The First Temple, built by the biblical King Solomon, was destroyed in 586 BCE at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar II, the second ...

One who did not see Jerusalem in its glory,” says the Talmud, “never saw a truly beautiful city.” The glory of Jerusalem was undoubtedly at its height during Sukkot, when thousands of Jews throughout ...

Archaeologists excavating Jerusalem's City of David uncover massive charred wooden beams believed to have collapsed during ...

The book offers a perspective on how language itself shapes the identity, and holiness of Jerusalem.

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 ...

JERUSALEM - Israel’s new right-wing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir managed to upset the U.S., France, the Palestinians and Sunni Arab countries on Tuesday due to his 15-minute visit to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A MODEL OF the Second Temple of Jerusalem. (photo credit: Prof. Steven Fine) Mishpacha's Jake Turx asked Press Secretary Karoline ...