Rare First Temple-era seal found in Jerusalem, in an image released on August 29, 2023. (Emil Aladjem/IAA) Rare First Temple-era seal found in Jerusalem, in an image released on August 29, 2023.

JERUSALEM — For centuries, the Damascus Gate has stood as the portal to the Old City of Jerusalem, opening onto a packed bazaar of souvenir shops, teahouses and falafel joints — and the ...

Mostly used by Palestinians to enter the Old City, the area is one of the main focal points of Palestinian life in Jerusalem. On the narrow streets that spread like capillaries from the gate ...

And the more it progresses, it increases and grows’” (Jerusalem Talmud, Berachot, 1:1). This is the true and mature understanding of Israel’s Redemption.

Occupied East Jerusalem – The Damascus Gate, or Bab al-Amud – as it is known in Arabic, has re-emerged as a flashpoint between Palestinians and Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem.

The Talmud says that "ten measures of beauty were given to the world, and nine were given to Jerusalem." The holy city is especially beautiful at night, when the heat and dust settle and the ...