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Israel’s national security minister has long maintained that prayer, including full prostration, should be allowed at the site, and has even suggested the construction of a synagogue there ...

Researchers say the mikveh likely served both local residents and the many pilgrims who visited the Temple in the years ...

A rare ritual bath found in Jerusalem offers new insight into purity practices during the Second Temple period.

The newly unsealed Jewish ritual bath, uncovered beneath the Western Wall Plaza, marks the first stratigraphic identification ...

A 1,300-year-old lead medallion depicting a menorah has been discovered. The object was found in the City of David.

A small gold disc pulled from the soil just outside Jerusalem’s Temple Mount is reshaping how scholars picture Jewish life in the city more than a millennium ago. The rare 1,300-year-old menorah ...

My quest for the ark of the covenant was abruptly disrupted at 35,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean. Three hours into our ...

After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient artifact indicates some tenacious residents refused to stay away ...

Early risers win eternity. Jerusalem, after all, has never been impressed by ownership. Empires come with deeds. Jerusalem ...

More than seven years later, the project’s $17.5 million price tag has nearly doubled to some $31 million, and construction ...

An excavation at the City of David in Jerusalem unearthed a 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with a seven-branched menorah on each side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...