Category Archives: News

Temple Mount Faithful petitions for State Comptroller’s excavation report

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In a previous post, we reported on State Comptroller’s report on the illegal activities by the Waqf on the Temple Mount. According to the website of the Temple Mount Faithful: “The goal of the Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful … Continue reading →

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The Kenyon Institute of Jerusalem

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

A few years ago, the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem was renamed the Kenyon Institute, after the late Dame Kathleen Kenyon who is best known for her excavations in Jericho and Jerusalem. The school’s website states its purpose: The … Continue reading →

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50th anniversary of The Anglo Israel Achaeological Society

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the society has invited Prof. Ami Mazar to lecture on: “Archaeology in Israel: Achievements and the current state of research”. The lecture will take place at the Stevenson Lecture Theatre in the British Museum, London at … Continue reading →

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Virtual World Project

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

This new website offers virtual tours of archaeological sites and is worth visiting. The Virtual World Project is designed for educational purposes, with teachers and students in mind. The project offers two modes for viewing the archaeological sites (Tour and Presentation mode). … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem – The Biography, Simon Sebag Montefiore

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Good to see this book on Jerusalem (see previous post) in the list of Sunday Times (UK) bestsellers – for 15 weeks already! And it’s due for more exposure on Sunday, May 5th, when Montefiore speaks at the Hay Festival … Continue reading →

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The new Jordan Museum

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

The Jordan Museum is expected to open in June 2011. The Jordan Museum has the following aims: Research and documentation of Jordan’s archeology, folklore and modern history, Education and information dissemination programmes to the public, Collection, conservation and protection of artifacts … Continue reading →

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The Western Wall of the Temple Mount Gets Cleaned for Passover, All Notes Taken Out

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Did you ever wonder what happened to all those prayer notes that people stick in between the stones of the Western Wall of the Temple Mount? Once a year, in preparation for Pesach (Jewish Passover), they are taken out and … Continue reading →

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Lecture on “Re-excavating Jerusalem” in Oxford

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

A great reason to visit the “city of dreaming spires” The Department of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford) is pleased to invite friends and colleagues to: The Seventh Annual Roger Moorey Memorial Lecture: Dr Kay Prag, University … Continue reading →

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2nd International Temple Mount Awareness Day

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In the Book of Exodus we read about the construction of the Tabernacle. On the first day of the first month (called ‘Rosh Chodesh Nisan’ in Hebrew) of the second year after coming out from Egypt, the Tabernacle was put … Continue reading →

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The 70 books

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

If there was an award for Most Timely Blog, it should be awarded to Todd Bolen for his post yesterday called Early Christian Lead Books Discovery: Some Problems. With claims such as have been made for this discovery, ones’s in-box … Continue reading →

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