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"And the L-rd smelled the sweet savour..." B'reishit
8:21
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And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the
earth, and the top of it reached to heaven..." Breishit 28:12
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Welcome to the Cyber-Synagogue!
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The Temple Institute
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Welcome to Judaism 101!
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"With a Mighty Hand and an Outstretched Arm"
(from the
Passover Haggadah)
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The Timeline Of Creation
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The Crown
"And you shall make a crown of pure gold,
and engrave on it in the manner of a signet ring: 'Holy to the L-rd.'" (Ex. 28: 36)
The crown was a thin plate constructed
of one piece of pure, solid gold. Unlike the crown worn by royalty on top of the head, this is worn across the forehead and
extends from ear to ear. It was thin enough to arch across the forehead like a bow. Its width is described by Maimonides as
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Christians United for Israel
(CUFI)
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The ark of the covenant is the only object that is
placed within the Holy of Holies. Once a year, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the high priest enters the Holy of Holies,
asking G-d to forgive the transgressions of the entire house of Israel. Made of wood covered with gold, it contained within
it, during the period of the First Temple, the Two Tablets of the Law brought down from Mount Sinai by Moses, as well as a
vessel containing mannah, and the staff of Aharon. Fearing its capture by the invading Babylonians, King Josiah had it removed
from the Holy of Holies, and hidden in a chamber deep beneath the Temple Mount. A tradition of its exact location is maintained
to this day. The above picture depicts a mock-up made by the Temple Institute for purposes of research and instruction.
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Praying toward the location of the Holy Temple.
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