Judaism

Baking Matzah Shmurah in Jerusalem

The process of matzah making - Ultra-Orthodox men bake Matzos "Shmurot" for the Passover holiday, at the Israeli factory in Jerusalem. Traditional handmade Matzah Shmurah is made from wheat, which is guarded from the time that it is harvested and is recommended for Seder use. Jerusalem, Mar 30, 2023. Photo by Oz Faber/TPS

Herodium

Jews visit the Herodium south of Jerusalem on Julu 17, 2021. Photo by Amit Barak/TPS

Dome of the Rock

The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem on Aug. 10, 2022. Photo by Yosef Mizrahi/TPS

Baking Matzah Shmurah in Jerusalem

The process of matzah making - Ultra-Orthodox men bake Matzos "Shmurot" for the Passover holiday, at the Israeli factory in Jerusalem. Traditional handmade Matzah Shmurah is made from wheat, which is guarded from the time that it is harvested and is recommended for Seder use. Jerusalem, Mar 30, 2023. Photo by Oz Faber/TPS

Megillat Esther at IDF checkpoint in northern Samaria

Megillat Esther, “The Scroll of Esther,” is seen at an IDF checkpoint in northern Samaria during the Jewish holiday of Purim. Samaria, Mar 24, 2024. Photo by Avidan Bader/TPS

Lighting the seventh candle of Hanukkah in Mea Shearim Haredi neighborhood

Ultra-Orthodox Jews light the seventh candle of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the Haredi neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Dec 13, 2023. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS

Chanukah

Lighting the first candle of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem's Old City on Dec. 18, 2022. Photo by Udi Roth/TPS

chickens

Chickens in Jerusalem on Sept. 27, 2017. Photo by Shira Hershkop/TPS *** Local Caption *** כפרות תרנגולת בעלי חיים זכויות בעלי חיים עוף עופות

Rabbi David Lau

Israel's Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau (center) with dignitaries and worshippers at the Tomb of Joshua in Samaria on April 27, 2022. Photo by Elyashiv Rakovski/TPS

Tisha B’Av 2023 in Jerusalem

Jews arrive at the Southern Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem to read the Book of Lamentations on Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebraic calendar. The fast of Tisha B'Av mourns the destruction of the two Temples by the Babylonians and by the Romans throughout Jewish history. Jerusalem, Jul 26, 2023. Photo by Eitan ...