Originally developed by local merchants during the Ottoman era to showcase fresh produce, the Machane Yehuda Market, or shuk, has far outstripped its humble beginnings. Now the largest market in Jerusalem, boasting over 250 vendors, the Machane Yehuda Market sells practically everything you can think of. From fresh fruits and vegetables, regional baked goods, fresh seafood,...Read More
Regarded by many as one of the most solemn days on the Jewish calendar, Tisha B’Av is a day of worldwide communal mourning for the Jewish community. Observed on the ninth day of the month of Av, hence Tisha (ninth) B’Av (in the month of Av) on the Jewish calendar, Tisha B’Av is a full day...Read More
Also found is a fragment of a Byzantine-era lamp with the inscription, “the Light of Christ shines for all,” possibly used during Easter celebrations in the Holy Sepulchre. Archaeologists have unearthed a Jewish ritual bath dating back to the late Second Temple period, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced Wednesday. The ritual cleansing bath, known in...Read More
It is often said that of all the ruins in ancient Greece, there are none as rich as those at Philippi. This UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern city of Kavala in the northeast of Greece, has perhaps the best footprint of early Christian history next to Jerusalem. The city, originally named Krenides, was founded...Read More
Considered to be the world’s oldest continually inhabited city, built anywhere from 10000 BCE to 7000 BC, the biblical city of Jericho was the strongest fortress in all the land of Canaan. Located on a narrow plain on the western side of the lower Jordan River Valley, it appears to have had an advanced society with...Read More
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