JERUSALEM (RNS) The outcry over the beach is just one of the many battles the ultra-Orthodox community has waged in recent years over the issue of Shabbat closures and the sanctity of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem’s iconic mayor Teddy Kollek, third from right, at the dedication of the stretch of the Jerusalem beach in Tel Aviv (Courtesy Yosef Lior) This week, from May 10 until May 13, Jerusalemites ...

People around Palm Beach County are feeling the gain or loss of Jerusalem as their religious capital, following President Donald Trump’s announcement Wednesday. “I was very glad to hear it,” said Stan ...

Mayor Nir Barkat will later today open Holy City beach, including lounge chairs and beach volley ball courts, in a park in central Jerusalem, his office said. "This is the first beach in the history ...

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion will discuss the challenges involved in governing Israel's diverse capital city Friday at Palm Beach Synagogue. Lion, who was first elected in 2018 and won a second term ...

Jerusalem Theater gets its own beach for Israel Festival opera Jerusalemites flock to Lithuanian beachside libretto ‘Sun & Sea’ about holidaymakers’ concerns both mundane and deep, as well as the ...

MODERN-DAY MIAMI BEACH IS A cosmopolitan blend of sleek European trendiness atop faded Art Deco splendor. In this city of pastels, international fashion models pout at the camera and at passers-by on ...

JERUSALEM, June 15 (bdnews24.com/AFP) – Despite being 60 kilometres (37 miles) from the coast, Jerusalem is about to get its first beach. Mayor Nir Barkat will ...