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.
Baal Shem Tov
Slow and Steady – Parashat Matot–Masei
Parashat Matot – Masei 5786 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites The Book of Bamidbar concludes with a description of
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July 7, 2026
