To the left is the Antonia Fortress, to the right is Solomon's Portico. In the Center is the Holy of Holies. Robinson's Arch is visible in the nearest corner of the mount. First-century Jerusalem was ...

No one ever saw the Ark; it was the only vessel placed inside the Holy of Holies, where entry was forbidden. As the Israelites wandered in the desert, they were able to see all the sacred vessels ...

When he went into the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur to utter the explicit Name of G-d (which has supernatural powers capable even of killing people [Rashi Exodus 2:14]), he might have in mind the ...

While the vast majority of opinions state that the location of the Holy of Holies with the Foundation Stone is under the Dome of the Rock, there are opinions that state that the Temple actually ...

It represents the Holy of Holies that was part of the first major temple built by King Solomon. Ner Tamid This means ‘eternal light’ and it is always lit in the synagogue. It represents the ...