Tag Archives: Temple

Thoughts for Friday Erev Tisha B’Av

Posted on 20 July 2018 by

Today is not a regular Friday. It is Erev Tisha B’Av, and although we do not mourn on Shabbat (thus the fast is put off until Sunday), we are still carrying on in a more minor key than usual. Therefore … Continue reading →

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#Jerusalem50: Har Hatzofim (Mt. Scopus) and the Ophel

Posted on 22 May 2017 by

On Wednesday Israel and the Jewish world will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our miraculous victory in the Six Day War of 1967. Jerusalem has gone into high gear for the extraordinary anniversary (though this has been somewhat complicated … Continue reading →

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Nuba Inscription Identifies Dome of the Rock with Jewish Temple

Posted on 2 November 2016 by

Originally posted on The Temple Mount Sifting Project:
Our researchers are privileged to work on many projects throughout the year in addition to their work with us at the Temple Mount Sifting Project. Assaf Avraham and Peretz Reuven have been…

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Tisha B’Av 2016- 5776

Posted on 14 August 2016 by

Since the 9th day of Av fell yesterday, on Shabbat when we do not mourn, the fast itself was deferred to today, beginning last night at sundown and finishing at sundown tonight. Tisha Be’Av, the 9th day of the month … Continue reading →

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Shiva Asar B’Tammuz 5776 – time for an antisemitism update

Posted on 24 July 2016 by

Religious Jews the world over are marking the fast of 17th of Tammuz today (since the 17th fell on Shabbat, the fast has been deferred to today, the 18th). The fast day, from sunrise to sunset, marks the start of … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday – Chanukah Edition

Posted on 19 December 2014 by

Shabbat Chanukah has a wonderful festive atmosphere around it, so I couldn’t let this week pass by without a Good News Friday installment. Just in time for Chanukah, with its focus on olive oil as the source of the miracle … Continue reading →

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