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What Ethiopian Jewry can teach us about moving from destruction to redemption

Consciousness and worldview: Did Ethiopian Jews know the Temple had been destroyed? The question points to a tradition that mourned Jerusalem’s loss without making destruction its identity, holding fast instead to longing, covenant and redemption

Rabbi Dr. Sharon Zeude Shalom | 07.23.26

How the Temple’s destruction made Jewish culture immortal

The destruction of the First and Second Temples shattered the belief in sacred stones but drove Judaism to reinvent itself through prayer, text, Shabbat and evolving law, transforming physical loss into a culture built to survive exile

Dr. Gali Dinnur | 07.23.26

Where are the Ark of the Covenant and the lost Temple treasures?

Ancient texts place the Ark beneath the Temple Mount, historical accounts trace the menorah from Jerusalem to Rome, and archaeologists reject claims that the Vatican holds the sacred vessels, leaving one of Judaism’s greatest mysteries unresolved

Itzchak Tessler | 07.23.26

What we need is empathy, not agreement

Opinion: In the absence of agreed-upon rules for managing disputes, each camp tries to use its power to reshape reality to its advantage; the danger to our future does not stem from the very existence of disagreement among us, but from the way we manage it

Yedidia Stern | 07.22.26

Burned wooden beams from First Temple-era destruction uncovered in Jerusalem

Thick wooden beams burned during Jerusalem’s destruction in 586 BCE were preserved beneath melted plaster in the City of David, offering researchers a rare opportunity to date the ancient structure to within about a decade

Yaron Druckman | 07.20.26

The lesson of Tisha B’Av: Our future depends on loving one another

The walls that rise: The true challenge is to sit together, to listen and to show respect when differences are deep and profound; to recognize that beneath every ideological disagreement beats a single Jewish heart, no less anxious and no less loving

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz | 07.19.26

Mourning the destruction of the Temples on Tisha B’Av 2025: Special guidelines when the fast falls on Saturday night

Other than fasting and mourning the loss of the Second Temple, Tisha B'Av has various other traditions in Jewish culture to help us remember the tragedy; This year the fast begins at the end of Shabbat and there are special rules

Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon | 07.31.25

Archaeologists find rare First Temple-era seal on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

A rare 2,600-year-old clay seal unearthed on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount may bear the name of a biblical-era official, “Yedaya son of Asyahu,” potentially linking it to a high-ranking family during King Josiah’s reign

Shilo Freid | 07.30.25

הכלים ששימשו להפקת צבע הארגמן, שנחשפו לראשונה בתל שקמונה

Massive ancient purple dye workshop in Haifa offers glimpse into Biblical-era industry

Researchers at Tel Shikmona uncover tools and vats used to produce luxury dye during Iron Age, revealing large-scale industry linked to Kingdom of Israel and possibly the First Temple in Jerusalem

Yaron Drukman | 04.17.25

סימני החציבה המסתוריים שהתגלו ברצפת המבנה

Jewish cultic edifice uncovered in Jerusalem's City of David

Israeli archeologists say unusual building dates to the First Temple period and was likely in use before religious reforms mentioned in the Bible

Ynet | 01.14.25

Rare First Temple period stone seal discovered in Jerusalem

Archaeologists estimate seal featuring Assyrian demon figure and inscribed in ancient Hebrew used to ward off evil and passed down generations

Yaron Drukman | 08.29.24

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