As the resident film impresario at Manhattan’s JCC, Isaac Zablocki specializes in screening movies that challenge, provoke and enlighten audiences. When he first heard of the Israeli feature “Legend ...
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Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the Second Temple period, which researchers say provides insight into the days ...
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A rock-hewn mikveh (ritual purification bath) dating to the final days of the Second Temple period was discovered recently during excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the ...
The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and numerous artifacts that offer a snapshot of life just before the city fell.
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000‑year‑old Jewish ritual bath beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem that bears ash and destruction debris from the Roman conquest of the city in 70 C.E., ...
Archaeologists say excavated bath, filled with ash and debris, offers a window into the city’s spiritual life 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000‑year‑old Jewish ritual bath beneath ...