, synagogues, private events and programming for Jewish events and organizations in over 30 countries.

The Shuk features an eclectic and accomplished cast of musicians, artists, and educators based both in Israel and in New York City.

They perform an array of Jewish Fusion World Music, World Music, Israeli Music, Middle Eastern Music, Jazz, and Progressive Ethnic Music across the world year-round.

In February 2016 we posted their uplifting version of Shalom Aleichem. In today's video they visit Mahane Yehuda (The Shuk) in Jerusalem and play a medley of Kabbalat Shabbat songs.

Enjoy and Shabbat shalom!

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Musical Showcase: Meet "The Shuk" and their Uplifting Version of Shalom Aleichem

 

We've been showcasing new Jewish comedians and revisiting some classic old-timers in the six years that Jewish Humor Central has been visible online. Now we're doing the same for Jewish musical groups that are new on the scene and who make music that we like a lot.

Even though The Shuk was formed in 2008, we just came across them this week and we wanted to share their beautiful music with you.

What better way to get ready to greet Shabbat this evening than listening to this creative and moving version of the traditional Shalom Aleichem?

Enjoy and Shabbat shalom!

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