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Frozen in char and plaster: The beams that witnessed Jerusalem’s darkest day

The archaeologists also discovered that during the period when the Persians ruled the area and the Jews returned after the first exile, the returning residents built around the site and blocked off this area, preserving the destruction as it was.

King David: The Divided Heart

The Night Israel Almost Lost Jerusalem

Celebrate Jerusalem Day with these historic Israeli mallow patties

This Jerusalem Day recipe traces the story of khubeza, the wild mallow plant that helped feed starving Jewish families during the 1948 war.

What Is Jerusalem Day? The history and meaning behind Yom Yerushalayim

From ancient Jerusalem to the Six-Day War, here’s why Jerusalem Day carries deep historical, national, and religious meaning for Jews worldwide.

Shushan Purim explained: Why Jerusalem celebrates one day later than the rest of the world

Jerusalem celebrates Purim a day later than most Jews. Learn the Megillah source, the “walled cities” rule, and why the dates differ.

Could this ancient engraving be the oldest picture of Jerusalem?

A new study examining a millennia-old engraving argues that it shows a Biblical showoff between King Hezekiah of Judah and King Sennacherib of the Assyrian Empire.

Six people killed in Jerusalem shooting attack: Is the West Bank facing an escalation?

In recent weeks, Israeli defense officials have warned that tensions in the West Bank were rising in light of the High Holidays and the planned declarations by several countries to recognize a Palestinian state.

The shocking Jewish-Muslim alliance (and why you’ve never heard of it)

How one kid accidentally changed Biblical history: Jerusalem’s hidden scrolls

Hatikva: Finding your anthem

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