Posts Tagged: Second Temple
Palestinian Authority’s Abbas Falsely Claims Ancient Jewish Temples Were in Yemen, Not Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas falsely claimed in a speech on Wednesday that the first and second ancient Jewish temples were in Yemen, not Jerusalem. "[Israel]...
The Evolution of Jewish Sacred Architecture
In a letter to James Madison dated Sept. 20, 1785, written from Paris, Thomas Jefferson expressed his fascination with the urban aesthetics of the French...
What if the Second Temple Hadn’t Been Destroyed?
Tisha B’Av -- the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av -- is referred to as the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. It...
Israeli Archeologists Discover 2000-Year-Old Jewish Ritual Bath Used by Jerusalem’s Wealthy
Archaeologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unearthed artifacts near the capital’s Western Wall that include a Jewish ritual bath dating back to the...
Why We Fast: To Learn the Dangers of Jewish Division
On the Seventeenth of Tammuz, we began the period known as the Three Weeks that culminate in the fast of the Ninth of Av (this...
Tish’a B’Av — The Ninth of Av: Who Needs the Temple?
One of the most puzzling elements of Jewish tradition is the institution of the Temple and its sacrificial rites. Although the Temple served many purposes,...
Ancient Stone Workshop Uncovered Near Israeli Town Where Jesus Turned Water Into Wine
JNS.org - Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a rare 2,000-year-old stone quarry and workshop located near the ancient Galilean town of Cana, which is recorded in the...
Research Elucidates Ancient Jerusalem Reservoirs, Known as ‘Elephant in the Room’
JNS.org - The massive ancient reservoirs that remain viewable today in Jerusalem's Old City had serviced Jews making pilgrimages to the Second Temple some 2,000 years...
A Hanukkah Miracle in Israel
JNS.org - When I was a kid, Hanukkah was my favorite holiday. I loved the family get-togethers, the latkes my mom made, and of course, celebrating...
Global Jewish Groups Outraged Over UNESCO Western Wall Resolution
Jewish groups around the globe roundly condemned a proposal introduced by six Arab countries at the U.N.'s cultural arm that would strip Israel's cultural and historic ties from...
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...
Rebuild the Temple? Not in Our Time
JNS.org - Discussions about Jewish access to and control of Jerusalem's Temple Mount are drawing heated responses in both Israel's and Jordan's parliaments, even...
Jerusalem Home Harbors Buried Second Temple Artifacts
Miriam Siebenberg lives in a very unusual house - unusual because of the fact that her home was built on top of another home, one...
Gliding Through History on Jerusalem’s Light Rail
The Holy City of Jerusalem, sacred to the world's three great monotheistic religions, naturally attracts millions of tourists every year. Most cities whose economy...
