Jerusalem appears in the Jewish Bible 669 times and Zion 154 times, and not once by name in the Qu'ran. Denial of Jewish ...

As Jerusalem Day approaches, the Western Wall stands once again as a symbol of Jewish longing, prayer, and togetherness.

Israeli archaeologists recently discovered 2,600-year-old artifacts they say offer further concrete evidence of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem around 586 B.C. The Israel Antiquities Authority ...

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Tisha B’Av – Judaism’s holy day of mourning for the ancient destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples in Jerusalem – was last Tuesday, and had special relevance for today’s conflict between ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000‑year‑old Jewish ritual bath beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem that bears ash and destruction debris from the Roman conquest of the city in 70 C.E., ...

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Archaeologists recently examined a set of ancient wooden beams discovered in Jerusalem that may date back nearly three thousand years. At first glance the timbers appeared unremarkable. They carried ...

The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery just days before Tisha B’Av, a Jewish fast day commemorating the anniversary of the destruction of both the First Temple by the Babylonians and ...

Israeli archaeologists recently discovered 2,600-year-old artifacts they say offer further evidence of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem around 586 BC. The Israel Antiquities Authority ...