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NEWS
Dozens of National-Religious Rabbis Went Up to Har
Habayis
By Betzalel Kahn
Dozens of national-religious rabbis went up to Har Habayis on
Sunday despite the well-known halochoh passed down to us that
entering the area of Har Habayis is strictly prohibited today
because nobody is free of tumoh. Gedolei haposkim
zt"l veylct"a agree treading on the area is an issur
koreis.
According to a report in Ha'aretz the Zionist rabbis
— including Rabbi Dov Lior, head of the Rabbinical
Committee of Judea and Samaria, Rabbi Avi Gisser, the rabbi
of Ofrah, Rabbi Yaakov Meidan, head of Yeshivat Har Etzion,
and Rabbi Aharon Harel — spent two hours at the site.
The visit was coordinated with the Waqf and Israel Police.
The incident took place after three of the rabbis issued a
proclamation permitting entry to Har Habayis, including two
Bnei Akiva heads, Rabbis Chaim Druckman and Avraham
Tzukerman, and the rabbi of Kiryat Shemoneh, Rabbi Tzefania
Drori. In addition, the rabbi of Ramat Gan, Rabbi Yaakov
Ariel, recently issued another notice permitting entry to Har
Habayis based on illegitimate halachic arguments.
Until recently, due to fears of religious uprisings in the
region the Israeli government denied Jews entry to Har
Habayis since Israel regained control of the Old City in the
Six-Day War, making use of the ban issued by gedolei
haposkim and the Chief Rabbinate. But now that Zionist
rabbis are challenging the foundations of the halochoh there
are serious concerns many Jews will transgress an issur
koreis by visiting the site of the Temple in a state of
tumoh.
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