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NEWS UPDATE: lslamic Movement Spewing Forth Lies and Hate (Again)...    Light to the Nations video teaching: Who Bears Our Burden: We have been bestowed with the ability to change...    Bat Melech video teaching: Where Are You? Elul is a month that demands to be lived in every sense of the word...    Temple Talk Radio Program: special guest, famed Egyptologist, film maker, author of "Riddle of the Exodus" and noted Noahide, Jim Long, the universal dimensions of Elul & the ramifications of the "King in the Field" for the whole world...    The King is in the field: Where are you?...    Parashat Eikev: To set down roots in the land of Israel both deep and unassailable Israel must perform the commandments that G-d commanded them. It is Torah that weds us to the land of Israel...    Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount on Tish'a b'Av...    Time to Build...    Jews, Take me to Your Leader... and to His House...    Tisha B'Av: Making this Fast the Last Fast...    NEWS FLASH: After 2000 years, FRESH SHOWBREAD is being baked in Israel today...    Sivuv She'arim: Pledging Our Loyalty to the Temple Mount...    The traditional sivuv she'arim to take place on Rosh Chodesh Av will include a rally for Jewish rights on the Temple Mount...    The Temple Institute presents its Annual Youth Conference on the Holy Temple - 5770...    Houston, Texas, June 17,: The Battle for Jerusalem has Begun! Rabbi Richman unplugged in Houston...    Integrating Modern Technology into the Holy Temple: The Temple Institute's Annual Passover Symposium...    I LOVE THE TEMPLE MOUNT: Download a beautiful statement of support now!...    Dare to Dream/Dare to Build: Obama may be calling for a building freeze in Jerusalem, but the Jewish heart is burning to build!...    Jewish Response to the Obama Cairo Speech (video)...

The Temple Institute Mourns Together with All of Israel   As the so called "peace talks" were restarted this week in Washington, (September 1), accompanied by the usual cynical pageantry and self-serving speechmaking, the enemies of Israel were busy pursuing their own agenda, brutally murdering four holy Jews in a drive-by slaughter, south of the ancient city of Hevron, the City of the Patriarchs, in the historic land of Judea. The quadruple murder made varying degrees of mention in the worldwide press, due to its proximity to the above-mentioned gathering in Washington. Yet, invariably, the four Jews murdered were described merely as "four settlers." For much of the mass media today, Jews living in their historic homeland of Judea and Samaria are nothing more than faceless, nameless intruders. Calling these Jews "settlers" serves to dehumanize them, legitimizes attacks against them, and ultimately justifies their murder. But like all human beings, these four murdered Jews have names: Yitzchak and Talya Imas, Kochava Ben Meir, and Avishai Shindler are their names. Yitzchak and Talya Imas were parents to six children, aged two to twenty-four, and the grandparents of one. Talya was nine months pregnant with the couple’s seventh child. To learn more about Yitzchak, and see pictures taken on the Temple Mount, please click here.

Revisiting the King in the Field: Field of Dreams, or Field of Blood?   The month of Elul is one of introspection and drawing closer to G-d. We would certainly hope that this reality would be reflected in the holiest spot on earth, the Temple Mount. Yet this year the Moslem month of Ramadan coincides with Elul, and a message of hate and incitement against Israel and disdain of the place of the House of G-d has hijacked the Mount. To learn more and see pictures, please click here.

A Guide to the Month of Elul   The month of Elul, last month of the Hebrew calendar year, is an auspicious time for repentance, prayer and introspection. These are special days of Divine good will and mercy, and the very essence of these days bespeak the basic human need for closeness with the Holy One, blessed be He... and His immediate and unequivocal response. Elul has a history of being a time prepared for forgiveness: Following the episode of the Golden Calf and G-d's subsequent forgiveness of the people, Moses ascended to Mount Sinai again on the first day of the month of Elul and remained there for 40 days. He descended on the 10th day of Tishrei – Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement – with the second set of tablets and the message of atonement and forgiveness. Every year, this 40-day period is repeated and brings with it the opportunity – and the challenge – to prepare ourselves for the awesome experience of the fast-approaching High Holy Days, when every nation, and each and every human being, will be judged. The word Elul in Hebrew is actually an acronym, an abbreviation of the Hebrew words Ani l’dodi v’dodi li, "I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine" (Song of Songs 6:3). This verse from the Song of Songs is actually the theme of this very special month: realizing how beloved we are to G-d, and how precious our relationship with Him is. Elul reminds us that G-d constantly beckons us to return to Him. During this month, we seek to improve our relationship with G-d and with each other. Although a person can repent at any time of year, still, because the days of Elul are days of special mercy and Divine good will, it is a time that is especially conducive to repentance and making amends: "Seek the L-rd when He is found, call Him when He is near" (Isaiah 55:6). Elul is the time "when He is near." Our great sages call Elul the time when "the King is in the field." The analogy is to a great and powerful king who pays a surprise visit to his subjects while they are at work in their fields. For the average man, the king is so inaccessible; away in his palace, distant and removed. He never dreams he will actually see the king, let alone speak with him. Then suddenly, one day, while this man is bent over his menial labor in the field, he feels a gentle tap on his shoulder... he turns around and to his shock, it is the great king himself who is standing over him; he has come to visit, explaining that he wanted to be close to his loyal subjects, to investigate their situation and give them the opportunity to ask for their needs. This is the true meaning of Elul... this is the time to call out to Him! This is the time for repentance of every sort... on an individual level, a national level, and a global level. And the science – or rather, the art – of "repentance" isn’t about just moving away from "sin," from negative actions. True repentance is constant, daily spiritual growth. Within the heartbeat of all creation, a feeling of thankfulness and humility is beating in unison, in constant awe and wonder of the greatness of the Creator. The repentance of Elul is manifest by the desire to deepen the recognition of our relationship with G-d; to grow closer every day. As another year draws to its conclusion, and we begin preparing to enter a new year, we at the Temple Institute pray that this coming year bring many blessings to you and your family, and to the entire world! We extend our heartfelt thanks to our friends and supporters for everything that you continue to do to help the Temple Institute with its holy work of rebuilding. Together, may we all be inscribed in the Book of Life for this New Year, and merit to stand together in the rebuilt Holy Temple... this very year!

THE RAPE of the HOLY TEMPLE   Everyone knows that the Holy Temple was twice destroyed on Tisha B'Av. But this year, we read of attempts that were already underway to destroy the Third Temple – even before it is built. As the New York Times reported (July 22nd), "This week, as Jews around the world observed the fasting day of Tisha B'av, commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples in ancient Jerusalem, a Brazilian megachurch received planning permission to build a 10,000-seat replica of Solomon’s Temple in the city of São Paulo." "If the nations of the world would have only known what blessings the Holy Temple brings to them," states the Midrash, "they would not have destroyed it... they would have protected it so that it would never be destroyed." But alas, as the old saying goes, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. Today, the nations of the world have delegitimized Israel's connection to Jerusalem, so the next logical step would be... to delegitimize the significance of Jerusalem altogether. But the essence of Jerusalem is the presence of G-d, and that's not something that can simply be usurped and transplanted elsewhere. You can't copycat the Shechina glory of G-d. But it's an oft-repeated historical theme... ever since Israel’s inception as a people, the nations, declaring their contempt for the G-d of Israel, have unabashedly taken the G-d-given blessings the Jews have bequeathed the world, and then proceed to morph these blessings into whatever suits their own self-serving agenda and purpose. Click here to view the Temple Institute’s video response to Brazil’s Universal Church of the Kingdom of God’s plans to build a $200 million mockery of the Holy Temple – a monument to megalomania which stands in diametric opposition to everything that the Holy Temple of Jerusalem stands for – in São Paulo, Brazil. To read the N.Y. Times article, please click here.

Dany Danon of the ruling Likud party has emerged as the most outspoken voice among his fellow legislators against the discriminatory police practices against G-d fearing Jews who wish to ascend the Temple Mount and engage in prayer. On the 9th of Av Dany Danon ascended the Mount and witnessed for himself police animus toward religious Jews. Citing historical and spiritual Jewish ties to the place of the Holy Temple, and the principles of freedom of worship and equality for all people enshrined in Israeli law, Dany Danon pledges to do all in his power to advance the struggle for Jewish freedom of religious expression on the Temple Mount. Hear Dany in his own words as he is interviewed by Rabbi Chaim Richman And Yitzchak Reuven on this week's TEMPLE TALK internet radio.

This is an opportune time to remind all who care about the integrity of the Temple Mount about the online petition begun some months ago with the purpose of attaining no less than 10,000 signatures, to be presented the Knesset members and the Prime Minister, calling for the inclusion of the Temple Mount in the Prime Minister's Heritage Site Plan. We still have many signatures to go, and your signature can help us to put the heart of the nation of Israel back on top of the national agenda. Click here to sign the petition.

Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount on Tish'a b'Av to commemorate the day of the destruction of the first and second Holy Temple, and to visit the site of the future Holy Temple, may we gather the courage, vision and faith to build it soon! Click here to view.

Tisha B’Av: Making this Fast the Last Fast   AS WE PREPARE to observe the fast day of Tisha B’Av, the day of mourning on which both the first and second Holy Temples were destroyed, and many other calamities befell the Jewish people, we recall that Zechariah the prophet (8:19) tells us that our days of mourning will be turned into days of gladness: "The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth will be to the house of Judah for joy and for gladness, and for happy festivals." Click here to read more of Rabbi Chaim Richman's thoughts on the fast of the 9th of Av, and the Torah, historical and moral imperative to build the Holy Temple. To hear Rabbi Richman speak about the three weeks, the nine days, and the need to rise up at once and as one to build the Holy Temple, click here for an interview he conducted with Radio Free Nachlaot. Click here to view Rabbi Chaim Richman's interview with Israel National News, on the state of the Jewish nation, on the eve of Tish'a b'Av.

The people of Israel are longing for the Holy Temple, and ready to build it. Don't take our word for it. See for yourselves!

Jews, Take me to Your Leader... and to His House   Click here to read a powerful and eloquent statement, written by a righteous Gentile, beautiful proof that the entire world of G-d fearers anxiously awaits, prays for, and works toward the rebuilding of the Holy Temple, "a house of prayer for all nations." (Isaiah 56:7)

Learn about two thousand years of efforts to rebuild the Holy Temple.

NEWS FLASH: After 2000 years, FRESH SHOWBREAD is being baked in Israel Today   Following intensive experimentation and in-depth research based on traditional Jewish texts, as well as other ancient sources, experts have succeeded in recreating the showbread that was placed by the priests on the golden showbread table inside the sanctuary of the Holy Temple, bringing Israel and the world one step closer to the renewal of the Divine service. Click here to learn more.

Members and supporters of the Temple Institute may now make (USA) tax deductable donations via PayPal   If you would like to join in the Temple Institute's efforts toward shaping our future together in accordance with the Torah commandment to "Build Me a Sanctuary" and the words of the prophets of Israel, you can now contribute with the convenience and comfort of PayPal. Click on the PayPal icon to go directly to our PayPal donation page,     Or go to our Donate page for other donation options. Thank you for your support!

Sivuv She'arim: Pledging Our Loyalty to the Temple Mount   On Rosh Chodesh Av, (the first day of the month of Av), a record crowd of over 12,000 Jewish souls arrived outside the Temple Mount to celebrate the new month and to express their yearning for the Holy Temple. The gathering marched around the circumference of the Temple Mount, stopping before each of the gates which lead up to the Mount. Outside the Mercy Gate, (Sha'ar HaRachamim), on the eastern retaining wall of the Mount, the people assembled and made a special declaration of loyalty to the Temple Mount and the Holy Temple. To view photographs and to learn more, please click here.

Sivuv She'arim: Jerusalem, Jewish Prayer and the Temple Mount   On the afternoon of Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, (Monday, July 12), the traditional monthly sivuv she'arim (encirclement of the Temple Mount gates), will begin at 7:00 PM at the entrance to the plaza of the Western Wall of the Temple Mount. At 8:15 all participants will assemble before the Sha'ar HaRachamim (Mercy Gate) at the Eastern Wall, and make a declaration of loyalty to the holy city of Jerusalem and to the Temple Mount, place of the Holy Temple. Included will be a clear statement of protest over the Israel police's discriminatory policy against Jews and Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount. For more details, including transportation information, please call 1-700-70-70-21.

The Temple Institute Presents: Conference on the Holy Temple - 5770   Time: July 11/29 Tammuz, 2:30 PM Location: Auditorium, Yeshivat HaKotel, Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem Speakers: - Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, (Temple Institute) - Rabbi Aryeh Lippo - Rabbi Harel Chetzroni - Rabbi Shmuel Aliyahu Also: Premier showing of multimedia production: "BEYOND THE WALL." For more information: www.temple.org.il; telephone: 052-4767498

On the evening of June 17th, 2010, Rabbi Chaim Richman spoke to a standing-room-only crowd in Houston, Texas. For nearly two hours the Rabbi held the audience spellbound as he brought to them his unique message of the immediacy of Torah in every man's life, weaving together the timeless message of Torah with the prophetic events taking place today. If you couldn't be there, or if you want to hear it again: Part 1 Part 2

THE 17TH DAY OF THE MONTH OF TAMMUZ begins the three week period of mourning during which the nation of Israel increasingly occupies its thoughts with the Holy Temple. The 17th of Tammuz marks a dawn-to-dark fast day. The three week period ends with its climax on the 9th day of Av, the date of the destruction of both Holy Temples, observed as a 25 hour fast. These three weeks are also marked by the observance of various customs of mourning, which progressively intensify in stages from the beginning of the month of Av. WHILE JEWISH LAW SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATES this time period as one of mourning, the appellation may be misleading. When a family suffers a loss, the Jewish mourning customs help the mourners to come to grips with their loss, to work their way through it, both physically, spiritually, and emotionally, and ultimately to enable the mourners to return to the fullness of their lives. They are unable to make that return until they "get over" their loss. THESE THREE WEEKS TAKE ON the various aspects of mourning, however, with quite the opposite intention. We are never supposed to "get over" this loss! Mourning the loss of the Holy Temple each year is intended to jar us into realizing that our lives as Jews, as human beings on this earth, cannot and will not return to the fullness that G-d has intended for us, so long as the Holy Temple is not standing on its destined spot on Mount Moriah, and the Divine Service has not been reinstated. THE PURPOSE OF THE THREE WEEKS is not to provide a convenient means with which we can compartmentalize our suffering the loss of the Holy Temple. As Jews and as righteous Gentiles we must use these days for taking personal stock, and for recommitting ourselves toward realizing the vision of Isaiah: " ...and My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." (Isaiah 57:6). Two video teachings by Rabbi Chaim Richman about the month of Tammuz and the fast of the seventeenth are now available online. Both were originally posted one year ago, and both remain relevant and meaningful today. The following eight minute interview with Rabbi Richman, entitled, "Understanding the Fast of the 17th of Tamuz,"was originally posted one year ago, but remains relevant and meaningful today. Click here to view.

Spiritual and Practical Goals for the Month of Tammuz   A message from Rabbi Chaim Richman   OUR HOLY SAGES TEACH US that the month of Tammuz is all about seeing... but to really see means more than just looking with our eyes; it means a spiritual "seeing" as well, seeing deeply, with faith in G-d; seeing the true nature of things. It was during this month of Tammuz that the spies who were sent out by Moshe to scout out the land, were walking throughout the land and seeing everything in a negative light, according to their own limitations, agendas and prejudices. Even when G-d is providing for our every need with loving care, a person can still see only what he wants to see. OUR SAGES TEACH THAT THIS SIN - evil speech against the Land of Israel - was so grievous, and caused such spiritual damage, that it must be rectified in every generation. Indeed, it was this sin of doubting G-d and speaking ill against the Land of Israel - and all of the people's accepting this lashon hara - that resulted in the Divine decree which prevented that generation from entering into the Promised Land, and it was the debacle of these spies' gossip that led to the destruction of the Holy Temple on Tisha B'Av. IRONICALLY, DURING THESE VERY DAYS efforts are being made, and efforts are being renewed, to divide the Land of Israel. There are powers at work that seek to undermine Jewish sovereignty in the land that Hashem promised to our fathers. There are voices that dare cast doubt over the Jews' right to their own Divine inheritance. These voices even have the audacity to proclaim that it is not "legitimate" or "legal" for Jews to live anywhere within this land. They seek to limit the number of Jewish babies allowed to be born. WE KNOW THAT THE TORAH'S PERSPECTIVE REGARDING TIME, and the secret of the Hebrew calendar itself, is nothing less than a rendezvous with destiny. We're not learning about history, we're not reliving it... we are presented with a Divine challenge to actually make history! During this month of Tammuz, we have the chance to try and rectify the sins of the spies. We can do this by fighting against the growing band-wagon of modern-day tale bearing and negativity being directed against the Land of Israel. We can do this by only seeing and speaking positively about the Land. For this land is a direct reflection of His own sovereignty in this world, and the fate of the Land of Israel is directly connected to the fate of all mankind: Israel brings blessing to the entire world. And wherever you live... do not see or speak negatively about everything that G-d does for you! THE SPIES, WHO COULD HAVE BEEN REMEMBERED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS, failed miserably because they looked at everything with a negative perspective. They allowed their eyes to deceive them, not realizing that the secret of conquering the Land lies in elevating our physical world to a level of holiness. LET'S NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE.

2010 SPEAKING TOUR   Look through our diary of Rabbi Richman's 2010 America speaking tour, and see what all the excitement was about. If you have attended any of Rabbi Richman's teachings and have photographs or thoughts you would like to share, please send them along to us, ASAP, and we will add them to our online diary. All comments and photos, (digital) should be sent to reuven@templeinstitute.org

AFSI on the Temple Mount: Jerusalem Day, 2010   On Wednesday, May 12 2010, Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), Rabbi Chaim Richman led a large contingent of Jews and Gentiles from Americans for a Safe Israel or AFSI as it is known. AFSI is an important, major political support group for Israel, which supports the right of Israelis, free from outside interference, to live, thrive and expand their communities in all of the Land of Israel. AFSI's head is Executive Director Helen Freedman, who participated in this event. The AFSI ascent to the Temple Mount with Rabbi Richman and Yitzchak Reuven has become an annual event in the itinerary of the group's missions to Israel. The Temple Institute thanks AFSI for their uncompromising principled stand concerning Jewish inalienable rights in the land of Israel in general, and on the Temple Mount, in particular. We look forward to our next ascent together to the Temple Mount.

JERUSALEM DAY 5770  "A song of ascents of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord." Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. The built-up Jerusalem is like a city that was joined together within itself. There ascended the tribes, the tribes of God, testimony to Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. For there were set thrones for judgment, thrones for the house of David. Request the welfare of Jerusalem; may those who love you enjoy tranquility. May there be peace in your wall, tranquility in your palaces. For the sake of my brethren and my companions, I shall now speak of peace in you. For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I shall beg for goodness for you." Psalms 122 When Israel liberated the Temple Mount on June 7th, 1967, the prophetic clock began ticking anew. The place where King David and his son Solomon first built the Holy Temple is back in the hands of their descendants. Come what may, the Holy Temple will be rebuilt! Standing at the foot of the southwest corner of the Temple Mount wall, Rabbi Chaim Richman delivers a passionate paean to Jerusalem and to the once and future glory of the Holy Temple video.

Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day: Reflections by Rabbi Yisrael Ariel   "Tel Aviv - up in flames... Haifa - up in flames... Jerusalem - up in flames..." Thus begins the dramatic retelling by Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, founder and head of the Temple Institute, of his 1967 Six Day War experiences. Fate placed Rabbi Ariel, then a young man, in arguably the most enviable position in the last two thousand years of Jewish history. As one of the paratroopers of the 55th Parachute Brigade that on June 7th, 1967, captured Jerusalem's old city and liberated the Temple Mount, the impact of the events of those history making moments upon the young Rabbi were profound. "What is the meaning of it, that we arrived at this moment, after two thousand years, to this place? The unassailable certainty that we had returned in order to build, that was clear to me." We urge everyone to take five minutes to view a unique video, produced by the Temple Institute, in which Rabbi Yisrael Ariel paratrooper and founder of the Temple Institute, reflects on his experiences in the Six Day War and the liberation of the Temple Mount. This intensely personal recollection can be view in its original Hebrew, with English subtitles, and with Spanish subtitles. Yom Yerushalayim Sameach - happy Jerusalem Day!

When this letter reaches your hands, I will no longer be among the living. In these, the final moments of my life, I feel compelled to express my thoughts. I am twenty years old. My dreams of building a family I must abandon, and pictures of my life, from the moment I was born, until this moment, are racing before my eyes… In these brief moments the soul sees what a man can't see in a lifetime of moments. Read this heart-rendering letter, penned by Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, the founder and head of the Temple Institute, in honor of 180 of his fellow paratroopers who fell in the Six Day War's battle for Jerusalem. Click here.

43 Rabbis Ascend the Temple Mount, Marking the 43 Year Anniversary of the Liberation of the Temple Mount   On May 10th, 2010, two days in advance of Jerusalem Day, (Yom Yerushalayim), in which the nation of Israel and its supporters around the world celebrate the anniversary of the day upon which Jerusalem's Old City and Temple Mount were liberated by the Israel Defense Forces on June 8, 1967, (the Hebrew date of 28 Iyar, which falls this year on May 12), forty three leading Rabbis of Israel converged at the gates to the Temple Mount, where they proceeded to ascend the Mount. The number forty three was chosen to symbolize the forty three years since the Mount was liberated. Additional rabbis and members of Knesset joined the group. For pictures, and to learn more, please click here.

Some months ago, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced a new government program in which Israel's most cherished and revered sites of national heritage would be receiving special attention for the purpose of refurbishing the sites, improving access to the sites and encouraging people to visit the sites. Yet, inexplicably, the Prime Minister left the Temple Mount, the holiest place on earth, off the list! We have an opportunity to try to correct this grievous omission: Representatives of the Temple Mount Lobby will be meeting next week with the members of Knesset who are the co-chairmen of the parliamentary committee which is overseeing the implementation of the Heritage Site Plan. We aim to present the Knesset members and the Prime Minister with a petition containing no less than 10,000 signatures. Your signature is required! Help us to make change. Help us to put the heart of the nation of Israel back on top of the national agenda. Click here to sign the petition.

TEMPLE TALK - COMING AT YOU LIVE!   Temple Talk has returned to a live format, and you are invited to pick up your phone and share your thoughts and questions with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven, every Tuesday, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Israel time.* For contact information, please see below: US & Canada: 1-800-270-4288 Israel: 1-800-270-428 England: 00-800-3-700-7000 Elsewhere: +972-2-997-2425 (and we'll call you back) * Eastern 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM / Central 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM / Mountain 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM / Pacific 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Integrating Modern Technology into the Holy Temple   WILL MASSIVE DIGITAL SCREENS allow worshippers to observe the work of the Kohen Gadol from a great distance? Will escalators carry pilgrims up to the Temple Mount courtyards? Will special buses designed in such a way that they can't be tainted by spiritual impurity be employed to transport Passover pilgrims and their Pascal offerings? These, and many other fascinating and challenging questions were raised at this year's 29th annual Temple Institute Passover Symposium, under the banner of "Integrating Modern Technology into the Holy Temple." To learn more and to see pictures from the Symposium, please click here.

We take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to all who participated in Temple Mount Awareness Day, both here in Israel, and across the globe. Thousands of emails and faxes were received at Prime Minister Netanyahu's office, demonstrations were held outside of Israeli consulates in several American cities, and a great buzz of excitement was created. We intend to follow up this day with other Temple Mount Awareness events in the future. I LOVE THE TEMPLE MOUNT: If you love the Temple Mount and you want to shout it to the world, you can now download the high quality I LOVE THE TEMPLE MOUNT pdf artwork, suitable for framing, for tee-shirts, baseball caps, needlepoints and old fashioned samplers. Let the world know that your heart is with the Temple Mount - home of the Holy Temple! Click here to download.

NEWS UPDATE: Temple Mount Awareness Day   Important Update This morning, on the First Annual International Temple Mount Awareness Day, dozens of Jews and Gentiles gathered together at the foot of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to ascend in reverence and prayer to the holy site. We were denied access by the police, who essentially caved in to Moslem incitement and violence... exactly the insidious pattern that we seek to change, and that the activities of this day were designed to call attention to. However, the crowd remained undaunted and, in a spirit of Temple renewal and activism, gathered around the newly built Golden Menorah to hear encouraging words of Torah wisdom from Rabbi Yisrael Ariel and Rabbi Chaim Richman. The impromtu ceremony concluded with a sanctification of the New Moon of Nisan, and joyous song. We have created a momentum and we will not stop here. The Temple Institute acknowledges and thanks all those who have contacted the office of the Prime Minister of Israel to protest the situation on the Temple Mount, and urges everyone to continue this vital action. Phone, fax and email the Prime Minsiter of Israel to demand freedom of worship for all on the Temple Mount. Click here for details.

The Just-World Hypothesis and the Jewish Problem Rabbi Chaim Richman   This Tuesday, March 16th, is Rosh Chodesh, the first day of the Hebrew month of Nisan. This day marks the day of the dedication of the desert Tabernacle and, according to Jewish tradition, the first day in which the Shechina (the Divine Presence) rested in this world. It was the first day in history of a functioning Temple service and thus it was chosen as the first annual International Temple Mount Awareness Day. Please click here to read more.

INTERNATIONAL TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS DAY GUIDE AND POSTER   Download, print, and distribute them! (pdf files) Guide Poster

A 70 second inspiration and reason to be part of INTERNATIONAL TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS DAY, on March 16th, Rosh Chodesh Nisan. Click here to view.

The festival of destruction continues, as the Moslem Wakf, "guardians" of the Temple Mount, turn ancient cedars of Lebanon which once served as the beams for the Holy Temple that King Solomon built, into firewood. To learn more about this latest outrage, and to see pictures, please click here.

THE FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS DAY: MARCH 16TH, ROSH CHODESH NISAN   While the people of Israel and the nations of the world are longing for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple, and awakening to the grave and imminent danger that exists today on the Temple Mount, where non-Moslems are forbidden to pray, where Mosques are being constructed and where destruction of the remnants of the Holy Temple at the hands of the Moslem "custodians" of the Mount, continues apace, the government of Israel has turned a blind and cynical eye to the Temple Mount. It is in our power to change this reality. Join us on March 16th, (Rosh Chodesh Nisan), for THE FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS DAY. Whether you are living in Israel or you are living abroad, you can participate. Please click here for more details about the upcoming FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS DAY.

Unemployment, foreclosures, faltering economy, terrorism, grifters, Presidents Obama's State of the Union Address, and the 16th of March: What do all these things have to do with the building of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem? President Obama and the Holy Temple Today: The answer to all these questions are addressed by Rabbi Chaim Richman in this straight talking five minute video. View it now!

Regarding the Rumor about the Building of the Holy Temple on March 16th, 2010, and the Story that Lies Behind It   Much excitement has been stirred up recently over a two hundred year old prophecy and its apparent upcoming fulfillment. To learn the full story behind the headlines, please click here.

Official Statement of the Temple Institute   The Temple Institute strongly protests the use of its name and that of Rabbi Chaim Richman in a series of fraudulent press releases and advertising claims that are now circulating on the Internet. The Temple Institute has no relationship with Kinti Mining Group, “Supriem David Rockefeller,” Frank Love, or the “Temple Now Project.” The claims made by these men, that they are working “in strict co ordinance with the Temple Institute and Rabbi Hiam Richman (sp),” are false and malicious, and their apparent intentions are to take advantage of the Temple Institute’s sincere supporters and rob them of funds. The Temple Institute hereby reiterates and reassures its friends and supporters that these groups and inviduals are not authorized to represent the Institute or to speak in its name, and neither are they empowered or sanctioned in any way to solicit or collect funds designated for the Holy Temple, in any manner whatsoever. All such claims are false. Please be advised that the website of the Temple Institute (www.templeinstitute.org) and its official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/pages/Jerusalem-Israel/The-Temple-Institute/22738684968?ref=ts) should be considered the only authorized and official sources of authentic news from the Temple Institute. The public should consider any news reports or claims which are not featured at those sites to be false. For an in-depth expose of the Kinti Mining Group “Supriem David Rockefeller” hoax, please click here.

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE PREMIER OF AN ALL-NEW VIDEO TEACHING SERIES, by Rabbi Chaim Richman. Entitled, "THE PRIESTLY GARMENTS," this series, based on a wealth of Jewish sources, from the Bible to the Baal Shem Tov, studies the physical details of the Priestly Garments and the spiritual powers they embody. Citing from midrashic and halachic sources together, Rabbi Richman brings these unique and holy garments alive. Drawing from years of research by the Temple Institute, and the Institute's own recreation of the golden garments of the High Priest, and current manufacture of the garments of the lay priests, you will experience, first-hand, actual preparations taking place today, for the renewal of the Divine service in the Holy Temple. To view the series introduction, please click here.

INVEST IN THE BUILDING OF THE HOLY TEMPLE   Be a part of the effort to raise Temple consciousness in Israel and around the globe. If you are an American citizen, you can now put your money where your heart is, and do it tax-free: The Temple Institute, Inc., an American organization, that has been established and has applied for tax-exempt status by the IRS as a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization for income tax purposes in the USA is a strong supporter of and contributor to the work of the Temple Institute. To qualify for the tax deduction, your donation must be made out by check to the following:   The Temple Institute, Inc. PO Box 93187 Lubbock, TX 79493   Thank you for your support. Together we can see the dream of the Holy Temple become a reality!

REALITY CHECK: In the current global atmosphere of intimidation, capitulation, confusion, weariness, and cynicism, one thing remains true: The Temple Institute is steadfast in our goal: the building of the Holy Temple on Mount Moriah, Jerusalem. Please click here for a timely message.

CLARIFICATION   As of the close of August, 2009, Mr. Yehudah Glick is no longer associated with the Temple Institute in any capacity. Any statements made by or attributed to Mr. Glick after that date express his personal views only, and in no way reflect the position of the Temple Institute. The Temple Institute remains steadfast to its principles, which it has clearly and consistently made known for the past twenty two years.

Sheikh Prof. Abdul Hadi Palazzi, the leader of the Italian Muslim Assembly and co-founder and co-chairman of the Islam-Israel Fellowship, paid a surprise visit to the Temple Institute's Exhibition of Holy Temple Vessels in Jerusalem's Old City on December 30th, 2009. Sheikh Palazzi believes that the authentic teachings of Muhammad as expressed in the Qur'an and the Hadith instruct Moslems to support the return of the Jewish nation to its historic homeland in Israel, and the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The Sheikh's credentials are impeccable, having received his Islamic education from leading mainstream Saudi Arabian and Egyptian Sunni institutions. Highly controversal in today's Islamic milieu, Sheikh Palazzi is nevertheless widely recognized as one of the leading Moslem experts today. A long time supporter of Israel, he is a self-described "Zionist Moslem." Sheikh Palazzi's visit to the Temple Institute and his own religious identification with the building of the Holy Temple is welcome proof that the religion of Islam need not be at loggerheads with the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. "For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations." (Isaiah 57:6)

THREE DAYS IN TEVET: Events which took place long ago on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of Tevet, illuminate those difficulties which the nation of Israel needs to overcome today in order to advance towards her promised destiny - the building of the Holy Temple, and the bringing of G-d's light into the world. To view this urgent message, please click here.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17: The ascent to the Temple Mount of a large assembly of Jews was prevented early this morning by the Israel police. The police provided no reason for their arbitrary decision. When pressed for an explanation the police response was contradictory and factually incorrect. At one point police responded that the Mount was closed due to the Moslem new year. Other police officials, when asked about this, stated that they were not aware of any Moslem holiday. (The Moslem new year, a one-day celebration, occurs, in fact, on Friday.) IN THE SIX DAY WAR OF JUNE, 1967, Israel liberated the eastern half of Jerusalem, and with it, the Temple Mount. Soon after, the government of Israel annexed eastern Jerusalem and extended Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount. Israeli law guarantees freedom of worship for all religions, and freedom of access to holy places. The government of Israel has traditionally stated, time and again, in international forums, with a great deal of justifiable pride, that freedom of worship is a reality in Israel, including Jerusalem, despite the existential threat that Israel faces at the hands of rejectionist Islam. YET, EVER SINCE MOSHE DAYAN, then Defense Minister, handed over to the Moslem Authority, (within days after the Mount's liberation), responsibility for the every day running of the Temple Mount, successive Israeli governments have systematically refused to apply Israeli law to the Mount. Jews are not granted freedom of access, nor are they granted freedom of worship on the Mount. Their freedom to enter the Temple Mount is routinely denied by the Israel police, and this in spite of High Court rulings on behalf of the would be worshippers. For reasons never discussed, let alone explained, the Israel police are given a free hand to hold the High Court of Justice in contempt. THE POLICE HAVE ADOPTED a curiously proactive stand in denying the rights of Jewish worshippers, routinely exhibiting provocative behavior toward the Jews, in a barely disguised attempt to incite them to violence, at which point the police could then "respond" with greater violence, justifying the closure of the Temple Mount to Jews, and ride the expected wave of media reports of "fringe elements" and "radicals who are contemptuous of the state of Israel," further hurting the image and the cause of the Jews seeking only their basic rights. UNFORTUNATELY, individuals and organizations which style themselves as defenders of the downtrodden and guardians of our liberty, fail to see the danger in the blind eye that they exhibit toward the trampling of basic rights which take place at the foot of the Temple Mount. For whatever reason these various champions of individual liberty decide not to apply their universal principles to the Jews who wish to pray on the Mount, their thundering indifference ultimately endangers the liberty of all. SO WE WHO SIMPLY wish to pursue our privilege and responsibility as Jews by ascending the Mount and praying on that spot, are caught between a rock and a hard place. If we remain silent in the face of the continuing injustice, we become, in fact, accomplices to it. If we allow ourselves to be taunted and badgered into a violent response we will likewise become accomplices to a crime committed against ourselves. Nor can protest be expected to be heard by an establishment that long ago turned a deaf ear to our plight. Only the thunder of many feet arriving every day at the gates to the Temple Mount will be heard by those who wish not to hear. Only the hush of prayer on the lips of thousands of Jewish worshippers atop the Temple Mount will shatter the conspiracy of silence against G-d, against the people of Israel, and against the nations of the world. ON AUGUST 28TH, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King stood before his nation, and quoting from the prophet Isaiah, declared that he had a dream. We too have a dream, and we too quote from the prophet Isaiah. We dream of the day that Jews living in the land of Israel will not be denied their right to pray as Jews upon the Temple Mount, just as all other worshippers are allowed to pray in their holy places in the land of Israel, and that some day, the destiny of the human spirit, as enunciated by Isaiah for all time, will be realized: "for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations." (Isaiah 56:7)   Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute was among those who arrived early Thursday morning, intending to ascend the Mount. He stated: “Every freedom-loving person should cry out at this grave trampling of basic Jewish rights in the Jewish homeland. This is the time to act. The Temple Mount is the very essence of our lives. It is the core of the Chanuka saga. To willfully separate our people from their heritage, as a government policy, and this during the height of the holiday which commemorates Jewish religious freedom in our own land and the purification of this very place from foreign domination – it’s just mind-boggling. Yet not a word is spoken in defense of our most basic human rights and this attack on Jewish dignity and the honor of the G-d of Israel. There is a direct connection between the building freeze in Judea and Samaria, and the “freeze” on the Holy Temple. How can we expect to build up our homes in the Land of Israel when we disregard the main home, the Holy Temple? Can’t anyone connect the dots?”

This Thursday join us and many others as we rediscover the spiritual beauty and bond between the Temple Mount and the people of Israel. Explore the odyssey of the Chashmonean priests who led Israel to victory against the Greek occupiers and oppressors, and rekindle the passion that brought them back against all odds to this, the holiest place on earth. Discover for yourselves the pure joy of performing the commandment of mora Mikdash - showing reverence to G-d at the site of His Holy Temple - simply by being present, in body and in soul, on the Temple Mount. The Mount is open between the hours of 7:30 - 10:00 AM, and 12:30 - 1:30 PM on Thursday. (We encourage morning ascenders to arrive promptly between 7:30 - 8:00.) Experienced guides will be present. Ascenders will be meeting at the foot of the Moghrabi (Rambam) Gate ramp directly to the south of the Western Wall Plaza. The ascents are conducted in strict accordance with halacha. For information on how to properly prepare to ascend the Mount, please click here. We are happy to answer additional questions. Thursday's ascent is being conducted by the Temple Institute in association with other Temple Mount organizations.

Two years ago this week, the golden menora created by the Temple Institute was moved from the Kardo closer to its intended destination - the Sanctuary of the Holy Temple itself - may it be rebuilt soon in our days. To learn more about this historic happening, and to view photographs of the menora being prepared for transport, click here. To see photographs of the menora being moved, click here. To see photographs of the rededication ceremony of the Golden Menora, in its new location, which took place on the seventh night of Chanuka, (Tevet 2/December 10), click here. To view a stunning video documentary of the entire event, click here.

Notice to the Press   At the close of August, 2009, Mr. Yehudah Glick concluded his term as Director General of the Temple Institute. The newly-appointed Director General of the Temple Institute is Mr. Mordechai Prince, who has assumed all responsibilities of that office. Mr. Prince should be contacted for all matters pertaining to the Hebrew department of the Temple Institute ("Machon HaMikdash"), and is the Hebrew-language spokesman and media liaison. Recently, various news articles have circulated on the Internet and other media outlets which feature statements attributed to Yehudah Glick about the Temple Institute. These articles have given rise to rumors concerning the Temple Institute's policies, funding, and ideologies. Unofficial articles are neither relevant nor accurate, and the Temple Institute disassociates itself from all unauthorized reports. English-language inquiries and requests from the media should be directed to Rabbi Chaim Richman, director of the International Department, through the form located on this website.

In the spirit of global greening, and in order to cut back on postal expenses, beginning Sunday, November 8th, the Temple Institute will be sending to our online donors their monthly message from Rabbi Chaim Richman and their receipts by email, and no longer by surface mail. This will be in the form of a scanned attachment. If you still wish to receive your receipt by surface mail, you can designate so on our online donation form, or simply send us an email. Your support is always welcomed and appreciated!

843 years ago the Rambam, (Maimonides) ascended the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where he offered up prayer to the Creator of the Universe. Today, the mere mention of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount causes the Moslems clerics to incite their followers to violence, igniting the Temple Mount. Ascending the Temple Mount and showing reverence to to G-d in the place of His Holy Temple, is a positive commandment expressed in the Torah. Known in Hebrew as "mora haMikdash" this commandment is as applicable today as was in the Rambam's day. No amount of violence and naysaying can sever the eternal bond between the nation of Israel and the place G-d chose for His Holy House. Two thousand years of unbroken tradition have preserved the precise knowledge of the location of the Holy Temple, and the adjacent areas permissible to enter. The Rambam possessed this knowledge. So do we. Only one way exists today to preserve and strengthen our bond to the place of the Holy Temple: to ascend and to pray, as the Rambam did. Doing so will not create turmoil, but tranquility; not war, but peace. Join us on the Mount.

QUOTE OF THE DAY   "Let me say this very clearly," said the police source, who asked to remain unnamed. "We have no contacts whatsoever with these groups or with their rabbis, and they can make their calls [for Jews to go up to the Temple Mount] as much as they want - that's fine. "But we have nothing to say to them, except that the status quo on the Temple Mount will not change - period. The police have never allowed [Jewish] prayer on the mount - it wasn't allowed [when the Temple Mount came under Israeli control] in 1967, it's not allowed now, and it won't be allowed [in the future]." (from The Jerusalem Post, 27.10.09) Some people maintain that Israel can't be both a Jewish state and a democratic state. Some say it can only be democratic at the risk of losing its Jewish identity, and some say that it can only be Jewish at the risk of losing its democratic nature. But the Israel Police have outflanked everyone. They say that Israel can't be Jewish and it also can't be democratic! It would be risible if it didn't cry out to the heavens! The Public Security Minister of Israel is Yitzhak Aharonovitch. If you would like to contact his office directly in order to make your thoughts known concerning the right of Jews (and other non-Moslems) to pray on the Temple Mount, the Bureau of the Minister of Public Security can be reached at sar@mops.gov.il

The Temple Institute has revived the ancient craft of altar building, rooted in the land of Israel. Our sages have bequeathed us with precise instructions and descriptions of the particular materials to be used, including the type of stones and the recipe for the manufacture of the mortar to hold the stones. Reclaiming this knowledge and relearning the methods and skills required involved hands on experimentation and investigation. The Temple Institute is currently exploring a number of traditions handed down by our sages describing different methods of construction. The Temple Institute introduces the newest phase of a comprehensive and revolutionary project whose intended purpose is the construction of a large stone altar, (mizbeach), whose ultimate destiny is to be transported to its proper location on the Temple Mount, when the historic opportunity arises. To learn about our newest stone altar initiative, and to see photographs, please click here.

843 years ago this Shabbat, Moshe ben Maimon, (Maimonides), made his historic journey from North Africa to the land of Israel and to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where he fulfilled the Torah commandment of showing reverence to G-d in the place of His Holy Temple. To read Maimonides' own words describing his impressions and expressions of gratitude, click here.

Jewish Rights and Responsibilities on the Temple Mount   Why are Jews discriminated against on the Temple Mount? Why are religious Jews profiled and singled out for body-searches before being allowed on the Temple Mount? Why are religious Jews not allowed to carry prayerbooks or to pray on the Temple Mount? Why are Jews on the Temple Mount kept in small groups and accompanied constantly by the Israeli police and hired "security agents" of the Moslem Wakf? How come when Moslem preachers incite against Israel and the Jews, and as a result Moslems riot on the Mount and stone policeman and Jews, the Jews are prevented from entering the Mount, and some Israeli politicians blame the very Jews whose rights have been violated? Why does the Supreme Court of Israel refuse to uphold the law and the basic human rights of Jews on the Temple Mount? Jews have the G-d-given right and the responsibility to be on the Temple Mount. On Sunday, October 25, the 843rd anniversary of Maimonides historic ascent to the Temple Mount, Temple Mount activists will be meeting in Jerusalem to discuss these issues, and much more. The conference will take place at 7:00 PM in the Heichal Shlomo Hall. Click here to learn more.

ON THE NEXT-TO-LAST DAY OF 5769, (September 17, 2009), Rabbi Professor Daniel Hershkowitz, the Israeli Government's Minister of Science and Technology, paid a visit to the Temple Institute. Click here to learn more.

Jewish Response to the Obama Cairo Speech On June 4, 2009, President Barack H. Obama delivered a speech in Cairo, Egypt, that contained a distorted view of the Jewish people's historical ties to the land of their forefathers, the land of Israel. This video is a response. This video is also available with subtitles for the hearing impaired.

"THIS IS THE DAY WHICH HASHEM HAS MADE; WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT." (Psalms 118:24) The Temple Institute is very pleased to announce the completion of the bezichin - the two golden frankincense vessels which were placed continually upon the golden table of the showbread in the Kodesh sanctuary of the Holy Temple. To see photographs and to learn more about the role the bezichin played in the Divine service, please click here. To view a short video introducing the two golden frankincense vessels, please click here.

Jerusalem Day Radio Interview with Rabbi Chaim Richman  On his way back to Israel from a rewarding visit to the USA, Rabbi Chaim Richman found time to deliver a press conference at JFK Airport in New York City. Immediately upon arriving in the holy land, Israel National Radio's Yishai Fleisher tracked down the Rabbi for a Jerusalem Day radio interview. Click here.

"On the day of the first month, on the first of the month, you shall set up the Mishkan of the Tent of Meeting." (Exodus 40:2)   On the first day of the month of Nissan, the mishkan - tabernacle - was consecrated and the Divine service initiated. On the first day of this very month, "the first of months" (Exodus 12:2), in which the children of Israel emerged as a free nation from Egyptian bondage just one year earlier, G-d presides over the completion of His creation as the mishkan is established, creating a place for His presence to dwell in this world. The joy of the Holy One, blessed be He, is the supernal and sublime joy that permeates the entire month of Nissan, and reverberates throughout the created world. The cosmic symphony known as springtime - Aviv - is nature's paean to G-d's delight in the perfection of His creation. The salvation of His people from the degradation of Egypt in this month of Nissan, this month of nissim - miracles - is the ultimate expression of G-d's abiding sovereignty over the world that He created. May we soon fulfill the purpose for which we were miraculously redeemed from slavery and brought into the land that He promised - the land of Israel. May we soon build His Holy Temple, sing again the songs of King David in the Temple courtyards, and bring once more offerings upon the altar!

"You shall make holy garments for your brother Aharon, for honor and glory." (Exodus 28:2)   This week's Torah reading of Tetzave, in which the garments of the high priest are fashioned in accordance with G-d's word, is a perfect opportunity to study once again the bigdei kehuna - the priestly garments. As you know, the Temple Institute, as in the days of the generation of the desert, has sought out the "wise hearted, who [G-d] has filled with the spirit of wisdom," (Exodus 27:3), and have recreated many of the high priest's garments. Click here for an in-depth pictorial study.

"And they will build Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst." (Exodus 25:8)   This week's Torah reading of Terumah, (Exodus 25:1-27:19), features the crystal clear and eternal commandment to the children of Israel to build for G-d a sanctuary - a Holy Temple. The fulfillment of this commandment is an obligation upon us today every bit as much as it was an obligation for the generation of the desert, and for every generation that has come between. The Temple Institute was founded twenty two years ago upon the message of these words, for the purpose of promulgating these words, researching, investigating and disseminating this sacred imperative, this urgent call to the children of Israel who have returned to the land of their forefathers to take up their sacred responsibility and engage at once in the building of a house for G-d. As we dispel ignorance and increase knowledge we are witness to more and more Jewish men and women, young and old, whose hearts are reawakening with the desire and yearning for the Holy Temple and the Divine service to be returned to the heart of the nation of Israel's relationship with the Almighty and the center of daily life and worship. Righteous Gentiles are also becoming part of the historic and prophetic calling for the restoration of the sovereign nation of Israel in the land promised her by G-d, and the renewal of the Divine service in the place where He chose: Jerusalem. We take this opportunity upon the annual reading of Exodus 25:8, "And they will build Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst," to restate our commitment to the fulfillment of this commandment, vital to the spiritual wellbeing of all mankind: "Even them will I bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer; their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be acceptable upon My altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." (Isaiah 56:7) (We have utilized the popular US World War I recruiting poster designed by James Montgomery Flagg in order to illustrate the straightforward nature of the Torah commandment, "Build Me a sanctuary." The three words, "I WANT YOU," with the outstretched finger of the guileless Uncle Sam pointing directly at the observer graphically embodies the very straightforward message of the Biblical command.)

"According to all that I show you, the pattern of the mishkan and the pattern of all its vessels; and so shall you do." (Exodus 25:9)   This week's Torah reading of Terumah, (Exodus 25:1-27:19), is fully preoccupied with the building of the mishkan - the tabernacle. To learn more about the structure of the mishkan, please click here.

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Chanukah 5769: 100's of Jews Converge on the Temple Mount   "Let us go up to the house of the L-rd:" Hundreds of Jews visited the Temple Mount during the eight days of the Chanukah holiday. The visits were made possible through the Temple Institute's new program designed to encourage and enable Jews to visit the Mount and fulfill the commandment of mora'a haMikdash - showing reverence to G-d at the site of the Holy Temple. Interested in learning more about Project Let Us Go Up to the House Of The L-rd? Contact us.

Professor Yisrael Aumann, 2005 Nobel Prize Laureate, Pays a Visit to the Temple Institute     SIR ISAAC NEWTON, THE FATHER OF MODERN PHYSICS, exerted great intellectual effort in an attempt to unlock lost secrets contained in the dimensions of the Holy Temple that stood in Jerusalem. And just this week, the week of Chanukah, the eight day festival celebrating the rededication of the second Temple, 2005 Nobel laureate Yisrael Aumann paid a visit to the Temple Institute's "Treasures of the Holy Temple" exhibition in Jerusalem's old city. ROBERT J. (YISRAEL) AUMANN, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS at the Center for Rationality, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Thomas C. Schelling of the University of Maryland, were corecipients of the The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2005, more commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economics. Professor Aumann won the prize for his groundbreaking work in the field of game theory. PROFESSOR AUMANN WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, and spent more than two hours viewing the recreated Temple vessels. His grandchildren, the four year olds included, displayed both great curiosity and familiarity with the subject of the Holy Temple and the vessels used in the Divine service. Upon leaving, Professor Aumann shared that this visit was a very unique experience for him, one he will never forget. We at the Temple Institute were honored to receive this most distinguished visitor.

MEET RABBI YITZCHAK KOGEN FROM JERUSALEM. At 82 years old, he is the most senior of the thirty kohanim - priests - who have now received their bigdei kehunah - priestly garments - being produced by the Temple Institute. The garments are designed and manufactured in accordance with biblical requirements and are suitable to be worn by the priests while performing the Divine service in the Holy Temple. These garments are being sold only to kohanim who can prove that they are of the descendants of Aharon, brother of Moses, and father of the priestly dynasty. The garments are to be worn only for the purpose of performing the Divine service in the Holy Temple. RABBI KOGEN is here seen at his fitting, as each garment must be custom tailored to each priest. Rabbi Kogen is related to the revered Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagen, commonly known as the Chafetz Chaim, (1838 - 1933). The Chafetz Chaim was also known to have prepared for himself his own priestly garments, in anticipation of the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. Rabbi Yitzchak Kogen, a holocaust survivor, is an inspiring example of the triumph of life and hope over the dark forces that seek to vanquish all that is good. No doubt, his burning faith that the words of the prophets will be fulfilled, and that the Jewish nation will soon rebuild G-d's Holy Temple, flows in the blood of his priestly lineage. For more information on the production and purchasing of the priestly garments, please click here.

The Temple Institute is at this time in the preliminary stages of pre-publication preparation of the world's first in-depth ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HOLY TEMPLE KNOWLEDGE. Over one thousand entries are included in this revolutionary work. The encyclopedia has been researched and written by the scholars of the Temple Institute's Torah academy. The contents reflect the highest level of scholarship and detail. The publication is copiously illustrated and all of the entries are extensively footnoted from the vast sources of Torah knowledge. For the first time in history, these Temple related topics will be readily available to a vast audience. This encyclopedia has been written in Hebrew, and is currently being translated into English by Rabbi Chaim Richman. For more information, please click here.

Temple Institute Founder, Rabbi Yisrael Ariel: Recipient of 2008 Israeli Ministry of Education Award for Jewish Culture   On Thursday evening, October 23rd, 2008, Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, director of the Temple Institute, received the Yaakov Egerst Memorial Award for Jewish Culture presented by the Israeli Ministry of Education. Rabbi Ariel was a unanimous choice for his work and initiative in establishing and developing the institute. In awarding the prize, the committee wrote, among other things, "The capital of the Jewish people has always been called Jerusalem, the city of the Temple. The Temple stands at the center of the Jewish experience in the Bible, in the [words of the] Sages and the counting of the commandments, and occupies a central path in Jewish history and the Israeli life cycle. Rabbi Yisrael Ariel took upon himself the illustration of this idea to the public at large. Toward this end, Rabbi Yisrael Ariel established the Institute for Research and Building the Temple, better known as the Temple Institute, about 20 years ago. "In the course of the years, the institute has gone and developed, and today consists of many arms, including a research institute, an exhibition of Temple utensils, Temple literature, a college and more... The activity of the institute expresses the initiative of an educational and cultural enterprise which is translated into educational and organizational activity, as well as artistic literary activity which has a practical value for the education and knowledge of adults and youth." The ceremony took place at the Yad Sarah House in Jerusalem. (excerpted from IsraelNationalNews.)

2000 Years of Silence Come to an End: Hakhel Ceremony is Performed on the Temple Mount   While the nations of the world are being rocked by financial turbulence and meteorological volatility, in the holy city of Jerusalem history is being written with a steady hand amidst increasing signs that the long awaited redemption is at last drawing near. Wednesday, October 15th, the first day of Chol Hamoed, (1st day of the intermediate days of Sukkot), the designated day for the biblically commanded Hakhel ceremony: This year over 1000 Jews arrived at the Temple Mount's Moghrabi Gate entrance in order to perform the once-in-seven years commandment. To learn more about this historic event and to see photographs, please click here.

Hakhel 5769: Reconnecting with our Past, Reaching toward our Future   Wednesday, October 15th, the first day of Chol Hamoed, (1st day of the intermediate days of Sukkot), the designated day for the biblically commanded Hakhel ceremony, was a very busy day for both the nation of Israel and the Temple Institute. While conducting an on-the-Temple Mount Hakhel ceremony for the first time in 2000 years, the Temple Institute's entire staff was also busy with last minute preparations for a second Hakhel gathering, this one in the Gan Tekuma park adjacent to the Jewish Quarter inside of Jerusalem's old city walls. To learn more about the Hakhel celebration and to see pictures of the event, please click here.

Reenacting the Hakhel Ceremony   "Then, Moses commanded them, saying, 'At the end of [every] seven years, at an appointed time, in the Festival of Sukkot, [after] the sabbatical year, when all Israel comes to appear before HaShem, your G-d, in the place He will choose you shall read this Torah before all Israel, in their ears. Assemble the people: the men, the women, and the children, and your stranger in your cities, in order that they hear, and in order that they learn and fear HaShem, your G-d, and they will observe to do all the words of this Torah.'" (Deuteronomy 31:10-12) On Wednesday, October 15th, the first day of Chol HaMoed Sukkot, (the intermediate days of Sukkot), the Temple Institute in cooperation with other Holy Temple and Temple Mount movements will be conducting a reenactment of the Hakhel ceremony first described in Deuteronomy 31:10-12. The Hakhel ceremony involves the gathering of the entire nation of Israel during the Sukkot festival which occurs at the conclusion of the shmittah, (seven year sabbatical period of rest for the land of Israel), in the courtyards of the Holy Temple, at which the king of the nation of Israel reads to the people of Israel from the Holy Torah. The Holy Temple is not standing today, nor is there a king in Israel, but Rosh HaShana 5769 has marked the conclusion of the shmittah year, and the Hakhel reenactment will take place. The ceremony will include the reading of Torah passages, the sounding of silver trumpets, (provided by the Temple Institute), and much music. Leading rabbis will address the assembly and popular singers of Torah based songs will provide entertainment. A short film describing the water libation festival which took place in the Holy Temple over the Sukkot festival, will be screened. The centerpiece of the ceremony will be the unveiling of the just-completed kiyor nechoshet - brass laver, produced by the Temple Institute. (Click here and here to learn about the kiyor nechoshet.) Other recent initiatives of the Temple Intitute, such as the golden crown - tzitz - of the Kohein Gadol - High Priest, priestly garments, and the Kinor David - harp of David, will be on display for all to see. The ceremony will take place at 4:30 PM, Wednesday, October 15, at Gan Tekuma in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The public is cordially invited to attend.

A Torah Scroll for the Holy Temple   The Raveh family, a secular family from Haifa has commissioned the writing of the first Sefer Torah - Torah Scroll - to be placed in the Holy Temple - in remembrance of family members that were murdered during the Holocaust. The Raveh family asked to write a Torah Scroll in their memory and requested that it should be written specifically for the Holy Temple. The Torah Scroll, say Shoshana and Rafael Reva, is meant to unite the nation and be brought in to the Holy Temple when it will be built. Family members asked to point out that "the fact that a secular family is preparing a Torah Scroll for the Holy Temple - the first since the destruction of the second Holy Temple, will shatter the myth that there exists divisions within the nation of Israel and will also strengthen and unite the nation, because we are all brothers." The family requested that the ceremony of the opening of writing the Torah Scroll begin at the Temple Institute in Jerusalem. Until the Torah Scroll will enter the Holy Temple, it will remain in the Temple Institute and will be used for functions to bond the Jewish nation. The Temple Institute's founder, Rabbi Israel Ariel, said, "the most central part of the Bet HaMikdash - Holy Temple - is the Holy of Holies, and inside is the Torah Scroll from Moshe Rabeinu - Moses our master. It symbolizes the unity of the people Israel and for this, the Holy Temple was built." Among the guests were the popular singer Ovadya Hamama, who performed on behalf of the festive occasion, Rabbi Uri Amos Sharki, Rabbi Meir Vender, and, of course, the entire Raveh family and many friends. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Raveh family expressed their gratitude that fate had merited them with the opportunity to write the first Torah Scroll for the Holy Temple, and voiced their prayer that this Torah Scroll will help to increase unity and joyfulness for the nation of Israel, and that by merit of the increased joy and unity the Holy Temple will be built.

Temple Talk Has a New Time Slot: Now Every Tuesday!   Beginning September 9th, TEMPLE TALK, With Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven will be aired every Tuesday from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Israel time. Your local time is listed below:

Eastern 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM    Central 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM    Mountain 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM    Pacific 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Official Wakf Document: King David Purchased the Temple Mount and King Solomon Built the Holy Temple   As suspicions arise that the lame-duck Israeli government led by Ehud Olmert is working feverishly to arrive at an eleventh hour agreement with the Palestinian Authority's Abu Mazen to divide the city of Jerusalem, which would include relinquishing complete control of the Temple Mount to Palestinian and Moslem hands, the Temple Institute has just acquired a copy of the OFFICIAL 1925 SUPREME MOSLEM COUNCIL (WAKF) GUIDE BOOK TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT in which the Temple Mount's clear and unshakable connection to the G-d of Israel and His people Israel is openly admitted. This admission contradicts the current Palestinian/Moslem claim that the Holy Temple never stood upon the Temple Mount, and that the Mount is the sole possession of the Moslem nation. At this time, when the cowardly government of Ehud Olmert is all too willing to accept the deceitful Moslem claim at face value in an attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of its own people, (and all nations which desire the rebuilding of G-d's Chosen House), and rob them of this most holy site on earth, it is essential to expose the current Moslem lie. And what better way than through their own words. To read more, and to view a facsimile of the entire 1925 guidebook, please click here.   1954, 1965 WAKF GUIDE BOOKS TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT Expunge All Mention of Holy Temple   A 1950 Wakf Guide Book also preserves the historical connection to the first and second Holy Temple. However, by 1954, the Wakf guide book had expunged all mention of the Holy Temple. To read more, and to view a facsimile of relevant pages of the 1954 and 1965 guidebook, please click here.

Work continues apace on the new copper laver being produced by the Temple Institute, and this past Wednesday, (19 Av, 5768/August 20, 2008), an important step forward was taken: the copper keter, or ornamental crown, which will be affixed to the top of the laver, was completed and delivered to the Acco based factory of Shlomo Buchbut, where the laver is being prepared. To read more and see photographs of the ornamental crown, please click here.

Recently the Temple Institute organized a harvest of the tola'at shani worm used in producing the crimson dye essential for making the avnet - the sixteen meter long belt of the common priests, as part of our goal to manufacture 120 sets of lay priest garments ready for use in the Holy Temple. However, the quantity of dye needed to produce the 120 belts was simply more than could be provided for by the local harvest. So the Temple Institute sent an emissary to Istanbul, Turkey, where he purchased in the open market one kilo (2.2 lbs) of tola'at shani worms harvested from the mountains of Turkey. He asked the merchant to package the worms in two separate half-kilo vacuum packs. If you are curious how a half-kilo of vacuum packed tola'at shani worms looks like, please click here.

Ascending the Temple Mount on the 9th of Av   Tish'a B'Av (9th of Av) 5768: While thousands mourned and fasted below in the Western Wall Plaza, hundreds of observant Jews ascended the Temple Mount in strict accordance with halachah (Jewish law). To read more and to see photographs of the visit, please click here.

New Membership Cards!   The Temple Institute has designed a new membership card. The cards are presently being manufactured. We apologize to new members who may have to wait a few extra weeks before receiving their cards. Current members can also request to have their cards renewed with their next donation.

ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE 13TH OF TAMMUZ (JULY 16TH), the Temple Institute organized an historic event: the first tola'at shani - crimson worm - harvest in the land of Israel in perhaps 2000 years. The location of the harvest was the Samarian hilltop village of Neve Tsuf. The immediate purpose for the event was the need to gather the crimson worms for the purpose of creating the avnet - the sixteen meter long belt for the bigdei kehuna - the priestly garments now being produced by the Temple Institute. The long-term goal was to educate a new generation about the elusive tola'at shani, how to harvest it, and how to produce from it the crimson dye prescribed in the Torah for a number of Temple related purposes, including the priests' avnet - belts, the scarlet wool tied onto the se'ir l'azazel - the scapegoat - on Yom Kippur, and one of the essential ingredients for producing the ashes of the red heifer. Click here to learn more about the tola'at shani, and to see pictures from the crimson worm harvest.

The Inauguration Ceremony of The New Workshop for Priestly Garments   ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE 27TH OF SIVAN (JUNE 30TH), the Temple Institute and enthusiastic guests celebrated the Inauguration of The Institute's New Workshop for Priestly Garments. The shop has been equipped with a cutting table for spreading and cutting the fabric according to pattern and size of each individual kohen. (Each garment will be custom designed and fitted.) Industrial strength sewing machines have also been purchased, and ironing equipment for ironing and blocking the finished garments. The shop will be overseen by the Institute's chief haberdasher, Aviad Jeruffi. The ceremony included the taking of measurements from the first two kohanim, (priests), to be outfitted since the destruction of the Holy Temple 1,938 years ago, the distinguished Rabbis Nachman Kahane and Shlomo Riskin. Photographs from the gala event can be seen here. To view a short video documentary of the happenings, please click here.

TEMPLE MOUNT RED ALERT: lslamic Movement Spewing Forth Lies and Hate (Again) (Latest news update posted August 23, 2010)

New! lslamic Movement recycles usual accusations concerning the Temple Mount, with some new twists. For more details, click here. New! Temple Institute Slams Planned Brazilian Replica of Holy Temple. For more details, click here. (2 articles) New! State Comptroller Examining Lack of Government Supervision on Temple Mount. For more details, click here. New! Wakf suspected of more destruction of Holy Temple remnants. For more details, click here. Danny Danon of the Likud visited the Temple Mount on Tish'a b'Av and witnessed the discrimination against Jews. He vows to do something about it. For more details, click here. (3 articles) For the complete News Updates Archive, click here.

Make Your Voice Heard!   New Contact Information Added! If you are writing a letter to express your anger, here are some samples: Sample 1 (also listed here are telephone and fax numbers of relevant Israeli government ministers) Sample 2 Sample 3 Click here to send an email directly to the Prime Minister of Israel's office: pm_eng@pmo.gov.il Click here for the snail mail and email addresses of the Israeli Ambassador to the United States and Israeli Consul Generals in various regions of the U.S. If you would like to contact President Bush, your congressman/woman, or the Secretary General of the United Nations, please click here.

Exclusive Video Temple Mount Footage From the Summer of 2005

In August, 2005, the latter half of the month of Av, Rabbi Chaim Richman, accompanied by several friends, ascended the Temple Mount. This visit was documented on camera. In this classic visit to the Mount, in strict accordance with Jewish halachic law, Rabbi Richman takes the viewer on a complete tour of the holiest site on earth. You will learn the history of the Mount and where the Sanctuary and its courtyards were located, and you will also see stark evidence of the illegal Moslem destruction on the Mount presently taking place. You will witness the difficulties experienced by all Jews who visit the Temple Mount today. You will stand literally meters away from where the Holy of Holies once stood and will stand again. Footage of this nature has never before been presented for public viewing. Now it can be viewed online. The 90 minute long video has been reformatted into three parts, and is now available on The Universal Torah Network: Click here. The Temple Mount Tour is now available on DVD, Please click here for details. To see still photographs taken on the same visit, please click here.

The Golden Menora: Moving Closer to its Destination

On the second night of Chanuka, 5768 (December 6, 2007), the golden menora prepared by the Temple Institute and fit for use in the Holy Temple, was moved from the archaeological site of the Roman Cardo in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, to its new location, alongside the Yehudah Halevi staircase leading from the Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall Plaza. There it overlooks the Temple Mount, site of the future Holy Temple. A small move, perhaps, for the golden menora, but a giant leap forward for mankind, as the rebuilding of the House of G-d becomes one step closer. The journey of the golden menora and its joyous rededication ceremony have been vividly captured on camera. We invite you to view the stunning footage and join us in the excitement of this historic moment.

In the spirit of the Maccabees who purified the Holy Temple and rekindled the golden menora, the golden menora which today stands in the Kardo, is moving this week closer to its intended destination - the Sanctuary of the Holy Temple itself - may it be rebuilt soon in our days. To learn more about this historic happening, and to view photographs of the menora being prepared for transport, click here. To see photographs of the menora being moved, click here. To see photographs of the rededication ceremony of the Golden Menora, in its new location, which took place on the seventh night of Chanuka, (Tevet 2/December 10), click here.

"And make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: Holy to HaShem... And it will go upon Aaron's forehead..." (Exodus 28:36-37) Just completed: The tzitz of pure gold, fashioned by the craftsmen of the Temple Institute, and ready to be worn by the High Priest in the Holy Temple. With gratitude to HaShem, and with thanks to all whose generous support has made this possible, in these dark days of the Annapolis "Peace" Conference, and the cynical disdain being shown by the world's leaders for all that is holy, the Temple Institute is proud to unveil the Golden Crown of the High Priest. May the completion of the tzitz be seen a sign of the commitment of the Jewish nation and of all those who devote their lives to the G-d of Israel, to the honor of HaShem, and to His holy house, "... a house of prayer for all nations." (Isaiah 57:6) To see a photograph of the newly completed tzitz, please click here. To watch a five-minute video presention of the tzitz, please click here.

Latest Online Video Teachings   All glorious is the king's daughter, (bat melech), within the palace..." (Psalms 45:14) Bat Melech, featuring the teaching of Rena Richman, wife of Rabbi Chaim Richman, and an experienced educator in her own right. Rabanit Richman's inspiration is, through the Bat Melech series, to highlight the Torah's message to women. As with their male counterparts, the Torah's intention toward women is one of empowerment, enabling women, through their unique strengths and through the commandments with which they have been entrusted, to achieve tikkun - rectification - in the world. The Rabanit's current teaching is entitled: "WHERE ARE YOU? Elul is a month that demands to be lived in every sense of the word. This is the month for recalibrating our souls, for being accountable to ourselves, and for becoming viable reflections of G-d's presence in the world." Essential viewing for both women and men, Bat Melech is aired biweekly. To view this show, or the July 28th episode, or to access earlier episodes on the online archive, please click here.. The new August 26th teaching of Rabbi Chaim Richman's Light to the Nations, weekly half-hour online television Torah study series is entitled, "I WANT TO GET CLOSER TO YOU: Psalm 27 is traditionally recited in the morning and evening every day during the month of Elul. What is the secret of this Psalm? What special significance does it have for this month of prayer and repentance? An exploration of its meaning sheds light upon the true goal of the month of Elul - to make a real, uncompromising and trusting relationship with G-d our first priority." To view this show, or the August 19 episode, or to access earlier episodes on the online archive, please click here. Light to the Nations is now available for sale on DVD. For more information, please click here. To learn more about the Light to the Nations upcoming broadcast schedule, its availability on DVD, and how to personally dedicate an episode of Light to the Nations, please click here. Stay in touch with Torah: Listen each week to Rabbi Chaim Richman's brief teaching of parashat hashavua - the weekly Torah reading. To view this week's teaching on parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8), please click here.

Temple Institute Publication Receives Special Award from the City of Jerusalem The Jerusalem Municipality's Department for Torah Education and Culture annually awards a special prize to five new books in the area of Torah education. This coveted prize is only awarded to publications of excellence, that are recognized as great contributions to society. This year, in honor of 40th year of Jerusalem's unification, this prize focused on the subject of Jerusalem, and five prizes were awarded for books that concentrate on the subject of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. The Temple Institute's scholarly rendition of Tractate Yoma, with detailed research culled from the fruit of the labors of the Institute's advanced research academy, was chosen to be one of this year's five award recipients. The prize was received in a ceremony that took place on December 31st, 2007. The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Jerusalem, as well as prominent rabbis and public figures. To learn more about Tractate Yoma, or to purchase the book, please click here.   Rabbis Yisrael and Azarya Ariel of the Temple Institute Research Center receive the award from Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski.

The Mystery of the Red Heifer Divine Promise of Purity

On the ocassion of the weekly Torah reading of Chukat (Numbers 19:1 - 22:1), we invite everyone to visit our Red Heifer section, dedicated to exploring the history and traditions concerning the red heifer, whose ashes alone have the ability to purify all those who have become ritually impure through contact with the dead. The reintroduction of the red heifer - raising it and preparing its ashes - is an essential milestone on the road to the rebuilding of the Holy Temple and the renewal of the divine service. Learn how and why this simple animal plays so large a part in the spiritual wellbeing of the nation of Israel- and of all the nations: The Mystery of the Red Heifer.

New Red Heifer Video Teaching

Click here to view Rabbi Richman's seven minute video teaching on the Red Heifer, in honor of the reading of Parashat Parah Adumah (the Red Heifer, Numbers 19:1-22) on this upcoming Shabbat.

Listen to TEMPLE TALK, Rabbi Richman's weekly radio show, airing every Tuesday from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Israel time. To check your local times, and for more details, click here. Previous shows can also be downloaded from this page.

The Mystery of the Red Heifer Divine Promise of Purity

On the ocassion of the weekly Torah reading of Chukat (Numbers 19:1 - 22:1), we invite everyone to visit our Red Heifer section, dedicated to exploring the history and traditions concerning the red heifer, whose ashes alone have the ability to purify all those who have become ritually impure through contact with the dead. The reintroduction of the red heifer - raising it and preparing its ashes - is an essential milestone on the road to the rebuilding of the Holy Temple and the renewal of the divine service. Learn how and why this simple animal plays so large a part in the spiritual wellbeing of the nation of Israel- and of all the nations: The Mystery of the Red Heifer.

Celebrate Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah with The Temple Institute!   The Temple Institute has prepared a brand new Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah program, especially designed for families from overseas who wish to celebrate their simchah here in Jerusalem. To learn more about the fun and educational experience that awaits you, please click here. (PDF file) Click here to see pictures from our latest bar mitzvah celebration!

Want to learn more about how the Jewish festivals of Passover, Shavuoth, and Sukkot were celebrated during the time of the Holy Temple? How Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur were observed? Would you like to consult a timeline of the history of the Holy Temple? Come visit our Study Tools page.

Building the Third Temple: A Worldwide Commitment

The Temple Institute has recently welcomed our first member from Saudi Arabia. We now count our members from fifty eight different nations around the globe. Yearning for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem, and the renewal of the divine service, knows no borders. People from the four corners of the world are joining us at The Temple Institute, and together we are forging ahead, teaching and learning, and increasing Temple consciousness around the world. To view a map showing the countries in which our members live, please visit our new World Wide Membership page.

The Sanhedrin's Decision Regarding the Holy Temple, the Temple Mount, and Jerusalem 28 Iyar 5765   In what is potentially the most crucial rabbinical decision in the modern era, the Sanhedrin has published its call "upon all groups who work in the area of Temple and Temple Mount-related research and activity, to begin to prepare detailed architectural plans for the construction of the Holy Temple, towards the goal of its establishment in its proper place." To read the entire declaration, click here.

The Temple Mount: Why We Go Up

Please note the following new features we have added to our Temple Mount section: The commandment of Mora Mikdash, revering G-d's Holy Temple, applies in our day, just as it did in the days of the Rambam (Maimonides). To read his lucid explanation of the commandment, both in the original Hebrew, and in English translation, with commentary, click here. In October 2003 the Temple Mount was again opened to non-Moslems, ending the three years of exile that followed the latest eruption of Arab violence. Things looked bright as police eased restrictions, but the recent change in police minister, and the government's new political agenda, have led to an egregious deterioration to the civil and religious rights of Jews wishing to visit the Mount. To read more, click here. A recent visitor to the temple mount was kind enough to send us the photographs he took while atop the holiest spot on earth. To view them, click here. We have just revised our bird's-eye view of the Temple Mount. Now, when you mouse over the image, you will see the path taken by all who visit the Mount in strict accordance with Jewish law. Click to see. We have also seen fit to feature the above mentioned "Rabbinical ban" article and response on its own page, as part of our expanding Temple Mount section. Click to see.

 

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