In Temple times, detailed procedures governed ritual purity, including the use of ashes from the red heifer to remove impurity and allow entry into progressively holier areas of the Temple complex.
Among the thousands of Jewish worshipers bustling throughout Jerusalem’s Old City last Wednesday morning to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot, many could be seen carrying large blue flags emblazoned ...
On the east side of the Temple Mount’s retaining wall, Meiron shows me the Golden Gate, an elaborate gatehouse and portal. Its provenance remains a subject of debate among historians, pitting the ...