Israel temple
Why do we mourn on Tisha Be'av? - opinion
Tisha Be’Av asks the ultimate questions, the same ones which Job confronted: Why do we lose what is most precious? Why do we suffer?
Tisha Be'av: Mourning for the Temple in the modern era
Israelis take part in Omer Temple ritual offering
Greek-Jewish tensions: A teenage Hanukkah story
Some insights on our time
Encountering peace.
3000-year-old temple-era gold bead found by 9-year-old Jerusalem boy
The bead was so well preserved, that when the boy brought the bead to the supervising archaeologist, he initially wrote it off as likely being an unidentified modern object.
Back to the future – from the first to the 21st century
The cauldron of anger and dissatisfaction mixed with messianic hope was beginning to boil; soon it would erupt in serious outbreaks of violence throughout the land.
In praise of Jerusalem
To understand Jerusalem, you must look at it with eyes of love.
The golden eagle in Jerusalem: History repeats itself
King Herod put a golden eagle outside of the Temple of Jerusalem.
Parashat Tetzaveh: Deliberateness versus laziness
This week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, deals mostly with an interesting and surprising area: clothing design for the Temple priests.
Parashat Tzav: Do not eat life!
One does not need to be a vegetarian to be able to identify with the basic principle that shedding blood is not a decent moral virtue.
Parashat Matot: What’s wrong with new prohibitions?
The person who builds an altar is trying to be different from everyone else. The entire Jewish people brings sacrifices to the Temple, but he builds an altar for sacrifices in his home.
Second Temple era marketplace uncovered in Jerusalem
A measuring table-top and a number of stone weights were found, indicating trading activity on the site.
A lost temple – new findings might shatter Biblical archaeology paradigm
In his recent research, Zvi Koenigsberg may shed new light on long-held beliefs which are three millennia-old.
Give baseless love a chance
To this day, the state’s religious establishment continues to exert control over its citizens’ most intimate moments.
