יום חמישי, 9 יולי 2026Thursday, July 9, 2026
Follow Us
יום חמישי, כ״ד תמוז תשפ״וThursday, July 9, 2026
Follow Us

Sections

Jerusalem Day

Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

1,500 Jews Visit Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The holiday marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Temple Mount, Western Wall and eastern side of the city, as well as Judea and Samaria.

Jerusalem

Ahead of Jerusalem Day, Population Tops 1 Million

By Yori Yalon

Housing construction in Israel's capital hit a new high in 2023.

The Knesset / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Ministers, Knesset Members Visit Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day

By David Isaac

“It is a great privilege to come here again for the first time as a member of the Knesset,” said Likud MK Dan Illouz.

Photo of the Day

Jerusalem Day Prayers

By Photo of the Day

The Kotel was packed on Sunday morning for celebratory holiday prayers of Jerusalem Day.

Photo of the Day

Jerusalem Eve at the Kotel

By Photo of the Day

Arab media is going wild over the massive Israeli flag unfurled at the Kotel.

Photo of the Day

Jerusalem Day at the Kotel

By Photo of the Day

Flags at the Kotel on Jerusalem Day.

Gaza / Hamas

Hamas: Jerusalem Day will Be Turning Point in Fight Against Israel

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

“We have no future, or state, or self-determination without Jerusalem,” said Mashaal in an interview to Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV on Sunday.

Featured / Jerusalem

Ari Fuld Remembered on Jerusalem Day

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Yom Yerushalayim, the day on which Israel celebrates the anniversary of the reunification of its capital during the 1967 Six Day War, was a very special day for Ari Fuld. He participated in the Jerusalem Day parade every year.

Rejuvenation with Eve Harow

Rejuvenation: The Present of Jerusalem Day

By The Land of Israel

Today Israel celebrates 51 years since the Liberation of Jerusalem, the Biblical Heartland, Sinai and the Golan Heights during the miraculous 6 Day War. Listen in as Eve Harow reflects on these momentous times and shares her views today on Rejuvenation.

The Jewish Story with Rabbi Mike Feuer

The Jewish Story: Jerusalem, the Once and Future City

By The Land of Israel

Explore Jerusalem past, present and future with Rav Mike on Jerusalem Day 5778 today on The Jewish Story.

Featured / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Running Counter: Thousands of Jews Ascending to Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day

By Jewish Press News Desk

We are keeping a running counter of the number of Jews ascending to the Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day.

The Tamar Yonah Show

The Tamar Yonah Show - He Fought in the '67 Six Day War!

By Israel News Talk Radio

Exclusive interview with a Six Day War veteran as he shares the story of Israel in 1967!

Photo of the Day

Full House

By Photo of the Day

Jerusalem Day - 50 Years

Featured / Photo of the Day

Jerusalem of Light

By Photo of the Day

The walls of the Old City of Jerusalem are lit up for Jerusalem Day

Ari and Jeremy

Israel Inspired: What's Driving Trump's Peace Plan in the Middle East?

By The Land of Israel

Today on Israel Inspired Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel discuss President Trump's upcoming trip and ask the question, why is Trump pushing "peace" with the Palestinians?

The Walter Bingham File

The Walter Bingham File - Extraordinary and Unusual

By Israel News Talk Radio

This edition of The Walter Bingham Files deviates from the usual subjects and brings the extraordinary story of a young Jewish refugee from Germany living in England, and his exploits as a British soldier during World War II.

Bulletproof

Bulletproof - Man On Fire

By Israel News Talk Radio

Ari gets revved up again for another heated show, as he discusses his viral social media posts and the reaction to them, along with his view of a Jerusalem Day protest and the Arab reaction to the deadly terror attack in Tel Aviv.

The Walter Bingham File

The Walter Bingham File - The French Chutzpa on the Eve of Jerusalem Day [audio

By Israel News Talk Radio

Walter talks about how more than 2,000 police secure the Jerusalem Day festivities and the Flag March through the Arab quarter on the eve of Ramadan.

Photo of the Day

SOLUTION to the Jerusalem Day Emoji Puzzle

By Photo of the Day

We'd like to thank our readers who sent us the solutions to the Jerusalem Emoji Puzzle.

Photo of the Day

Every Soldier to Jerusalem

By Photo of the Day

Beginning next year, the IDF will be implementing a program where every new recruit will visit and tour Jerusalem during their first year of service.

Video of the Day

Allah is a Curse Word

By Jewish Press Staff

Allah, isn't a god to these Muslims, Allah is a weapon. Something to throw at people you hate and are scared of.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

Teenagers Cycling from Hebron to J'lem

By Jewish Press News Desk

500 bicycle enthusiasts are making currently making their way from Hebron to Jerusalem to celebrate Jerusalem Day. The bike trek, held in honour of terror victim Yitzhak Boanish HY”D, has become an annual feature of the holiday celebration. Malachi Levinger, head of the Hebron-Kiryat Arba city council, said “this is the 11th time that young […]

Op-Eds

Joy Of All The Earth: Meditations on Jerusalem

By Faigie Heiman

Beautiful Site, Joy of all the Earth; two of the seventy names provided for Jerusalem.

Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Judaism

Call for Sovereignty on Temple Mount by Rabbis

By Jewish Press News Desk

A group of some 30 rabbis has called for sovereignty over the Temple Mount ahead of Jerusalem Day.

Op-Eds

Joy Of All The Earth: Meditations on Jerusalem

By Faigie Heiman

Beautiful Site, Joy of all the Earth; two of the seventy names provided for Jerusalem.

Israel / News Briefs

IDF General Staff Visits Kotel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Senior IDF officers visited the Western Wall today to prepare for next week’s Jerusalem Day celebrations in the capital. Members of the IDF Joint Chiefs of General Staff held prayer services led by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites, including special prayers for the State of Israel and the […]

United with Israel

By the Law Among Nations, Jerusalem Belongs to Us

By Rachel Avraham

Jordan’s annexation of the East Jerusalem was never recognized by the international community.

Op-Eds

The Heart and Soul of the Jewish People

By Farley Weiss

Yom Yerushalayim, which we marked this week, is a monumental day in Jewish history. It is a celebration of the first time in 2,000 years that Jews regained sovereignty over the Kotel, the Western Wall, and the Temple Mount, which is Judaism’s holiest site. And it is a time to thank God for giving us the extraordinary gift that is Jerusalem.

Shiloh Musings

Bibi Mocks Jerusalem Day

By Batya Medad

Thousands of people want to buy homes in Judea and Samaria, but the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to finalize permits.

A Soldier's Mother

A Free Jerusalem, From 1967 Until Forever

By Paula R. Stern

If anyone is restricted in Jerusalem today - it is we Jews, who are not allowed to move our lips in a whispered prayer, on the Temple Mount. But for today, I will think of the greater celebration.

Jewish / News Briefs / Jerusalem

One Jerusalemite Recalls Dark Years under Jordanian Rule

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Avigail Shlesinger, 81, will never forget the day Jerusalem was liberated, 46 years ago.

Holidays / Israel

Original Jewish Press Video: Beauty and Joy of Israel’s Heart – Jerusalem

By Yocheved Seidman

The streets of Jerusalem on the special day commemorating the city's reunification. A celebration of youthful energy, enthusiasm, and love of the Jewish homeland. Everyone is included and dancing together from all backgrounds in an overflowing expression of unity. Original footage 2012 shot by JewishPress.com's Jerusalem based videographer Natan Epstein. Music by Shlomo Katz, "There […]

Analysis

The Man Behind the Curtain

By Meir Indor

Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook used to refer to Rabbi Yehuda Hazani affectionately as "the assembler of great assemblies." Hazani was one of the people who nurtured Gush Emunim, the grassroots movement that worked to resettle Jews in the territories liberated from Arab occupation in 1967, but always behind the curtain. He was an unknown figure to most of the public, a person who took care to be known only by those who had to know him.

Israel / News Briefs

Mount of Olives Community Suffers Big Jerusalem Day Attack

By Malkah Fleisher

A Jerusalem Day attack on a family of Jews driving near the community of Maale HaZeitim in the Arab Ras al Amoud neighborhood has increased tension between Jews and Muslims in the region, amid intensified demands from Jewish residents that Jerusalem police forces crack down on threats to security.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

With Scattered Arab Protests, 30,000 Israelis March Through Jerusalem

By Jewish Press Staff

At least 30,000 people participated in the Jerusalem Day parade known as the Dance of the Flags, interrupted by some clashes between marchers and Arab protesters.

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Terrorist Stabbed by Own Knife As Cyclists Pass By from Hebron to Jerusalem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Hundreds of youths who rode from Hebron to Jerusalem on Sunday, Jerusalem Day, were struck on their way by the nightmare sight of an Arab attacking an IDF officer with a knife. Luckily, the attacker was overcome and ended up stabbing himself.

Analysis

A Russian Refusenik Remembers Jerusalem

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Minister of Diaspora and Public Affairs Yuli Edelstein: “For me, Jerusalem is more than just a capital to be proud of. As the former Minister of Immigrant Absorption, I can say that for Jews who immigrated to Israel--from as far as Ethiopia-- making aliya to Israel always meant returning to Jerusalem, to Zion."

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter II

By Ruchama Feuerman

View all
cross