Muslim confiscates Christian Bible on Temple Mount

Jewish guards prevent Christians and Jews from exercising their religious right to pray on the Temple Mount? That's right! Only Muslims have unlimited access to Judaism's most holy site. Only the Koran is permitted within. The Tanach (Jewish Scripture, known to much of the world as the "Old Testament") and Christian Scriptures (the New Testament) are forbidden. Yet Israel claims to respect the religious rights of all people.

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A House of Prayer For All Peoples?

Jew Arrested on Temple Mount?

Jew Arrested on Temple Mount for Daring to Seem to be Praying

by Elad Benari
(IsraelNationalNews.com)

A Jewish man in his 30s, who took advantage of the holiday of Sukkot in order to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, was arrested on Sunday morning simply because an Arab security guard suspected that he was praying during the tour of the complex.

David Ha'ivri, Executive Director of the Shomron Liaison Office, who was on the scene of the incident, told Arutz 7 what had taken place:

“At 7:30 this morning I had the privilege of going up to Temple Mount with 20 other Jews,” said Ha’Ivri and added that Israeli police officers as well as inspectors from the Waqf accompanied the Jews who took part in the tour of the area. Among their responsibilities, explained Ha’Ivri, is to ensure that no Jew violates the instructions he receives upon entering the complex, which include a prohibition to pray at Judaism's holiest site.

“After the checkpoint at the Mugrabi Gate, a police officer gives a list of guidelines in a cold and dry voice,” described Ha’Ivri. “Do not pray. Do not tear a garment. Do not prostrate yourself. It is forbidden to take any action that the Muslims may see as a religious act.

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Yom Kippur: The Happiest Day of the Year

Yom Kippur: The Happiest Day of the Year


Tishrei 8, 5771/ September 16, 2010

It is said that "Yom Kippur is the happiest day of the year, for on this day the Holy One, Blessed be He, atones for Israel." The feeling of joyful anticipation is palpable. After many arduous weeks of intensive soul-searching and reflection, stock-taking and personal assessment, we arrive at this most solemn of days, ready to stand before our Creator in judgment. Our good acts, pure thoughts and supplications, and perfect desire to draw near to G-d's Holy presence, the Divine Shechina, and write ourselves into His Book of Life are our defense attorneys and our witnesses. Awesome trepidation? Certainly. A sense of morbid dread? Absolutely not. For it is our own hand that writes our name into the book of Life, and if our signature is a true reflection of our purpose on this earth, to love G-d and walk in His ways, then He will surely place His seal of love and forgiveness upon us. Yom Kippur - truly the happiest day of the year! G’mar Chatima Tova - May we all be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life!

Tune in to this week's Temple Talk as Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven share their thoughts on preparing for the awesome experience of Yom Kippur and getting the most out of the day guaranteed by Hashem to give us a fresh start - if we utilize it properly. The real challenge, of course, starts the day after... What is the secret of a true ba’al teshuva - a "master of repentance?" How does one earn such a title? Can anybody do it? And what do our sages really mean when they teach that if one truly engages in repentance for the right reasons, G-d literally changes his personal history? Temple Talk.

The Art of Yom Kippur, 5771: Have you ever made a mistake? Have you ever wished you could turn back the clock, press a delete button, wipe clean your own personal slate? Yom Kippur is G-d's certificate of guarantee that if you have it within you to leave your past errors behind and draw near to Him, He will forget your past mistakes, and accept you as you are today, new and improved, and ready for tomorrow. Click here to view this three minute video blessing.

Today also features the new Light to the Nations teaching by Rabbi Chaim Richman, entitled, "Living with G-d: Yom Kippur 5771: The opportunity to do teshuva, commonly translated as repentance, but more accurately defined as returning to G-d, and returning to yourself, as G-d intended you, awaits us every day of the year. But there is no day as propitious for teshuva as the 10th day of Tishrei - Yom Kippur. On this day, G-d, our Father and King, opens before us His Book of Our Lives, and allows us to make the changes we need to draw closer to Him, to our own true selves, and restart our lives on a whole other level." Click here to view.

We are still mourning the tragic loss of Yitzchak and Talya Imas, devoted Temple Mount activists, who were murdered by terrorists, leaving behind six orphaned children. Many people have inquired how they can help. If you would like to donate to a fund which has been established in Israel to care for the six Imas children, please contact us. Arrangements can be made for an IRS recognized deduction.

The Yom Kippur service, as it was conducted by the Kohen Gadol in the Holy Temple, was unparalleled in the intensity of its activity and its intended purpose. To learn how Yom Kippur was observed in the Holy Temple, please click here.

G’mar Chatima Tova - May we all be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life!   Yitzchak Reuven   The Temple Institute

Think-Israel July-August 2010 Issue

This is what's in the July-August 2010 issue. You can access any article from the home page of http://www.Think-Israel.org by scrolling down to its introduction. This has the advantage of providing context for the article. Or you can go directly to the article by clicking its highlighted area in this email. 

Editorial: Israel's Exceptionalism
DISTORTED MORALITY. DOUBLE STANDARDS. BEINART-STYLE LIES
The ubiquitous Muslim Brotherhood
The Ground Zero Mosque and Promoting Sharia

It's About Sharia: Newt Gingrich Resets Our National-Security Debate by Andrew C. McCarthy
The Muslim Mosque: A State Within A State by Vijay Kumar
The Mosques Of War by Victor Sharpe
Loyalty To Islam Is Primary. It Has No Borders, No Exceptions by Ashraf Ramelah

Fallout from the Flotilla

Gaza Snapshots by Tom Gross
The Gaza Flotilla Confrontation: Facts Versus The Academicians by David Meir-Levi
Israel And The Flotilla: On The Dangers Of A Binary View by Qanta Ahmed, MD

The immoral lies of intellectuals, politicians and the NGOs

Woefully Ignorant Or Willfully Misleading? by Martin Sherman
Failed Zionism — Liberal Utopianism And The Abandonment Of Israel by D.L. Adams
Exposing How Post-Zionists Manipulate History by Avi Beker
Precision-Guided Or Indiscriminate? Ngo Reporting On Compliance With The Laws Of Armed Conflic by Asher Fredman
Don't Take Hamas's Goals Out Of The Equation by Michelle Sieff
Hizb Ut Tahrir Is Not A Gateway To Terrorism, Claims Whitehall Report by Andrew Gilligan
The Hidden Costs Of Jew-Baiting In England by Richard Landes
Assessing Islam's Reach: An Interview With Daniel Pipes by Elwood McQuaid
Islamic Cognitive Dissonance And Liberal Incentives by Babu Suseelan
Albert The Alligator And The British Ambassador by Barry Rubin
Hollow Men by Lee Smith

Media anti-semitism

The Media's Anti-Semitic Hate Machine by Daniel Greenfield
Wikipedia's Jewish Problem by Karin McQuillan

DESTABILIZATION OF THE MIDDLE EAST

The Soft Power Fallacy by Abe Greenwald
Iran's Global Terrorist Reach by Walid Phares
Losing Turkey To The Islamists by Barbara Lerner
Lebanon: Ayatollah Fadlallah's Death And The Expansion Of Iranian Hegemony by Shimon Shapira
Rethinking Security In The New Nuclear Age by Andrew McKillop

THE WRONG PRIORITY: A NEW ROUND OF PEACE TALKS

What Can Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks Achieve? by Editor, Family Security Matters
The Nakba Obsession: The Palestinian National Narrative Is The Biggest Obstacle To Peace In The Middle East by Sol Stern
Direct Talk About Direct Talks by Paul Lademain
The Blackmailer's Paradox: Arab-Israel Negotiations Are A Game by Prof. Yisrael Aumann
The Truth About "Palestine" by Steven Simpson
The Truth About The Occupation And The Settlements by Ted Belman
The Legal Consequences Of The Israeli Government's Abandonment Of Judea And Samaria by Howard Grief

THE RIGHT PRIORITY: COUNTERING SHARIA AND RESURGENT ISLAM

Sharia Law For Non-Muslims: Chapters 4 And 5 by Bill Warner
Terrorism For Dummies -- A Beginners' Guide by John Miller
Who Rules In Palestine? by Joe Settler
A Terrorist's Guide To Improving Israel's Media Coverage by Daniel Greenfield
The Long March Of Islam: Chapter 6 by R.K. Ohri

ISRAELI SOCIETY

Israeli Demographics 101. E Pluribus Unum by Norman Berdichevsky
Israel's Ruling Class by Caroline Glick
Academic Brainwashing by Ben Dror Yemini

THE 5TH YEAR COMMEMORATION OF THE EXPULSION OF THE JEWS FROM GUSH KATIF, GAZA

Five Years After The Expulsion; Response To A Leftist Jew by Rachel Saperstein
The Price Israel Paid For The Disengagement by Hillel Fendel
5 Years After Disengagement And Its Results by Dror Vanunu
Why Gush Katif Still Matters by Moshe Dann

HISTORY SECTION

The Lone Palm Tree by Shalom Pollack
Blood On The Tracks by Matthew Price
The Mount Of Olives In Jerusalem: Why Continued Israeli Control Is Vital by Nadav Shragai

And, finally, the Readers' Blog-Ed page. The monthly Blog-Ed page is updated every few days. You can click on the Blog-Eds List (middle item, top Blue Banner), find any author/title posted, click and go directly to that blog-ed. And we provide direct links to websites that supply accurate background information and news relating to Israel. 

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And please, if you have a blog-ed piece or a comment or commentary, contact the website. Write to comments@think-israel.org Pieces for THINK-ISRAEL should be informative and accurate. Fortunately, those of us who are pro-Israel can show our love of Israel without distorting the truth. We don't need to play by the rules laid down by the Arab-favoring media, which distort the news and omit important items of information. 

Bernice Lipkin
Editor, Think-Israel

Rosh Hashana Greetings from the Temple Institute 5771

The Temple Institute wishes to all our friends and supporters, to all the House of Israel, and to all who love the G-d of Israel, a very sweet new year.

May this year of health and happiness, peace and prosperity for all, also be the year of the rebuilding of the Holy Temple and the renewal of the Divine service.