This shopping mall around the corner from Shevel has been a mystery for me. In contract to American malls, it is so difficult to find the entrance to the complex. The first time we went there, we only saw the wall from afar. Thinking we would find an etrace when we went around the corner, we were disappointed to find another wall.

Ok, so we went around another corner, but we got another wall. After all, all four sides were walls!

To really enter the site, we have to go through a narrow passage (a guard is standing), which doubles as the exit. It almost seemed the mall is not welcoming us. Once inside, however, a very joyful space with stores, restraints, theater and community space spreads. When I visited Jerusalem, I felt I had a little revelation to this problem.

Inside the Jerusalem walls, the Old City expands with churches, synagogues, mosques, stores and schools. That shopping mall was designed as a walled city?? Probably??