Israel’s Construction Minister: Stop Unauthorized Temple Mount Excavations

April 20, 2015 Ancient mosaic tiles that cover the rock on which the two ancient Jewish Temples stood are being excavated by the Islamic Waqf authority without archaeological supervision. Although such work must first be reviewed by the Ministerial Committee on Archaeological Digs at Holy Sites and approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority, especially in a case such as this where heavy equipment is involved, no permits were requested or acquired prior to the work inside the Mosque of Omar or Golden Dome (Dome of the Rock).

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Third Temple Priests Re-enact Omer Barley Offering

April 12, 2015 The building of the Third Temple seems to be drawing ever closer. This Passover, on the same day on which the Omer offering was performed in Temple times (Nissan 15 on the Jewish calendar), the Temple Institute re-enacted the Omer offering.

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Hanukkah Miracle for Our Generation: Temple Institute Prepares Consecrated Oil for the Temple Menorah

December 22, 2014 Today in Jerusalem, a Hanukkah miracle is taking place. The Temple Institute and the Association of Temple Movements, together with Israel, are taking an historic step in the resumption of the Divine service in the Third Temple.

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Third Temple Blueprint Campaign Exceeds Funding Target

October 2, 2014 An Internet-based crowdfunding campaign between the Ninth of Av and Rosh HaShanah surpassed its 60-day goal of $100,000, as almost 900 investors pitched in to rebuild the Beit HaMikdash (בית מקדש, God's Holy Temple). Drawing $104,814 from its first ever Indiegogo campaign, the Temple Institute stated the 882 pledged contributions would pay for the complete work-up of the future Temple's architectural plans.

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Abbas Seeks to End the Jewish Presence in Israel’s Ancient Heartland‏

September 17, 2014 The second in a series of four consecutive Blood Moons (total lunar eclipses), which fall on the Jewish holiday of Passover and Sukkot in 2014 and 2015, is quickly approaching. With it big changes seem to be taking shape in the Palestinian struggle for statehood, a struggle which will directly effect the heritage of the Promised Land for the Jewish People. Abbas is currently rallying support before heading for the annual United Nation General Assembly next week on September 24, which is Erev Rosh HaShanah (Jewish New Year’s Eve), at which time he will endeavor to gain support for setting a date for forcing Israel out of Judea-Samaria, Israel’s heartland.

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Jordan Warns Israel: Remove Temple Mount Bridge

September 7, 2014 Mounting Jordanian protests against a bridge for non-Arabs to reach the Temple Mount has resulted in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) ordering the bridge be taken down.

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Temple Institute Launches Campaign for Third Temple Blueprints

August 5, 2014 Plans are actively underway to create blueprints for the Third Temple. On the evening of July 27, the beginning of the Nine Days, a period of heightened mourning the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash (God's Holy Temple) that starts on the first day of the Hebrew month of Av, Jerusalem's Temple Institute launched a crowdfunding campaign for the new Temple blueprints.

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The Fast of Tammuz: When God Seems to Hide His Face‏

July 14, 2014 While for much of the world summertime is a time of joy, relaxation and vacations, for the Jewish People it is a time of mourning and remembrance of great loss, including the destruction of both the First and Second Temples, and exile. Tonight, as terrorist missiles continue to fall on Israel, Jews around the world will solemnly prepare for a fast that recalls historic tragedies that befell the Jewish People on the Shiva Asar B'Tammuz (בתמוז עשר שבעה), which is more simply called the Fast of Tammuz or 17th of Tammuz.

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Parasha Chukat (Statute or Decree): The Mystery of the Red Heifer

June 27, 2014 Although chukim (ordinances) are laws that seem to have no rational explanation, and remain undecipherable to our limited human understanding, we can trust that God has good reason for instituting them. Just like children do not always understand why their parents lay down certain rules, we don’t always understand our Heavenly Father’s intentions or reasons.

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Jerusalem Under Siege

December 11, 2013 Ever since Israel was miraculously reborn as an independent state in 1948, she has been center-stage on the world scene. That position became even more evident when Jerusalem was united in 1967 after the Six Day War. Against all odds, Israel prevailed when the Arab world once again mounted superior forces against this tiny nation.

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