Dichter was responding to comments made by Jordan’s Minister of Wakf and Islamic Affairs Wael Arabiyat.
Israel will not let Mecca and Medina rules apply on the Temple Mount, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avi Dichter said on Monday, referring to the two holy cities in Saudi Arabia where entrance is prohibited to non-Muslims. Continue reading
A group of religious activists is diligently laying the groundwork for a renewed sanctuary. ‘Step by step, patiently, we are preparing,’ one says.
Members of the Women of the Temple visiting the Temple Mount.
The Temple Mount, and the Al-Aqsa mosque atop it, have been a recurring source of tension in Jerusalem in recent years. Continue reading
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2016. (photo credit:REUTERS)
Russian czars and Ottoman sultans were mostly enemies, and this time-honored history’s latest pair, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was no exception – until this week. Continue reading
The Temple Institute, dedicated to rebuilding ancient holy site, now using new internet tools to bring its message to the masses.
Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute
JTA — “It’s time to build,” reads the tagline of the Temple Institute’s latest YouTube video.
The phrase encapsulates the group’s controversial mission to rally Jews to reconstruct the temple that was the heart of their religion until its destruction 2,000 years ago. Continue reading
People pose near a tank after troops involved in the coup surrendered on the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul on July 16. (photo credit:REUTERS)
Maj. Mehmet Karabekir was tired of the weakness he smelled in his colleagues. “No compromise, no hesitation,” he texted. “Hit them, crush them, burn them.” Just after midnight on July 16, he stood with a group of Turkish soldiers in Acibadem, a neighborhood in Istanbul. Continue reading
Yechiel Eckstein is a great hit with Evangelicals, but acceptance in Orthodox circles has been a far bumpier road.
PARIS (JTA) — The summer drizzle that soaked the French capital did little to dampen Yechiel Eckstein’s enthusiasm as he arrived recently with his wife Joelle at the city’s Great Synagogue for a private tour. Continue reading
The Temple Institute has brought the Third Temple one step closer by establishing a school for Jewish priests (kohanim) to learn how to perform the Temple Service. A group of students, certified as being from the priestly caste, stands ready to learn all of the details of this complicated task, which may become relevant sooner than anyone thinks. Continue reading
Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. – 2 Chronicles 3:1
In another manifestation of Biblical precepts interacting with modern life, a private foundation representing the descendants of King David recently launched a lawsuit presenting a legal claim to ownership of the Temple Mount. Continue reading
Had history turned out slightly different, Americans today might be speaking Hebrew rather than English. This is not as far fetched as it seems, as the original settlers to America (besides the Indians) were deeply connected to the Bible.
Today, everyone is talking about the Brexit vote, but no one will talk about the elephant in the Brexit room. They walk around it, try to stay as far from it as possible, and just pretend that it is not there. Continue reading