The Yesha Rabbis Council calls upon Jerusalem Police Chief Mickey Levy to "keep his promise" and open the Temple Mount to Jewish worshipers.
The Council says that two months ago, Levy said that after the war with Iraq, the Temple Mount - Judaism's holiest site in the world - could once again be opened to Jewish prayer. It has been closed to Jews since the onset of the Oslo War of terrorism over 2.5 years ago, with the police claiming that a Jewish presence there could "instigate Arab violence."
The Yesha Rabbis are among those who rule that Jewish Law permits entry to certain areas of the holy site, provided that certain Halakhic precautions are taken. These include immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath), removal of shoes, and definite knowledge of the places on the Temple Mount that may not be entered.
The monthly "March Around the Gates" will be held tonight. What began with a small group less than two years ago has now become a very popular monthly event, and thousands of people took part in each of the last two monthly marches. The participants express their demand to enter and pray at the holy site by circling the Temple Mount, and stopping - and often singing - at each of the gates.
The Council says that two months ago, Levy said that after the war with Iraq, the Temple Mount - Judaism's holiest site in the world - could once again be opened to Jewish prayer. It has been closed to Jews since the onset of the Oslo War of terrorism over 2.5 years ago, with the police claiming that a Jewish presence there could "instigate Arab violence."
The Yesha Rabbis are among those who rule that Jewish Law permits entry to certain areas of the holy site, provided that certain Halakhic precautions are taken. These include immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath), removal of shoes, and definite knowledge of the places on the Temple Mount that may not be entered.
The monthly "March Around the Gates" will be held tonight. What began with a small group less than two years ago has now become a very popular monthly event, and thousands of people took part in each of the last two monthly marches. The participants express their demand to enter and pray at the holy site by circling the Temple Mount, and stopping - and often singing - at each of the gates.