A Different Kind of Protection
The walls of the Old City of Jerusalem are playing host to a different kind of guard: not an army with weapons of war, but a group of devout believers armed with scripture and prayer. Former Dutch documentary filmmaker Bart Repko leads Christians — some 3,500 last year — and others around the walls, proclaiming […]
Holy Demographics: Some Statistics for Jerusalem Day
The Central Bureau of Statistics released some stats on Jerusalem ahead of Jerusalem Day 2013. It seems Jerusalem families are on average larger — and living in less space — than their counterparts around the country. In 2012, 22,800 babies were born in Jerusalem; 64% to Jewish women (35% were born to Muslim women). That […]
Temple Seal Inscribed “Pure for God” Unearthed
While Jerusalem today is a bustling, modern capital city, archaeologists are discovering artifacts that reflect millennia of Jewish life there and have recently unearthed several important finds. Rabbi Barnea Selevan, Old City expert, tells of several small stone buildings, possibly from First Temple times, uncovered near the Western Wall Plaza. Temple seals were found in […]
Excavation Uncovers Ancient Jerusalem Quarry
Where does one obtain the multi-ton rocks required to build a city in ancient times? Archaeologists believe they have an answer, at least as far as the holy city of Jerusalem is concerned. In preparation for highway construction in the area, an ancient quarry has been unearthed, and the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) believes its […]
Muslim Sheikh Supports Jewish Jerusalem
Speaking at the opening of a film on Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi of Rome explained that the Koran supports a Jewish Jerusalem. “No one questions the rights of Catholics to St Peter’s, or of Muslims to Mecca, but so many question the rights of Jews to Jerusalem,” he said at […]
Jerusalem Street Music in 60 Seconds
Take in the culture of this beautiful city. In under a minute, get a feel of the different styles of street music you can find in this diverse city.
Gabriel Stone on Display in Jerusalem
Allegedly discovered 13 years ago in the Dead Sea area, this 3-foot-tall stone tablet may be the equivalent of a Dead Sea Scroll on rock. So called because it features the archangel prominently, the stone contains an otherwise unknown prophetic text of an apocalyptic attack on Jerusalem, with God and His angels arriving to save […]