The Western Wall is the holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray. It is the last remaining structure from the Second Temple complex destroyed in ancient Jerusalem. For centuries, it has served as ...

Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that ...

Researchers say the mikveh likely served both local residents and the many pilgrims who visited the Temple in the years ...

Hidden for 1,500 years in a forgotten monastery, the discovery reveals a shocking twist that challenges everything historians ...

From a garden at the Holy Sepulchre to new dates for the Dead Sea Scrolls, new research is offering detailed glimpses into ...

Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the ...

A rare ritual bath found in Jerusalem offers new insight into purity practices during the Second Temple period.

Excavations indicated that the wall was deliberately and systematically removed, leading to additional questions as to who ...

The mikveh still bears ash remains that testify to the destruction of the Second Temple, according to researchers.The post ...

More than seven years later, the project’s $17.5 million price tag has nearly doubled to some $31 million, and construction ...

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another ...

Centuries of excavations have unearthed a few theories about what really brought down one of the oldest cities in the ancient ...