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1,300-year-old menorah pendant suggests Rome couldn’t keep all Jews out of Jerusalem

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:07:29 +0000

After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient artifact indicates some tenacious residents refused to stay away

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Daily Briefing July 18 – Why Jews are increasingly praying on the Temple Mount

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 11:31:39 +0000

Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today

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Work to secure Western Wall stones in egalitarian area completed

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:37:04 +0000

Efforts came after 400-pound stone dislodged from Robinson’s Arch in July 2018 and crashed down on platform designated for mixed prayer, just missing a 79-year-old worshiper

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Tiny First Temple seal impression found with name of Bible-era royal steward

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:01:30 +0000

Inscribed with 'Belonging to Adoniyahu, Royal Steward,' a clay sealing from the 7th century BCE uncovered from earth excavated at the foundations of the Western Wall

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Liberal Jewish leaders sound skeptical note on PM’s Western Wall promises

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:47:43 +0000

Head of Conservative movement in Israel says Netanyahu's past words haven't been 'translated into reality,' while Reform counterpart calls speech to Diaspora Jews 'scandalous'

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Archaeologist says entire Western Wall is ‘danger zone,’ public should stay away

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:09:12 +0000

Warning of 'multiple cracks' after boulder falls, Zachi Dvira says people should not be allowed near holy site -- neither in the mainstream prayer pavilion nor at Robinson's Arch

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Western Wall rabbi urges ‘soul-searching’ after massive stone crashes down

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:05:30 +0000

Shmuel Rabinovitch says 'most rare' incident at egalitarian prayer area, coming day after Tisha B'Av mourning for destroyed Temples, raises profound 'doubts and questions'

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Ancient boulder dislodges from Western Wall, crashes down near woman at prayer

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 07:07:36 +0000

Dramatic footage shows large stone coming loose from holy site, shattering on egalitarian prayer platform below; lands near Daniella Goldberg, 79, but she is unharmed

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Western Wall egalitarian area used daily for gender-segregated Orthodox prayer

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 12:22:33 +0000

Students from two Old City yeshivas bring in temporary 'mehitza' dividers for Orthodox crowds of up to 100 at site set aside for pluralistic prayer

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MKs, Diaspora leaders quarrel in Knesset meeting on Western Wall deal

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:27:29 +0000

Justifying objections to a pluralistic prayer space, Shas MK Malchieli says there are certain places that 'you don't enter with dogs'

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Israel insists it won’t fully implement Western Wall egalitarian prayer deal

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:05:57 +0000

Addressing Jewish Agency at pluralistic prayer platform, Tzachi Hanegbi vows to improve the site's appearance but rejects Diaspora Jewry's key demands

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Could a 1924 British Mandate law kill the Western Wall pluralistic pavilion?

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 03:32:41 +0000

A long-awaited High Court hearing will assemble petitioners on both sides of a frozen government decision to stake their claims at Judaism's holiest site

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Vote with your feet at Robinson’s Arch

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:19:54 +0000

Coalition politics will crumple under one million Jews praying annually at the mixed section of the Kotel

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Liberman: Shelving Western Wall plan a ‘severe blow’ to Jewish unity

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:49:35 +0000

Former Israel envoy to US Michael Oren says 'despicable' decision marks 'the abandonment of Zionism'; Diaspora Minister Bennett skips vote

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Bowing to ultra-Orthodox pressure, cabinet halts pluralistic Western Wall deal

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 13:06:31 +0000

Israel's Reform movement says freezing the plan to build mixed-gender prayer plaza harms Israel and its connection to the Jewish people; Jewish Agency expresses 'deep disappointment'

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