The Temple Institute: The Temple Mount: A Bride on the Temple Mount, Elul 5768/2008

The Temple Mount		Bird's-eye View and Aliya Guide
Temple Mount Liberation		Guide to Ascending the Mount
Temple Mount Awakening		Response to the Rabbinical "ban"
Police Discrimination		Maimonides
The Continuing Destruction		Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Archaeological Finds		Recent Visits
Antiquities Law		Wakf Guidebook
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Bayit Ne'eman B'Yisrael - A Faithful Home in Israel

An ancient tradition of visiting the Holy Temple on the eve of one's wedding has been revived in our days. The day leading up to one's chatunah - wedding - is, for the bride and groom, a day of introspection, deep thoughts, and teshuvah - repentance.

The Jewish household is likened to a "mini" Holy Temple - Mikdash Me'at, a description which expresses the aspirations of every newlywed couple to establish a relationship and a family based on holiness and purity, a household in which the shechina - the Divine presence - is found. What better place on earth to prepare spiritually for these goals than the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?

It is customary that bride and groom do not see one another on the day preceding their wedding, and therefore, they ascend the Temple Mount separately.

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