“The Weight of Cheats” from the days of the First Temple
The stone weight that was used for trade in Jerusalem about 2700 years ago weighs more than three times the weight indicated on it, and the researchers believe that it was used by merchants who wanted to cheat in the trading process. The phenomenon of cheating in commerce has been known since biblical times, and it stated in several commandments that you are to avoid this act: “You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin.” (Leviticus 19, 35-36)
Have you ever thought you were in Europe but actually in Israel?
Have you already visited Jerusalem during Hanukkah? Every year, when winter comes, Jerusalem turns into a real European capital! And on Hanukkah, a variety of activities and festive candle lightings for the whole family await you.
“Today I came face to face with 3000 years of history of the Jewish people”
The Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Leon, visited the City of David National Park next to the Western Wall and met with the CEO of the City of David - winner of the Israel Prize, David (Duda’le) Barry
A gold earring that is more than 2000 years old has been discovered in the City of David
A gold earring decorated with the figure of a horned animal from the Hellenistic period has been discovered in the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David in the National Park surrounding the walls of Jerusalem, in an archaeological dig led by the Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University.
