Tower of David Museum

Spiritual guide promotes worldwide meditation event to mark 25th anniversary of September 11 attack

Michal Lichtman, a spiritual guide who works with people on developing awareness and what she describes as their “inner light,” has proposed an international meditation to be held on Friday.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
THE IDEA for this year’s global meditation grew out of an event Michal Lichtman organized in Jerusalem last year as part of her initiative, Migdalor – Growing Light.
A rare Judean Pillar Figurine mold dating to the First Temple period found in the Tower of David, July 27, 2026.

First Temple-era figurine mold unearthed in Jerusalem's 'most significant excavation' in decades

Tower of David Museum Chief Curator Eilat Lieber said that "the discovery of the first mold for producing figurines dating to the First Temple period has generated tremendous excitement."

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
In total there were 33 participants, each representing a different Jerusalem school – religious, secular, and mixed.

How well do you know Israel’s capital? Take the Jerusalem Quiz

At the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum, middle school students from 33 Jerusalem schools put their knowledge to the test this week at the Jerusalem Quiz.

|ByPENINA HOROWITZ
Archival image of Yossi and Gavri Banai during the 1980s.

Grapevine: Commemorating Jerusalem's favorite son

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

A short while ago, in an Israeli capital city not so far away…

Israel's Star Wars fans and ostracized children flocked to Jerusalem's Tower of David Museum for a special event with the 501st Legion.

MAY 13, 2023ByLIAM FORBERG, AARON REICH
A STORMTROOPER of the 501st Legion poses at the Tower of David.

Jerusalem highlights April 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

APRIL 7, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A KES celebrates Sigd in Jerusalem.

Passover in Jerusalem: Holiday activities for the whole family

Now it’s up to you to choose which activities your family will enjoy. Whatever you do, you’ll be sure to have fun in Jerusalem this Passover!

APRIL 1, 2023ByJOANNA SHEBSON, RONIT ANSBACHER
KOL HAMARBEH Street Festival.

This week in Jerusalem: Hiding the gold

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

MARCH 25, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
JEWISH UKRAINIAN refugees arrive at an IFCJ-JDC emergency shelter in Chisinau, Moldova, March 2022.

Jerusalem's Tower of David named one of 'World's Greatest Places' by TIME

TIME's list is a wide and varied list. Jerusalem is listed among the other 50 destinations such as Kyoto in Japan, Musanze in Rwanda, Giza and Saqqara in Egypt, Ladakh in India and Aqaba in Jordan.

MARCH 18, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Tower of David Museum

This week in Jerusalem: Born to be wild

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

MARCH 17, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
IS MYOPIA common among ultra-Orthodox students?

Jerusalem's Tower of David minaret gets much-needed facelift

The rotund spire that sits just a stone’s throw from Jaffa Gate has stood sentinel among the Old City ramparts for nigh on 400 years – some say longer.

MARCH 3, 2023ByBARRY DAVIS
SCAFFOLDING EMBRACES the ancient minaret as the repair and conservation work proceeds.

Dance from Jerusalem's Tower of David to Ticho House with c.a.t.a.m.o.n.

The c.a.t.a.m.o.n Dance Group has certainly created a radical alternative, and maybe even a new art form. Like many new art forms, this is not easy to absorb.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByMORDECHAI BECK
In the From Jaffa to Agripas festival, ‘Habatul’ by Irad Avni (Photographer Natasha Shachnas, copyright c.a.t.a.m.o.n Dance Group in Jerusalem)

Jerusalem dance festival From Jaffa to Agripas comes back with a twist

"Through this work, we wanted to ask: How can it be that two individuals who grew up, were raised and currently reside in the same city still live in totally different worlds?”

DECEMBER 31, 2022ByJOY BERNARD
'Ofrenda,' a new video dance by Mexican choreographer Claudia Lavista, featuring dancer Julia Mezhetskaya.

Hanukkah, Christmas in Jerusalem: Fun family activities for the holidays

This year, Hanukkah and Christmas overlap, so we are looking forward to welcoming visitors of all faiths to celebrate the two holidays.

DECEMBER 17, 2022ByRONIT ANSBACHER, JOANNA SHEBSON
HANUKKAH AT the Tower of David.