According to the Machon HaMikdash (Temple Institute), it obliged a request of a young Jewish couple and secretly married them on Har Habayis. The widespread media coverage of this reported event will without a doubt be at the center of the next round of Har Habayis controversy.
A post on the Temple Institute’s Facebook page claims that Rabbi Chaim Richman was approached to marry a couple and after consulting with rabbonim, he did just that. The Machon HaMikdash is publicizing the event, which is being viewed as a significant achievement under the current discriminatory policies of the Muslim Waqf, backed by Israel.
Apparently the bracha on wine was made prior to entering Har Habayis. The chosson, kallah and rabbi met and entered Har Habayis together with the witnesses. Some of the members of the group distracted police and waqf officials while the chosson recited ‘Harei at mekudeshes…” and placing the ring on the kallah’s finger in front of the witnesses. In keeping with the request of the couple, the documentation of the wedding that can identify them is not being released.
The chupah reportedly took place a week ago as 13 Jews were in the group that took part in the event. One created the diversion and the others took part in the wedding.
Gedolei Yisrael over the generations and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel prohibit visiting Har Habayis.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / Photo: Machon HaMikdash)
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8 Responses
I can understand wanting to daven on the Har Habayis because it is the ultimate focus of all our tfillos.
But being mekadesh an isha?
It may be an important mitzva but what in the world does that have to do with the Bais HaMikdash?
I doubt very much that throughout the almost 1000 years that the Bais HaMikdash stood even one couple ever had an erusin or a chupa on the Har HaBayis.
So why now?
if true, and I hope it’s not, it’s a complete desecration of the makom hamikdosh, people involved in things like this are no different than “women of the wall”
Truly shocking!
What an abomination. All of our gadolim with few exceptions prohibit going up on har habayis until z’man moishiach. More importantly, such mindless actions have historically resulted in shedding yiddeshe blood and triggering varying levels of Palestinian and arab violence both in EY and against Jews elsewhere. This couple’s chassanah will be cursed for the bloodshed they deliberately and knowingly will precipitate along with those who assisted them. There are plenty of makom kodesh venues where they could have been mesader kedushin without triggering violence. Their selfish action will cost them dearly.
Isha b’azara minayin???
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While you may disagree with the “hashkafah” of the misguided WOW minyanim, their actions won’t trigger violent demonstrations by the Palestinians. They are also not engaging in their actions on the har habayis itself.
She hopefully wasn’t in the azarah. Women can definitely go onto the Har Habayis (bizman haMikdash), and there’s not even an issur for them to be in the azarah, as we see that a sotah was brought into the azarah. The gemara is only asking what business a woman would have there, as it seems they generally didn’t enter the azarah.
The only ‘abomination’ I see is the tremendous ignorance people show here every time on a issue which is so central to us….
An ‘abomination’ to get married on Har Habayis? No one got married on Har Habyis? Since when is marriage not a part of the Jewish religion?
Just because you forgot that your ancestors got married in Shul and before that in the complex of the Beis Hamikdash doesn’t make it an abomination….
Yes the mainstream gedolim currently forbid it but they have their poskim to rely on and those poskim are also very valid and big rabbis, let’s tone things down and not sing the PA/Jordans’ song just because we are scared.