The utensil in this photograph was found whole in an archaeological excavation under the pavement of the Western Wall plaza, conducted in conjunction with the Israel Antiquities Authority Educational centers. The excavation is focused now on the later layers from the 18th – 20th centuries CE – the Ottoman and British Mandate periods and during the Jordanian rule of the Old City.
A Life of Meaning – Parashat Chukat
Parashat Chukat 5786 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites Parashat Chukat opens with one of the most distinctive subjects in
29 Sivan 5786
June 14, 2026
