Unfortunately Har Habayis will be closed to visitors for both Sunday & Monday June 8-9, 2025 due to a Muslim Holiday. Har Habayis will BEH reopen Tuesday morning for regular hours.
"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 […]
HaShem wants a relationship with us, and He was kind enough to say, "You know what? I want a relationship with you, and I'll even tell you how to do it." We're so used to it all being about us. Like, in my shul, we daven nusach X, and in our kiddush, we serve Y. And […]
Every little kid knows and believes with all their heart and soul that one day Moshiach is going to come and we're going to have a Beis HaMikdash, right? It's such an important part of our existence. We have songs, culture, everything's about this idea that one day we're going to stand, and we're going […]
We humans have many different ways to communicate with each other: It began with writing letters, followed by fax machines, text messages, WhatsApp, and eventually, video calls! Long-distance relationships are fine, but nothing compares to a face-to-face meeting! In Judaism, it’s the same. Throughout 2,000 years of galut, we had basic ways of connecting to […]
