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aribVery rare for me, I know, but I just feel like I need to get this off my chest. It won't necessarily be too well written, but I'll clarifly stuff if people have questions.
Jews who don't celebrate Tisha b'Av (today's fast, comemorating the destruction of the Temples in jerusalem, as well as other tragedies) because they see no point in mourning the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash (the Temple, located in Jerusalem, where the Western Wall and Dome of the Rock are now) really piss me off.
Not annoy, anger.
The Temple was once central to religious observance as Jews, and, while we definitely observe differently now, is still central to our identity as Jews.
"The Temple Mount isn't just the Temple Mount, the Beit HaMikdash isn't just the Beit HaMikdash, it's an idea, something that lives inside of us." (From the movie Time of Favor)
Maybe it's just because I lived near the Western Wall, and saw (personally) how the Waqf is destroying what little archaeological evidence remains makes me realize that downplaying the significance of the location is only helping deligitimize our connection to it.
One of the pioneers of the Reform movement in Germany in the early 20th century (I appologize, I know I'm going to muff some of the details) was once asked why he didn't consider himself a Zionist, when many other Jews, of various stripes, were all crying out in support of a Jewish state. His response? "Berlin is my Jerusalem." I believe history provided an adequate rebuttal to his statement.
Jerusalem and the Temple are part of who we are. One can endlessly debate the way things are progressing there, and how they feel things should be done, but to completely disregard it entirely? That's just wrong.
Questions comments and debate will all be welcomed, appologies for any hurt feelings are offered if needed.
Now if you don't mind, I'm going to go rehydrate.
Jews who don't celebrate Tisha b'Av (today's fast, comemorating the destruction of the Temples in jerusalem, as well as other tragedies) because they see no point in mourning the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash (the Temple, located in Jerusalem, where the Western Wall and Dome of the Rock are now) really piss me off.
Not annoy, anger.
The Temple was once central to religious observance as Jews, and, while we definitely observe differently now, is still central to our identity as Jews.
"The Temple Mount isn't just the Temple Mount, the Beit HaMikdash isn't just the Beit HaMikdash, it's an idea, something that lives inside of us." (From the movie Time of Favor)
Maybe it's just because I lived near the Western Wall, and saw (personally) how the Waqf is destroying what little archaeological evidence remains makes me realize that downplaying the significance of the location is only helping deligitimize our connection to it.
One of the pioneers of the Reform movement in Germany in the early 20th century (I appologize, I know I'm going to muff some of the details) was once asked why he didn't consider himself a Zionist, when many other Jews, of various stripes, were all crying out in support of a Jewish state. His response? "Berlin is my Jerusalem." I believe history provided an adequate rebuttal to his statement.
Jerusalem and the Temple are part of who we are. One can endlessly debate the way things are progressing there, and how they feel things should be done, but to completely disregard it entirely? That's just wrong.
Questions comments and debate will all be welcomed, appologies for any hurt feelings are offered if needed.
Now if you don't mind, I'm going to go rehydrate.
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Date: 2002-07-23 10:55 am (UTC)Aha. I apologize for my misreading.
I have my own opinions about how the non-Orthodox majority treats the Orthodox minority, and vice-versa, but that's another discussion for another time.
I did not mean to imply that the problem is unidirectional.
It's either Rambam or Ramban, I can't remember at the moment.
Rambam says (I think in Guide for the Perplexed, but I might be wrong about that) that prayer replaced korbanot and something else (some sort of philosophical contemplation -- I admit to still being perplexed :-) ) will replace prayer. But I had gotten the impression that a significant portion of the rabbinate considered Rambam to not be authoritative on this subject. Has anyone post-Rambam said, authoritatively, that korbanot will not return?
After thinking about it for a while, the only sacrifices I could personally see coming back, if any, are those that end up being used as food.
Isn't that most of them? Even the chatat turns into food and not pure ash, right? (And there would be a lot of these if the temple and korbanot were restored...)