Every nation, Jewish or not, has a place with God and the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

The moving tunes used for the Yom Kippur prayers are a main priority in the service, arousing our souls to a higher level of spirituality.

The number of Jews who visited on Sunday marked an increase of 42% over last year’s Tisha b’Av.

As we pray at the Western Wall and gaze up at the Temple Mount, we cannot help but wonder why there is no Holy Temple today. Does it have anything to do with the slanderous report of the spies in the times of Moses?

Jews in Israel and around the world observe Tisha B’Av, a day of fasting and intense mourning for the destruction of both Holy Temples and the Jewish exile.

Learn about the Holy Temples and why they were so special, how Tisha B'av is observed, and a general overview of Jewish mourning practices.

Former MK Rabbi Dov Lipman, head of Yad l'Olim, which assists new immigrants to the Jewish state, discusses the significance of Tisha b'Av.

Our rabbis tell us that whoever mourns over the destruction of the Temple will merit to see its rebuilding. May we live to see it in our days!

Clearly the Holy Temple was special place. A place where time, nature, and even life stood still.

What is the point of fasting and mourning on Tisha b'Av?

The Biblical-era wall protected Jerusalem from attacks during the reign of the kings of Judah, until the arrival of the Babylonians.

It's time to brush up on the importance of Jerusalem, and in this case, the Holy Temple and the Temple Mount – the focal point of Jerusalem.

Could a misunderstanding end up destroying the Holy Temple? Who were Kamtza and Bar Kamtza? What do they have to do with Tisha b'Av? What can we learn from their mistakes?

The excavation revealed original stone slabs used pave the area around the buildings.

The 'Red Heifer,' necessary for ritual purification at the Holy Temple, is discussed in the bible in Numbers 19:1-22.

It is customary to eat dairy on Shavuot, and we are going to tell you why!

Ahead of Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of the liberation of the Holy City in the 1967 Six Day War, here's a list that includes some of the lesser-known names used to refer to Israel's eternal capital. 

Towards the end of the Seder we move away from reliving the past and focus on the future. We express our deepest longing for the arrival of the Messianic era.

Although nowadays there is no Passover sacrifice, as there is no Holy Temple in Jerusalem, we can still learn from it.

It is little known that the Holy Temple in Jerusalem is alluded to in the Passover Haggadah, along with the lesson that it will be rebuilt when unity prevails.

The first thing done at the beginning of each day at the Holy Temple was cleaning of the ashes from the previous day. What is the lesson here?

Why is the performance of so many commandments necessary in order to help us remember the Exodus from Egypt?

No matter how far we stray, God, Torah, the Jewish people, and Jerusalem are all interconnected. It is a 'marriage' that can never be broken. 

Because Chanukah usually occurs in December, it is sometimes thought of as the "Jewish Christmas." It isn't, of course. But what's it's really all about?

The menorah engraving is a unique find dating back to the period between the Hasmonean era and the Bar-Kokhba revolt, when decorative use of this symbol was rare.