A grandstand collapsed in a synagogue in the Bayit VeGan neighborhood of Jerusalem this afternoon (Tuesday) during a post-Purim celebration. The synagogue where the incident occurred belongs to ...

Visitors inside the synagogue were locked in during the ... targeting the island's Jewish community. After the shooting, The Jerusalem Post, a widely-read conservative media outlet based in ...

A community member named Aitan told The Jerusalem Post said that "there is great panic here. We are in lockdown in the synagogue and also in the guesthouse near the synagogue." According to the ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters ... analysts said. Friday’s synagogue shooting presents a challenge to Netanyahu, who returned to power in December at the head of the most right-wing government in Israeli ...

Today, the site of the 2018 shooting is being transformed into a unique kind of community center. It will host worship ...

According to the FSB's public relations center, the assailant intended to carry out the attack during a period of significant ...

People pray in a square outside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque on March 15, the first Friday of Ramadan. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) The war in Gaza has cast a pall over the Islamic holy ...

As the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza, many Christian pilgrims have stayed away from the Holy Land this Easter, but in Jerusalem, the thousands of Christians who live in the city ...

Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably ...

The best ways to get around Jerusalem are on foot or by taxi. Many of the city's top attractions are within walking distance of one another inside or just beyond the Old City walls. When you're ...

Jerusalem artichokes work well boiled, roasted, braised, sautéed or stir-fried and are also delicious served raw in salads. Just scrub them clean - there's no need to peel them (should you wish ...

The best times to visit Jerusalem are April through May and October through November, when the weather is mild and the crowds are thin. However, make sure to cross-check your travel dates with ...