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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 572

Ein Kerem

Closeup of the cross medallion inset with glass and tiny precious stones found in Ein Kerem, in a photo released on December 29, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/ Israel Antiquities Authority)
December 29, 2024, 4:19 pm
Child finds unique decorated cross on Jerusalem field trip
While on a class foraging walk, boy, 10, discovers small Christian artifact encrusted with intricate mosaic decorations that points to Jerusalem’s history as a pilgrimage center
By Gavriel Fiske
Lit Hanukkah menorahs are part of the tour in Jerusalem's Old City during the eight-day holiday, which begins November 28, 2021 (Courtesy Michal Ben Atar)
November 28, 2021, 6:08 am
The tours, events and shows that will light up your Hanukkah
Archaeological digs, cupcake decorations, museum tours and neighborhood explorations are some of the activities on offer during the eight-day holiday
By Jessica Steinberg
Rescue workers at the scene of a burning vehicle in Jerusalem found a body inside on June 9, 2021 (Magen David Adom)
June 10, 2021, 1:14 am
Body of man found in burning car in Jerusalem
Victim pronounced dead at the scene; authorities said to believe incident not criminal
By ToI Staff
Reches Lavan, or White Ridge, west of Jerusalem. (Dov Greenblat, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)
June 25, 2020, 6:05 am
Will housing, hotels, highway devastate Jerusalem’s pastoral White Ridge hill?
National committee to discuss appeal Thursday against plans to build 5,000+ homes in unspoiled area, as city tries to meet national targets for housing to match population growth
By Sue Surkes
The view from the ancient terraces surrounding Ilana Stein's Ein Kerem home (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
January 8, 2019, 12:50 am
Foraging is a way of life for this Ein Kerem family
Grasses and wild mustard, sorrel and preserved grapes form the basis of their weekly winter menu
By Jessica Steinberg
Incendiary balloons found in Bat Yam on October 11, 2018. (Israel Police)
October 13, 2018, 12:10 pm
For third time in a week, incendiary balloons found in Jerusalem
Civilian collects the device and drives it to police, despite warnings that such objects could hold improvised explosives
By ToI Staff
A newly discovered underground stalactite cave on the outskirts of Jerusalem, May 25, 2018. (Screen capture: Hadashot News)
May 25, 2018, 2:53 pm
Stalactite cave discovered 900 feet below Jerusalem
Workers digging route for new water pipe to Jerusalem and the West Bank find 46-foot-long subterranean cavern
By ToI Staff
The historical Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem is believed to be the birthplace of John the Baptist and has been inhabited by Jews since the Second Temple period. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 5, 2016, 9:54 am
Ancient handicrafts flourish in Jerusalem’s mystical Ein Kerem
Enchanting, historic village, filled with picturesque streets and alleyways, is the stuff of which legends are made
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Illustrative photo of women sunbathing on the beach in Tel Aviv. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
August 2, 2015, 7:57 pm
More than 160 treated as temperatures soar
Magen David Adom: Over 80 people across country faint in heatwave; 14 suffering from dehydration
By ToI Staff
A fire rages between Tzur Hadassah and the West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit area on August 2, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 2, 2015, 3:45 pm
Firefighters battle large brush fire outside Jerusalem
Residents of Ein Kerem and Moshav Even Sapir are evacuated as crews struggle to contain blaze
By ToI Staff
A trap door in the Shimshoni's living room opening up to a ancient ritual bath. (Assaf Peretz/courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 1, 2015, 1:16 pm
Jerusalem family finds 2,000-year-old ritual bath under living room
Discovery in traditional hometown of John the Baptist points to presence of Jewish village during Second Temple era
By Ilan Ben Zion
Yeshiva student Aaron Sofer who went missing in the Jerusalem Forest, August 2014. (photo credit: Screen capture YouTube/JewsOnTelevision)
August 29, 2014, 8:42 am
US yeshiva student’s funeral procession sets out for Beit Shemesh
Aaron Sofer, 23, was found dead after he disappeared during hike in forest; unconfirmed report cites dehydration as cause
By Adiv Sterman and Marissa Newman
A firefighting plane tries to extinguish a large brush fire behind the the Russian Church in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)
June 26, 2014, 11:17 pm
Jerusalem fire said caused by negligence
Police say hikers failed to extinguish bonfire, causing major blaze near capital’s Ein Kerem neighborhood
By ToI Staff
A firefighter seen trying to extinguish a large fire raging near Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem neighborhood on June 25, 2014. (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
June 26, 2014, 10:24 am
Arson, negligence probed in huge Jerusalem blaze
Fire chief says forest had been allowed to grow too densely and should have been cleared out
By Lazar Berman
A firefighting plane tries to extinguish a large brush fire behind the the Russian Church in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)
June 25, 2014, 9:29 pm
Firefighters subdue Ein Kerem blaze; arson suspected
Hundreds evacuated, 3 lightly injured as forest near historic area goes up in flames
By Lazar Berman
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