Tag: King Herod

The Herodium is an ancient fortress and palace built by King Herod the Great 12 kilometers south of Jerusalem.

Among the Jewish heritage sites near biblical Jericho are the Hasmonean Winter Palaces, King Herod’s Third Palace, a Byzantine-era synagogue dating back to the 6th or 7th Century CE, ritual baths, and nearby burial caves used by priests of the Second Temple.

The construction is yet another attempt by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to establish facts on the ground in Area c, the parts of Judea and Samaria under direct Israeli control.

It's not an easy translation, the Mishna's notion of "gishmei bracha." Midrash Rabah (Vayikra 35:10) suggests that the blessing of "I will send you...