Purim, therefore, is the prototype for Jewish survival during exile. The Divine Providence hidden in apparently random events ...

The First Temple, also known as Solomon's Temple, was destroyed by the Babylonians when they conquered Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Herod's Temple, which was the second Jewish temple constructed in ...

(JTA) — A 2700-year-old toilet from the days of the First Temple in Jerusalem has been discovered by Israel’s Antiquities Authority. Built as a private toilet stall at a time when few could ...

David’s son and successor Solomon brought the project to fruition. This temple was destroyed, rebuilt, renovated, and then finally destroyed again never to be rebuilt. But the two (or three, counting ...

Temple Mount is one of the holiest sites in Jerusalem for both Jews and Muslims. Historians have associated it with Mount Moriah (where the binding of Isaac took place) and Mount Zion (where the ...

The Israel Police is deploying around 3,000 personnel, including Border Police officers, in Jerusalem for the first Friday of Ramadan.