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2,800 years of Jerusalem history on display at Tower of David

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In the excavation site of a former barracks/prison known as the Kishle (Turkish for prison), the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum opened a unique art exhibition on Tuesday evening . The impressive space, part of the Tower of...
A model of Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. Credit: Courtesy.

Historic ‘Glory of Israel’ synagogue set to reopen overlooking Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

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When Florida lawyer Brian Sherr first visited the ancient synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City more than four decades ago, the site lay in ruins. The area around the demolished structure was filled with garbage, the...
Construction work at the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, Dec. 9, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

250 million shekels for improvements to Jewish Quarter

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Israel's Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition signed an agreement with the Society for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City to invest a quarter of a billion...

Riots break out in Jerusalem after funeral of Palestinian

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Rioting broke out in eastern Jerusalem and in the Old City on Monday night following the funeral of Walid al-Sharif, a Palestinian who was injured on the Temple Mount during clashes several weeks ago as he...
Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir joins a right-wing flag march through Jerusalem on April 20, 2022. Source: Twitter.

Israeli police block Jewish protest flag march in Jerusalem

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Israeli Police blocked a right-wing flag march through Jerusalem on Wednesday that participants said was a response to what they see as a weak government reaction to Arab violence in the Old City. The police...
Jewish worshippers cover themselves with prayer shawls at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem during the Kohanim Benediction for the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 18, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Subdued holiday blessing at Western Wall as tensions clamped to keep the calm

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Israeli security forces got what they were seeking: quiet. And, to some extent, Arab rioters got what they wanted: a depressed turnout. With Jerusalem on edge and the threat of violence palpable, Monday morning’s Birkat...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.

Erdoğan, Middle Eastern countries bash Israel over Arab violence in Jerusalem

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Turkey, Jordan and Morocco condemned Israel’s actions on the Temple Mount near the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, despite the violence being sparked by Arab rioters. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi summoned Israel’s Chargé d’Affaires in...
Palestinian rioters hurl stones towards Israeli security forces during Ramadan clashes on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 15, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Two Palestinians arrested after five Israelis wounded in stoning near Jerusalem Old City

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The Jerusalem District Police announced on Sunday that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the stoning of several buses near Jerusalem’s Old City earlier in the day. Five Israelis sustained light injuries...
Palestinians protest on the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on April 15, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

More than 300 Palestinian rioters arrested in Temple Mount clashes ahead of Passover

Security tensions in Israel in recent weeks hit a new high on April 15, the second Friday of Ramadan and the eve of Passover. By mid-morning Friday, some 300 Palestinian rioters on the Temple...

Future Jewish leaders, how are you using your voice?

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On an average day in December 2015, Rabbi Reuven Biermacher finished teaching Torah to his students in Aish Yeshiva’s Spanish program in the Old City of Jerusalem. He walked out of the building and...