Second Temple burial cave uncovered as police search homes tied to Silwan family violence
A cave uncovered during a criminal investigation, in one of the city’s most contested neighborhoods, turns out to be the same place where, three thousand years ago, the city buried the people it deemed too significant to lay to rest anywhere else
The part of Rosh Hashanah most people miss
Ask anyone in Israel what Rosh Hashanah looks like, and you’ll hear the same picture: a round challah, apples and honey, a pomegranate, maybe fish, and a family gathered around a table. All of that is part of the holiday. It is not the heart of it.
Jewish Men Pray From Prayer Books on the Temple Mount: The Quiet Revolution Bringing the Third Temple
Jewish worshipers were allowed to carry and read from full siddurim (prayer books) on the Temple Mount on Sunday, the latest and most significant challenge to a decades-old policy barring non-Muslim prayer at Judaism’s holiest site.
Where is the Ark of the Covenant today? A Torah scholar weighs in on the leading theories
The Ark of the Covenant remains one of the oldest open questions in Jewish tradition, and one with real stakes: Jewish sources tie the Ark’s return directly to the Third Temple and to the return of prophecy itself.
Sanhedrin rules it will formally petition Heaven to reveal Mashiach and rebuild the Temple
The Sanhedrin operates on the premise that a rabbinical court has the standing to issue a psak, a binding halachic ruling, and that, in matters concerning the fate of the Jewish people, a court above is bound to follow the ruling of a court below.
Diplomatic triumph: Somaliland opens its embassy in Jerusalem!
In a massive diplomatic victory for Israel and a major shakeup in the Horn of Africa, Somaliland has officially opened its embassy doors right here in Jerusalem. By taking this bold step, Somaliland has proudly planted its flag in the city of King David rather than Tel Aviv, completely ignoring international pressure.
Echoes of the Roman conquest of Jerusalem in today’s Islamic conquest of the West
The destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem struck at the very foundation of Jewish life. Sadly, there are parallels between Rome’s siege and conquest of Jerusalem 1,956 years ago and the Islamist siege of Western society today.
Smotrich lays out Israel’s new doctrine: “Whoever attacks us loses land forever”
Israel Finance Minister said that territory, not body counts, is the only thing that actually defeats Israel’s enemies. He also revealed new details of a private meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff
Israeli artist unveils working clock built on the lost calendar of the Temple priests
At first glance, it looks like a striking piece of Judaica art. But the Temple Clock-Calendar sits an ancient and largely forgotten body of knowledge that some scholars now believe traces directly back to the priests of the First Temple.
Tonight in Jerusalem: The questions that will define Israel’s next decade
Tonight, some of the most influential figures in Israeli public life, including Cabinet ministers, ambassadors, Members of Knesset, journalists, leading thinkers, and activists, will gather in Jerusalem to debate the future of the Jewish state.