Religious Public Schools Teach Children to 'Long for the Third Temple'

[Little Tich]

Source: Haaretz

Researchers fear the mandatory social studies curriculum could drive students to take violent actions to advance the building of the Third Temple.

Several days after the beginning of the new school year, Jerusalem resident Nadav Berman Shifman’s daughter received an agenda from the religious elementary school where she studies. The agenda contains a section at the back with a list of topics including “Love of the Land and the Temple” – a reference to the Temples that stood on Temple Mount in ancient times.

The students are asked to indicate the extent to which they have met the demands detailed in the list, including “Prayer from the bottom of my heart for the Temple to be rebuilt” and “to have the privilege of carrying out [ritual animal] sacrifice there."

The list was not a private initiative. Its elements are based on the official curriculum of the state religious school system – the public education system that operates alongside the state secular schools and semi-official ultra-Orthodox schools in Jewish areas of the country.

Since the beginning of the school year, it should be noted, Muslim claims that Israel is trying to change the status quo on the Mount, which is now the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, have been the backdrop for a wave of Palestinian violence. Israel denies any effort to change the status quo, which grants only Muslims the right to pray at the site and other religions the right to visit at certain hours.

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[COLGATE4]

1. Doesn't sound any different than Jewish teachings since the

loss of the Second Temple. Praying for the Temple to be rebuilt isn't exactly a new idea.

[Mosby]

2. except for the sacrifice part.

Most Jews have long abandoned that approach, going as far as removing references to it in the liturgy. Only a few orthodox groups are interested in restoring the practice.

[COLGATE4]

5. Also absolutely correct.

[Mosby]

6. praying for the arrival of the messiah

Is a fundamental part of Judaism.

Just thought I should make that clear for non-Jews who might be reading this thread.

[Israeli]

12. Not a fundamental part of being Israeli tho ....

....Just thought I should make that clear for non-Israelis who might be reading this thread.

The Messiah isn't coming -- he isn't phoning, either.....

[King_David]

14. Not a fundamental part of being A secular Jew tho ....

Which are the majority.

....Just thought I should make that clear for non-Jews who might be reading this thread.

[King_David]

3. At Passover every year the Seder ends with "next year in Jerusalem "

Millions of Jews don't make Aliyah every year before the next Seder.
Even those in Tel Aviv who say it don't land up living in the Capital city.

[COLGATE4]

4. Exactly.

[Little Tich]

7. Really? Do you think that wanting to replace the Dome of the Rock with a Jewish Temple is

mainstream?

Do you think the Temple Institute is right?

[COLGATE4]

8. Read what I said.

[Little Tich]

9. You seem to be dismissive of the criticism of the curriculum in the OP.

It could be interpreted as if you agree with the notions in the curriculum that building a new Temple on the Temple Mount is a good idea.

[COLGATE4]

10. OMG, NO!!!!!!!!!!! It could be INTERPRETED AS IF!!!!!!

Hard to argue with such in-depth analysis.

[Little Tich]

11. My intelligence is only very average.

Your comments can be interpreted as support for the curriculum.

[shira]

15. Hoping for the Temple to be rebuilt is classic Jewish teaching....

From the time of the prophets, centuries before the common era.

It's in every bible out there.

Now ACTING upon that is another story altogether. Only the fringest of the fringe (enough to maybe fill a small room) believe they must act on that and start a war with the Muslim world.

[Little Tich]

17. The above poster seems to be in that room right now.

Or it could perhaps be a clumsy attempt to divert from the OP...

[6chars]

13. There is a lot of that these days

like your response.

[azurnoir]

16. Reading through the comments seems like some folks are saying this normal nothing unusual

well then what can I say