Rabbis and public figures to call on the Jewish public to visit the Temple Mount “in purity," in honor of Maimonides' visit. The event will be held on Sunday, the 7th of Cheshvan, a day after the anniversary of Maimonides’ visit to the Temple Mount in 1166.
Jews have long held that entry to the Mount is forbidden by severe Biblical injunction, due to our Jewish-legal impure state.
In recent years, however, a growing number of rabbis - though by far not all of them - feel that this ban can be limited only to the holiest areas of the Temple Mount. This is due to recent research showing conclusively that much of the Mount was not part of the original Temple and can therefore, under certain circumstances, be visited. Ritual immersion in a mikveh is one of the prerequisites.
Jews have long held that entry to the Mount is forbidden by severe Biblical injunction, due to our Jewish-legal impure state.
In recent years, however, a growing number of rabbis - though by far not all of them - feel that this ban can be limited only to the holiest areas of the Temple Mount. This is due to recent research showing conclusively that much of the Mount was not part of the original Temple and can therefore, under certain circumstances, be visited. Ritual immersion in a mikveh is one of the prerequisites.
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