From the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount: Jerusalem’s pilgrimage road reopens
For the first time since the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, visitors can now walk the full length of the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David, a street that once carried multitudes of Jews ascending from the Pool of Siloam toward the Holy Temple, during the Second Temple period.
Israel razes UNRWA compound in Jerusalem, citing years of Hamas collusion and tax evasion
As the demolition equipment reduced buildings to rubble, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stood watching, declaring it “an important day for sovereignty in Jerusalem.”
Church condemns Christian Zionism as “damaging ideology” that threatens Church unity
The institution that declared Jews collectively guilty of deicide, that forced Jews into ghettos, that presided over expulsions and forced conversions, now objects to Christians who read their Bibles and conclude that God’s covenant with Israel remains intact.
From Solomon’s Temple to scrap wood: sacred beams treated as refuse on Temple Mount
Wooden beams that once stood in Solomon’s Temple—timbers that witnessed the glory of the First Temple and survived its destruction—now lie exposed to the elements on the Temple Mount, covered only by a tarp and surrounded by garbage.
Mikveh from final days of the Second Temple discovered beneath Western Wall Plaza
The ancient ritual bath, sealed beneath a layer of ash and pottery from the destruction of 70 CE, emerged from the earth just days before the Tenth of Tevet—the fast day that marks the beginning of Jerusalem’s siege by the Babylonians.
“A thousand police will not extinguish it”: Hanukkah candle lit on the Temple Mount
Hanukkah commemorates the rejection of the enforced erasure of Jewish worship. A single candle lit on the Temple Mount asserts that this rejection is not a relic of the past. The
A rare, 1,300-year-old lead pendant decorated with a menorah symbol uncovered by Temple Mount
How did an ancient pendant made of cast lead, decorated on both sides with a seven-branched menorah, come to Jerusalem at a time when Jewish presence in the city was restricted?
For the first time in Jerusalem: an Assyrian inscription from the First Temple period was discovered
The discovery strengthens our understanding of the depth of the Assyrian presence in Jerusalem, and the extent of its influence on and involvement in the conduct of the affairs of the Judean kingdom.
Evangelicals Unite in Israel: The Largest Global Christian Gathering for Jerusalem’s Peace
This past weekend, believers from around the world united in one of the most significant moments of prayer in modern history: the 21st Annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ).
Breakthrough Tech: Cosmic Rays Reveal Hidden Chambers Beneath Ancient Jerusalem
Israeli researchers have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in archaeology, utilizing cosmic rays to detect hidden chambers beneath Jerusalem without disturbing the ground.