Temple Groups Practice Passover Sacrifice Jewish groups prepare for the Third Temple with a sample sacrifice for Passover

Jewish groups held a mock Passover sacrifice on Thursday opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The ritual slaughter was not merely a historic reenactment, but, they say, practice in advance of the reconstruction of the Temple.

The practice sacrifice has been held annually for the past several years. This year organizers were unpleasantly surprised by a veto from Israel’s Veterinary Services, which refused to authorize the event.

Organizers took the matter to court, and were able to quickly get a ruling permitting the ritual.

The various groups involved in the event were represented by Rabbi Yehuda Glick, who told Arutz Sheva that the ritual was carried out with as much Biblical accuracy as possible.

“We took the goat, as the Torah commands, we had an altar built like the real one, and a cooking pit built according to halacha [Jewish law],” he said. “We slaughtered the goat with Leviim singing and priestly clothing, just like in the real Passover sacrifice.”

Leviim are Jews belonging to the Biblical tribe of Levi, whose members took part in Temple services.

The ritual was emotionally moving, Rabbi Glick reported. “The symbolism of standing opposite the Temple Mount and preparing for the real Passover sacrifice – it was without doubt a special moment,” he said.

Rabbi Riskin buys Bigdei Kehuna and calls for sacrifice of Korban Pesach

Yom Kippur? Nope. Just a group of kohanim preparing for the Temple service..

Rav Riskin is a kohen and is preparing for the ability to sacrifice the korban pesach. Technically, we could even sacrifice the korban pesach this year on erev Pesach, as this korban does not require the beit hamikdash or a state of purity to do so. If the entire public is impure, the korban pesach is allowed in a state of impurity, and all you need for the sacrifice is an altar, rather than the whole Temple.

Rabbi Riskin, in addition to his purchase, has also called for the renewal of the korban pesach. He says there is no reason why we should not be able to have permission to build a mizbeiach on Har HaBayit, and he even says that many sheikhs would not oppose it. He says there is no reason why until now a place has not been allocated on Har HaBayit for this, and it is not understandable why every other religion - Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Muslims, etc - can all pray there, but just we Jews cannot. There is no justification.

Rabbi Riskin throws a little blame our way, saying use it or lose it. If we would go there more, it would send a message to the entire world that for us this place is central.
(source: Kikar)

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