Posts Tagged: Jerusalem Western Wall
2,000-Year-Old Seal Bearing Portrait of Apollo Unearthed in Soil Around Western Wall
JNS.org - A 2,000-year-old gem seal (intaglio) bearing the portrait of the Greek god Apollo has been unearthed in soil removed from the foundation of...
Jewish American Tourist Celebrating Sukkot Killed in Jerusalem Hit-And-Run
JNS.org - An American Jewish tourist celebrating the Sukkot holiday in Israel was killed by a hit-and-run driver late Sunday night on the way back from...
Pence to Make First Official US Visit to Western Wall
JNS.org - During his upcoming visit to Israel this week, Vice President Mike Pence is expected to visit Jerusalem’s Western Wall in the first official visit...
‘We Will Always Insist on Jerusalem,’ Says Israel’s Rivlin on 50th Anniversary of City’s Reunification
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin kicked off the 50th annual Jerusalem Day celebrations at the Western Wall on Tuesday evening, marking the milestone anniversary of the...
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman Prays for Trump at Western Wall
JNS.org - US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman immediately went to the Western Wall to pray for President Donald Trump after the envoy arrived in Israel...
UNESCO Adopts Second Resolution Denying Jewish Ties to Jerusalem Holy Sites
JNS.org - The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee adopted a controversial resolution Wednesday that ignores Jewish and Christian ties...
Mass Sukkot Blessing Takes Place at Temple Mount Despite Tension
JNS.org - Fifty-thousand people gathered to pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Wednesday as part of a biennial priestly blessing for Sukkot. The Birkat HaCohanim (“priestly blessing”...
Jerusalem Ranked Among Top 10 Cities in the World by Travel and Leisure Magazine
Readers of Travel and Leisure magazine ranked Jerusalem among the top 10 best cities in the world, according to a list released this week. Israel's capital city took 10th...
My Recent Visit to the Temple Mount
This past week, within a 24-hour period, I visited two of the most distinctly opposite places in Jerusalem that one can imagine: The Temple Mount...
