"דבר תורה לפרשת תרומה — “ועשו לי מקדש בפרשת תרומה אנו פוגשים מצווה יסודית המגדירה את היחס של התורה לגילוי שכינה בעולם: “וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם.” הפסוק איננו אומר “וארד ושכנתי”, אלא — ועשו. בני אדם בונים, ומתוך כך באה השראת שכינה. דווקא בזמן הגדול ביותר של גילוי אלוקי — יציאת מצרים, קריעת ים […]
In this video, Rabbi Levi unravels 80 years of misinformation in under 80 minutes. Must Watch!
How could it be an Issur?! It's a Mitzvah Deoraisa! As I mentioned, Mikdash Tirau. How could it be an Issur?! They say that you don't know where anything is. Well, that may have been true in the 1920s when Rav Kook zt'l, was the Rav HaRashi of Palestine. He had to go under the […]
We talk a lot about going up to Har HaBayis. But what does actually going up entail? Today, I walk you through the process as I share this video from a recent trip up to the Har! I hope this post helps you feel more confident and inspired to go up yourself! Step 1: Preparing […]
PREVIOUS ARTICLE IN THIS SERIES: https://beishashem.org/is-the-even-shesiya-located-inside-the-dome-of-the-rock/ In the previous articles, we clarified that the only area on Har Habayis where a tamei mes is forbidden entry with a chiyuv kares is Machaneh Shechina, which is the area where the Beis Hamikdash and the Azara stood on the Har. The rest of Har Habayis has the […]
In Parshas Terumah, Hashem commands Bnei Yisrael “ועשו לי מקדש ושכנתי בתוכם”, “They shall make a Mikdash for me and I will dwell amongst you.” The use of the term “Mikdash” in the commandment raises an intriguing question, given that this section of the Torah primarily discusses the “Mishkan.” Rav Yosef Caro, in his Kesef […]
PREVIOUS ARTICLE IN THIS SERIES: https://beishashem.org/is-there-an-issur-kares-to-ascend-to-the-har-habayis/ In the previous article, we clarified that the only area on Har Habayis where a tamei mes is forbidden entry with a chiyuv kares is Machaneh Shechina, which is the area where the actual building of the Beis Hamikdash stood on the Har. The rest of Har Habayis has […]
The most common question (or accusation) that arises when discussing the topic of aliya l'Har Habayis is: How can it be muttar to enter the Har; aren't we all tamei and isn't there an issur kares to enter the Har when we are tamei?
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