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Published by The Jerusalem Post
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Monday, 23 July 2007 |
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Visit the Temple Mount! "On Tisha Be'av our hearts turn to the Temple Mount, the site of the First and Second Temples, whose destruction we mourn every year. Therefore, it behooves us to ask: Does Jewish law permit us to go up to the Temple Mount today? This may seem like an esoteric question, but it has far-reaching political consequences. Shortly after the Six Day War in June 1967, the Chief Rabbinate posted a large sign at the entrance to the Temple Mount stating that, according to Jewish Law, it is forbidden to enter the Temple Mount. This prohibition was reiterated by chief rabbis Shlomo Amar and Yona Metzger in January 2005. As a result, many Jews, especially the Orthodox, have not entered the Temple Mount area for the past 40 years. But does Jewish law really forbid Jews to go up to the Temple Mount, our holiest site? ..."
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Israel