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The garments of both the ordinary priest and High Priest are one of the most interesting topics of Temple study. Our day has seen the restitution of the biblical colors, ancient weaving techniques and understanding. Today these garments for the first time in almost two thousand years are now being made. In the case of the High Priest the garments …

The fourth chapter of Hilchot Beit haBechirah by Rambam describes the Temple building while Chapter Five lists the structures of the Azarah or Inner courtyard. In this Rambam mostly follows the information provided in Middot of the Mishnah. Several areas of his commentary need to be amended to provide a better view of the Azarah. 1) There are additional structures …

To understand the layout of the Temple and to recover the Tavnit (blueprint) 0f the Holy Temple is required to attempt the building of the Temple in our day. This is also critical to our understanding of Hashem's word. The tavnit must agree with the text of scripture, halachah and function. The classic example of this is the case of …

A few years ago an inscribed plaque appeared on the Antiquities market. The stone known as the Yehoash (Jehoash, Joash) Stone is one of the most significant finds in the Archaeological World. It is the only plaque from any of the Judean Kings. The Plaque was discovered while digging a grave for a Moslem terrorist in the Moslem cemetery on …

The daily service of the Temple was described in the Tractate Tamid of the Mishnah. Complimenting this account is the Tractate Yoma. These pictures joined with the Gallery from a tour of the Temple will aid the student in understanding how the ceremony progressed.

The quest for the Ark of the Covenant has been a hot topic for centuries. Popularized by the Indiana Jones movies, and the subject of Internet speculation, this study will look at the evidence and allow us to be fairly certain where the Ark of the Covenant was located. Theories that are commonly found are that Jeremiah hid it in …

While there are many aspects to women and their worship in the Temple that can be documented and help us to understand the major aspect of Jewish Temple service, it is today that so much is coming forth to enhance that knowledge. Specific sites that related to women where the Ezrat Nashim (Court of the Women), Shaar Nashim (Women's Gate), …

Before you can build a Temple or conduct Temple Services, you have to cleanse the area of the Temple from corpse impurity as described in Bamidbar (Numbers) 19. Not only will the Temple Mount have to be cleansed but also all who would participate in the services, including the kohanim (priests) Levites, and Jews entering within the Inner courtyards. The …

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One of the most controversial topics today is Where was the Temple actually located? We did a program on this several months ago before we started "Measure the Pattern" on Hebrew Nation Radio. Since then, I have seen so much on the Internet and Facebook that I felt it warranted a more detailed explanation.

There are four current theories. What are they? The four theories are: The northern theory. That the Temple building, (specifically that the Kodesh haKodashim - Holy of Holies) was located on the Moslem Platform north of the Dome of the Rock where the Dome of the Spirits is located. This theory is put forth by Asher Kaufman. This theory will …