World leaders Tsar Nicholas, Baron Rothschild and the Hassidic Rebbe Yisrael of Sadigora shared the storied history of the illustrious and commanding Tiferet Yisrael
Tiferet Yisrael was a magnificent Jewish center that towered over the entire Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and the Western Wall. It enjoyed a spectacular bird’s eye view onto the Temple Mount. The center served as a prominent symbol of the Jewish community; as a communal center and as a central Synagogue. It […]
Connecting the ancient Second Temple, Israel defense forces and a Jewish center in Jerusalem
During the excavation of the Synagogue site that preceded the beginning of its reconstruction, archaeologists uncovered relics from the Second Temple period, as well as burnt timbers from when the Romans sacked Jerusalem. The archeological finds indicated that the area served as housing for the Temple Priests during its Second Temple Period. In 1948, the […]