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Florida police kill Turkish man threatening Tallahassee synagogue, Ron DeSantis

Turkish national 38-year-old Ali Bayhan was suspected of making terroristic threats against multiple elected officials, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Police guard the service entrance to the Palm Beach County Convention Center ahead of the motorcade arrival of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump on Election Day, in West Palm Beach, Florida U.S., November 5, 2024. (illustrative)
 The menorah from the Second Temple is depicted being carried by Romans on the Arch of Titus.

Why do we mourn on Tisha Be'av? - opinion

 WHAT WOULD Napoleon say: 2015 reenactment of the emperor’s return to Paris after nine months of exile on Elba.

Tisha Be'av: Mourning for the Temple in the modern era

 Omer wave offering ceremony: Frankincense and salt

Israelis take part in Omer Temple ritual offering


A lost temple – new findings might shatter Biblical archaeology paradigm

In his recent research, Zvi Koenigsberg may shed new light on long-held beliefs which are three millennia-old.

The site of the suggested altar with Tsvi Koenigsberg  serving as guide.

Give baseless love a chance

To this day, the state’s religious establishment continues to exert control over its citizens’ most intimate moments.

Thousands of visitors gather at the entrance to Temple Mount in attempt to pressure the police in to lifting the prohibition on Tisha Be'Av

Zionism's beginnings: 'Redemptive Paralysis'

The failure of the Bar Kochba revolt was a turning point in the Jewish understanding of redemption.

‘THE BAR Kochba Revolt,’ Arthur Szyk, 1927.

Being able to hear criticism is crucial to the repentance process

Our minds are wired to reject or deflect negative feedback.

‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867

Bronze coin from 4th year of Great Revolt found at national park

The discovery was made in sifting project in the City of David.

A bronze coin from the fourth year of the Great Revolt discovered in the City of David, July 2018

The People and the Book: John of the Wilderness

The Essene origins of Christianity

Right: Study of ‘Young Woman with a Pitcher’ originally painted by Dutch renaissance  artist Jan Vermeer. Left: Still life: ‘Leaves in the Shadows

Holy Hebrew Arithmetic: What Age was Jesus when he became Teacher-Priest?

The Jerusalem Post

Poll: 68% of Israeli Jews want Jewish prayer on Temple Mount

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Jewish Israelis think Israel should maintain its sovereignty over the Temple Mount

Palestinians react as stun grenades explode on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City during riots at the site on July 27.

Antiquities aren’t what they used to be: An expert tells all

Meet Jerusalem's best-known Scottish antiquities dealer.

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologist Eli Shukron shows an ancient seal, at an archaeological site known as the City of David in Jerusalem December 25, 2011.

Our Jerusalem: We're back

My husband’s Fulbright year in 1961 was magical, wandering Jerusalem’s streets with an infant, reading history in street signs.

Lions Fountain in Yemin Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem.