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Written by STEPHEN GABRIEL ROSENBERG, THE JERUSALEM POST
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Jul 24, 2007 at 11:23 AM |
Traditionally the Temple Mount Faithful attempt to set up a foundation
stone for the Third Temple on Tisha Be'av, and the police routinely
prevent them from doing so. The occasion for this street theater is the
anniversary of the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE and that
of the Second Temple in 70 CE, both said to have occurred on the same
calendar date.
It is certainly right that the date be commemorated; but would
rebuilding the Temple be an appropriate act for the State of Israel
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Written by David Golinkin, THE JERUSALEM POST
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Jul 24, 2007 at 11:19 AM |
On Tisha Be'av our hearts turn to the Temple Mount, the site of the
First and Second Temples, whose destruction we mourn every year.
Therefore, it behooves us to ask: Does Jewish law permit us to go up to
the Temple Mount today? This may seem like an esoteric question, but it
has far-reaching political consequences.
Shortly after the Six Day War in June 1967, the Chief Rabbinate posted
a large sign at the entrance to the Temple Mount stating that,
according to Jewish Law, it is forbidden to enter the Temple Mount.
This prohibition was reiterated by chief rabbis Shlomo Amar and Yona
Metzger in January 2005. As a result, many Jews, especially the
Orthodox, have not entered the Temple Mount area for the past 40 years. |
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Written by Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent
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May 16, 2007 at 02:10 AM |
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Dozens of rabbis from the national Zionist camp visited the Temple Mount on Sunday in order to increase awareness and emphasize Jewish linkage to the site.
A few days ago, the rabbis had released an announcement permitting Jews to enter the Temple Mount.
Sunday's visit marks the first time such a large group of rabbis, including the head rabbi of the Yesha Council Rabbi Dov Lior, Ma'ale Adumim Yeshiva head Rabbi Nahum Rabinowitz, and Rabbi Daniel Shaleh, have visited Temple Mount together.
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