Head of the Temple Institute Rabbi Yisrael Ariel Shlita has filed for a police permit to conduct a Mikdosh March on erev Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av. The event is intended for youths, to begin at Kikar Tzion to Ezrat Yisrael Street. It appears this is Rav Ariel’s response to the recent toeiva parade held in the capital.
He explains “after the recent parade held in Yerushalayim, we are initiating the Mikdosh March to strengthen our connection to the Mikdosh with the tefilla that the month of Menachem Av will turn from mourning to simcha”.
In his words, the event will also serve as the founding event of the Mikdosh Youth organization, adding today, “There are hundreds of youths from high schools who are taking the matter with the utmost seriousness. They are studying Meseches Midos, the seder of the avoda and korbanos. They are more knowledgeable than many rabbonim in these areas. The goal is to spread the limud of the Mikdosh to yeshivos gevohos too, that they should also be studying this. These youths will become part of the official Mikdosh Youth and take part in activities surrounding the avoda in the Mikdosh and to do with korbanos, play the relevant instruments and wear bigdei kahuna”.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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When i started reading this article i thought, thats marvellous lets balance out the Chillul Hashem of the recent parade. As i approached the end of it I wondered whether I have got the date wrong is it really approaching Av or Adar?
I also like to and do learn about the Korbonos and am fascinated by mishnayos Middos etc but what is the purpose of wearing bigdei Kehuna? or playing instruments especially in the three weeks?
Fantastic. That is how am yisroel must go.
Wonderful
Having these bochurim “act out” the lvush and avodah in the beis hamikdash really has no nexus with a “gay rights” parade although it may have independent merit as an educational program for younger students. As to his assertion that these bochurim “are more knowledgeable than many rabbonim in these areas”, I’m not sure that assertion is unique to the inyan of mishnayos midos etc.
To etzhar
The way I read the article, the playing of instruments and wearing bigdei kahuna was a general statement what these boys will be able to by learning these topics. It has nothing to do with the parade itself.
very few gedolim know kodshim well. Rav shlomo zalman orbach was famous for saying he is not knowledgable in kodshim. Rav avodayah yosef is his intro to Yabi omer said the same thing. His son, the chief rabbi said not to learn kodshim at all. So I believe Rav Ariel’s statement is correct and in practice he is 100% correct.
The seemingly innocuous statement: “They are more knowledgeable than many rabbonim in these areas,” is occasionally used as a sort of code phrase, to justify disobeying the psak of the Gedolei Hador not to go up to the Har HaBayis. As if a gaggle of high school kids are in a position to “argue” with older, experienced rabbonim!? Including the senior Rav Kook. I believe the Wikipedia entry for Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook displays a photo of the “kol korei” — i.e., psak din that Rav Kook publicized NOT to ascend the Har Habayis.
YWN neglected to append the standard disclaimer in this article, stating that the Gedolei Harabbonim forbid going up to the Har HaBayis.
american yesushalmi decide already are you american golus jew or a yerushalmi mikdash jew. You hate har habayit so much that I assume you to be just American.
The gedolim you quote admit they do not know kodshim. Rav Kook died in 1935. Things were different them He wrote 30 teshuvos on building the mikdash today and wanted to bring korbonot. So Don;t quote a rav you know nothing about nor respect and use him just to back up a silly and golus psak to not go up to har habatyit.
To #8 Abba: I’ll ignore your fatuous opening words, and leave you to your assumptions.
I didn’t quote any gedolim by name in my comment. You’re the source of that supposed statement by Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, which I’d suggest all of us take with very many grains of salt… He was a huge gaon, as well as unbelievably humble. Even if it were true that “he didn’t know kodashim,” he knew it much better than some high school kids. The very notion that some teenagers are in a position to argue with one of the gedolei hador is both juvenile and irresponsible.
BWT, you shouldn’t assume you know if my family had a connection with Rav Kook. And, I didn’t “quote” him; I just pointed out where you can read Rav Kook’s own psak on this matter.
So, just to make sure I understand you, Rav Kook issued a silly, golus psak (your words), but you somehow know instinctively that he really didn’t mean it. You are also apparently authorized to announce changes in halacha, based on what? Whim, political expediency, or the opinion of high school kids? It seems to me you are disrespecting Rav Kook much more than anything I originally wrote. You disparage his psak, and claim to know “what he really meant.”
I guess we all have decisions to make. Not just about if we are a golus Jew or a “Yerushalmi” Jew. We also have to decide if we are Jews who obey true piskei halacha or self-concocted piskei halacha.