Posts Tagged: First Temple
Ahead of Tisha B’Av, Evidence of Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem Unearthed
JNS.org - In the week leading up to the Jewish fast of Tisha B’Av, which mourns the destruction of both Jewish Temples in Jerusalem, evidence of...
Surprising Discovery May Prove Existence of the Jewish Temple
A recent surprising discovery in the Valley of Elah, which borders the West Bank, may have been inspired by the ancient Temple of Solomon, as...
The Decline and Fall of Modern Civilization: 8 Simple Steps to Squandering It All
Neither are great civilizations built in a day, nor do they collapse all of a sudden. Deterioration is gradual, therefore noticeable. In the Land of...
Tisha B’Av: Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zones
Tisha B'Av, the Ninth Day of the Month of Av, is the second most important fast day in the Jewish calendar, after Yom Kippur....
Israeli President, Georgian Prime Minister Celebrate ‘2,600 Years of Friendship’
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday met with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, who is on an official visit to Israel to increase...
Memory
Devarim is the Parsha (Bible portion) associated with Tisha B'Av, the Jewish National Day of Mourning. On this Shabbos, we hear the famous Haftarah of...
Yom Yerushalayim and the Temple Mount: ‘Miracles of Biblical Proportion’
While the 1967 Six Day War ushered in a 46-year period of controversial and complex political realities, Israelis joyously celebrate that year's historic military...
