Posts Tagged: Israel second temple
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...
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...
2,000-Year-Old Jewish Community Unearthed Near Beit Shemesh
JNS.org - During a weeklong excavation project near Beit Shemesh, 240 Israeli students from Jerusalem’s Boyer High School uncovered the remains of an ancient Jewish community...
Second Temple-Era Stairs Discovered in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Archaeologists discovered a flight of stairs in the shape of a pyramid that is 2,000 years old in Jerusalem's City of David National...
From Temple Times Through Today, Passover Conveys Message of Jewish Unity
JNS.org - Between 19 BCE and 4 BCE, King Herod I renovated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, enlarging and beautifying it. It is during...
Ancient Money Box From Second Temple Era Discovered Near Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway
Pottery shards discovered by an Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inspector several months ago, during extensive work on the new Highway 1 project, resulted in an...
