[Photos] 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Jerusalem’s Kotel Tunnels, Israel
Although the visible section of the Kotel (Western Wall) plaza is just 70 meters, the Western Wall actually stretches nearly half a kilometer.
The Holiest Police in the World Paving the Way for the Third Temple
In order to secure Vice President Pence’s visit to the Western Wall on Tuesday, the Israeli Police closed off the Western Wall and its surroundings to both vehicles and pedestrians for four hours. In an unprecedented move, Amit Branchuk, the police officer in charge of the Temple Mount entrance, went around to the roadblocks and personally accompanied any Jew who wanted to ascend the Temple Mount at that time.
Pence’s Western Wall Visit Affirms Prophecy and Jewish Connection to Jerusalem
Pence’s visit can be seen as the fulfillment of Jeremiah’s prophecy that Jerusalem will become a meeting place for the nations.
VP Pence to Visit Western Wall on Wednesday
After a delay in his scheduled first trip to Israel, US Vice President Mike Pence will arrive at in Israel on Wednesday, traveling directly from Ben Gurion Airport to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
DC’s New Museum of the Bible Invites Visitors to Touch the Western Wall
The Western Wall stone is only one of the impressive aspects of the 430,000-square-foot building with a view of the U.S. Capitol.
45 Holocaust Survivors Celebrate Bar and Bat Mitzvahs at Western Wall for First Time
Because of the war, many Holocaust survivors never got to participate in the ceremony marking a Jewish boy’s or girl’s entrance to adulthood.
Ancient Roman Theater Discovered Under Kotel Proves “Deep Connection of Jewish People to Jerusalem”
In a surprising find by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), archaeologists have unearthed an ancient theater which proves Jewish heritage in the times of the Bible.
50,000 Gather for Priestly Blessing on Sukkot as Jerusalem Becomes Heart of World Prayer [PHOTOS]
Jews and non-Jews, religious and secular, filled Jerusalem for the holiday that, in Temple times, was a universal celebration honoring the God of Abraham.
Massive Western Wall Sukkah Welcomes Pilgrims to Jerusalem
The Bible commands Jews to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem a minimum of three times a year, for Passover, for Shavuot and for Sukkot.
‘Amazing’ Second Temple Pillar ‘From Temple Mount Itself’ Found Under Western Wall
In excavations underneath the Western Wall, a rare Second Temple-era pillar was found which researchers believe was originally part of the Temple Mount itself.