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Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

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.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.
Engineers conduct their bi-annual inspection of the Western Wall in preparation for the High Holy Days on August 29, 2023.

Western Wall stones undergo inspection before Rosh Hashanah

This check is conducted annually around Rosh Hashanah and Passover, to make sure that Western Wall prayer does not pose a safety risk to anyone.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Women of the Wall celebrate after regrouping at the Egalitarian Section of the Western Wall in 2019.

Original Women of the Wall: Fighting for women to pray at the Kotel

While some consider women’s group prayer proscribed in Jewish law, Original Women of the Wall demonstrates that with respect and tolerance, all Jewish women can practice according to their custom.

|ByCHERYL BIRKNER MACK
‘HOW DO I explain the straps and the boxes or my heart skipping...’

The Western Wall: A chance to preserve history, ensure the future - opinion

What bitter irony that the Western Wall has become a touchstone of internal conflict in Israel and in the Diaspora at the same time that external enemies are gathering their strength.

|ByBARBARA SOFER

Is Israel committed to all Jews? US Federations chief has his doubts

Government action on Western Wall, conversion ‘raise doubts’ country is acting as nation-state for all Jews, says Federations head.

AUGUST 29, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
Members of "Women of the Wall" pray with a Torah scroll during a monthly prayer near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City July 24, 2017

The Western Wall crisis: Its causes and its consequences

What are the results of Sunday’s decision to nix a planned egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall, and what will happen in the future?

JULY 1, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touches the stones of the Western Wall