Questions tagged [beis-hamikdash]
Relating to (one or two) of the two Temples that stood in Jerusalem.
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Did a fire come down from Heaven to consume incense in the Tabernacle?
My understanding is that in the Beit HaMikdash a fire (perhaps in the form of a lion or other animal) would come down from Heaven and consume the sacrifices on the altar (1 Kings 18). I would like to ...
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List of Second Temple Rabbis
Is there a list of all of the rabbis during the second temple period?
Pirkei Avot lists the men of the great assembly, followed by Shimon haTzadik. The problem is that there are at least three ...
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The Temple was made in great part of stone. In what way was it destroyed by fire?
In Nachem we say
כי אתה ה' באש הצתה ובאש אתה עתיד לבנותה.
"For You, O L-rd, set it aflame with fire, and with fire, You will
rebuild it in the future."
I have seen pictures that seem to ...
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Significance of the Temple in the Days of the Messiah
Contemplating the 9th of Av aspirations, I understand that the main reason for our yearning for the Days of the Messiah is to solve the inherent condition of human suffering: poverty, sickness, wars, ...
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What happened to the keilim after the destruction of First Beis Hamikdash?
Inspired by this question (about the vessels of the Second Temple): I am looking for sources that discuss what happened to the vessels of the Tabernacle/First Temple.
We know from the Talmud (Horiyus ...
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When is 40 years before the destruction of the 2nd Temple?
We read in the Jerusalem Talmud:
"Forty years before the destruction of the Temple, the western light
went out, the crimson thread remained crimson, and the lot for the
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How was it allowed and who brought the Sefer Torah out of the Kodesh Hakodoshim
Per the gemara in Bava Batra 14a-b
The Sefer Torah written by Moshe was stored in the Kodesh Hakodoshim.
Rashi in Bava Batra 14b
ספר עזרה - ספר שכתב משה ובו קורין בעזרה פרשת המלך בהקהל וכהן גדול ביה&...
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Hordus' (Herod) demolishing of the Bais Hamikdash prior to rebuilding it
In Bava Batra 3b
אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: לֹא לִיסְתּוֹר אִינִישׁ בֵּי כְנִישְׁתָּא, עַד דְּבָנֵי בֵּי כְנִישְׁתָּא אַחֲרִיתִי
§ Rav Ḥisda says: A person may not demolish a synagogue until he first builds ...
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What is the flammability of shatnez?
I recently learned that linen has a quality that enflames sparks - and is historically used as tinder. On the contrary, wool is an extinguisher of flames. I found that to be intriguing since Kohanim ...
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Relating to the Mishkan and Kodshim
Despite being the topic of almost 40 percent of the written Torah, roughly 30 percent of Mishnah, and a major theme in daily liturgy, the Mishkan/Mikdash, and related laws of Kodshim and Taharos are ...
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Authorship / Derivation of the Yehi Ratzon יְהִי רָצוֹן at the End of the Amidah
In Nusach Ashkenaz we say at the end of each Amidah, a three phrase Yehi Ratzon for the rebuilding of the Bet HaMikdash (Temple).
Can anyone shed light on the authorship or derivation of this Yehi ...
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"The markets of Jerusalem were destroyed three years prior" - people justified their evil actions with Halacha
I saw in the sefer "Mitorahsa Shel Rabeinu- Satmar" (sv. קול יעקב וידי עשו, p. 99) that:
When the voice of Yaakov is heard in the synagogues, Israel's strength
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What are the materials needed for the first step in the construction of Hamikdash?
Many people mainly talk about red heifer.
But as far as I know, sacrificial offerings can only be offered once the temple is built, so shouldn't the Shamir be the main point rather than the red heifer?...
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Nadav and Avihu versus Titus the Wicked entering the Holy of Holies
There are commentaries (for example the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 524:7) that explain that the sin of Nadav and Avihu was that they entered the Holy of Holies. This is just one opinion, and that is not ...
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Are copies of the Temple's keilim assur behanaah?
The Talmud in Masechet Avodah Zarah 43a states Jews are forbidden from making replicas of items of the Temple.
My question is: once a replica has been created, is it prohibited to derive any benefit ...
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Were there those who believed that the Hasmonean dynasty was messianic?
The majority branches of Judaism believes that the Messiah must be from the line of David. But were there other sectarian points of view? In particular, I am interested in the opinion about the ...
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Korban for Purim
Being that the second Beis Hamikdash was built after (and possibly as a result of) the story of Purim, why was there not a specific (or general) korban that was brought in remembrance, or in thanks ...
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How long did Ahashverosh stop the construction of the temple before Koresh?
What happened to King Achashverosh?
Here they say that he stopped the temple from being built.
How long did he stop it for? Before Koresh started it
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Why didn't ben-Qattin redesign the Kiyor to have more than 12 spigots?
In Yoma 37a and Zebhahim 20a we learn that:
בן קטין עשה שנים עשר דד לכיור אף הוא עשה מוכני לכיור שלא יהיו מימיו
נפסלין בלינה
Ben-Qattin made twelve spouts for the laver; he also made wheels
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Golden Altar Name
Seemingly, the root (שרש) of מזבח is "זבח".
The word זבח means sacrifices composed of animals.
Therefore, how some the מזבח הזהב was called מזבח if there were no animal sacrifices offered ...
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How many times was the mitzvah of " עָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ - Make for me a Sanctuary" fulfilled?
In a sefer Haycha Timtzah, which received Haskamos from the likes of HaRav Moshe Feinstein, he asks the following riddle.
Riddle: Where do we find one of the 613 Mitzvos that was fulfilled only 6 ...
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Mikdash without Aron according to Ramban
Rambam holds that the main purpose of the Mikdash is for avodah etc even subsuming the service keilim under ועשו לי מקדש etc.
The Aron—as a non service vessel—is conspicuously absent from hilchos beis ...
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I heard that some Moroccan Taamim and/or Piyoutim originate from the zemirot/songs of the Leviim in the Beit Hamikdash. Are there Torah Sources?
I heard that some Moroccan Taamim and/or Piyoutim originate from the zemirot/songs of the Leviim in the Beit Hamikdash. Are there Torah Sources? I heard that the Hida wrote that there is a link ...
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Are minors allowed to offer korbanot or meal offerings
According to Halacha, when the temple in Jerusalem is standing, can minor Jews (under bar mitzvah age) offer meal offerings or korbanot? Or can they only come from Jews over bar mitzvah age?
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Why are Haman's ten sons mentioned in the megillah
The reasons given for the death of Haman's ten sons is their active role in halting the construction of the beis hamikdash (this is one of many midrashic sources)
My question is why was it necessary ...
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What is the procedure in the temple if the menorah lights burned for more than 24 hours?
One of the forms of service in the temple was preparing and lighting the candles each new day. I would like to know what a kohen was supposed to do if he found that the flame in the menorah was ...
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Approximately how many Jews would make the pilgrimage for aliyas l'regel during its height? How large of a gathering was it?
I've seen some writers talk about the rally in D.C. being the largest single gathering of Jews since Sinai. I would think that is not accurate in that, at the very least, we may have had greater ...
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Rosh Chodesh - importance in history?
In the Wikipedia article on Rosh Chodesh it says that historically it had much more importance, why did it change? Do Rabbinic sources or commentators attest to this? Is there evidence during the ...
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Choir in synagogues
Following the churban, were there any shuls that continued implementing a Choir after we were exiled? If so does the choir therefore have to be leviim?
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Is it still galut even though a lot of Jews are in Israel
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Is it still galut even though correct me if I’m wrong most Jews are in Israel? If yes what’s the meaning of Geulah?
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Minimum number of Kohanim and Leviim
When the Beit hamikdash (temple in Jerusalem exists), and the sacrifices etc. all happen, is there a minimum number of kohanim and leviim obligated to serve in the temple? If so what, and what is the ...
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If Rome release the vessels from the Beit Hamikdash to Israel, what is the procedure?
If Rome calls up the Ministry of Tradition in Israel and says they want to return the vessels they have from the Beit Hamikdash, including the Menorah, what would be the halachic considerations for ...
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Lulav in the Mikdash vs Lulav elsewhere
The verse in Vayikra 23,40 states:
וּלְקַחְתֶּ֨ם לָכֶ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן פְּרִ֨י עֵ֤ץ הָדָר֙ כַּפֹּ֣ת תְּמָרִ֔ים וַעֲנַ֥ף עֵץ־עָבֹ֖ת וְעַרְבֵי־נָ֑חַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵ֛י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם ...
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What would distance measurements in the Holy of Holies have been
The Gemara (Yoma 21a) says:
But didn’t Rabbi Levi say that this matter is a tradition that we received from our ancestors: The place of the Ark of the Covenant is not included in the measurement of ...
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Are there any primary sources discussing the feeling of being near Shekhinah in the Holy Temple?
I think that maybe Philo of Alexandria was one, but that's just a guess from me, and I don't think his writings are that direct. I'm essentially looking for a first-hand extra-Tanakhic source of ...
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How can we use cedar wood for the Beis Hamikdosh?
We know that some of the Beis Hamikdosh was built with ארז aka cedar wood. But how does this fit with the statement in Taanis that we should strive to be as pliant as a reed and not as firm as a cedar?...
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Weapons in the Beis Hamikdash
Would it be permitted for one to enter the Bais Hamikdash carrying a weapon (for example, a gun)? Would it make a difference if it were open vs. concealed carry?
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What was Torah study like before the Mishnah and Talmud were transcribed?
Most of the study time in modern yeshivos seems to be devoted to studying from material which has gained physical/written form over the last 1900 years. (Mishnah, Talmud, Halachah, Mussar, ...
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Was there peace during the times of the first and second beis hamikdash
During the times of the beis mikdash the nations of the world would bring peace offerings. Was there peace during those times throughout out the nations?
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How will we invite the Shekhinah?
Is there a tradition brought down about what we will do to invite the Shekhinah to rest once we have completed and inaugurate the Bayt Hamikdash?
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Was there an alert system in place in the Mikdash for cases of an invalid shechita creating tum'as neveila?
Was there a טומאה alert/lockdown system in the מקדש mentioned in Shas or anywhere else?
Each בהמה that was sacrificed would carry an inherent risk of טומאת נבלה if something went wrong with the ...
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Maps/blueprints of the interior of the Temple Mount
I am looking for resources that have maps and/or blueprints of the interior of the Temple Mount. For example, showing the various tunnel systems, stairs, gates, chambers, etc. I would even appreciate ...
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Connection between the fall of Jericho and Sukkoth
Regarding the haqafoth (circumabulations) performed on Sukkoth around the mizbeah (altar), the Yerushalmi (Sukkah 4:3) records the following:
אותו היום מקיפין את המזבח שבע פעמים. א"ר אחא זכר ...
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Circumambulations around the Temple altar
The Mishnah records the following ritual having been performed in the Temple on Sukkoth (Sukkah 4:5):
בכל יום מקיפין את המזבח פעם אחת ואומרין אנא ה' הושיעה נא אנא ה'
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The curse of King Darius
In sefer Ezra 6:11 it tells us that King Darius decreed that anyone who attempted to disrupt the resumed construction of the beis hamikdash would have a beam removed from their home and they would be ...
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Haman's gallow came from the kodesh hakodashim
Although there are a number of sources of where Haman had found a beam 50 cubits tall to use as a gallows, some say it was a beam from the teyva, some say it was a thorny tree etc but, there is an ...
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Where King Achashverosh got the priestly vestments
Springboarding off a previous question asked here: Where did King Achashverosh get the clothing of the Kohen Gadol?
The same can be asked about the utensils from the Beis Hamikdash, which were used ...
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Did King Achashverosh wear the Kohen Gadol clothing?
I have heard about King Achashverosh having the kelim from the beis hamikdash at his feast.
I am looking for more information regarding Achashverosh wearing the clothing of the kohen gadol at his ...
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How was Purim celebrated in the Beis Hamikdash - with Korbanos?
Being that the story of Purim took place during a pause of the construction of Bayis Sheni, and construction was resumed by Cyrus (child of Esther and Achashverosh) it is understood that Purim was ...
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Assuming the status of a Beit Knesset or Beit Medrash
I heard Beit HaKnessiot and Medrashot have certain laws like you can't eat or sleep inside a Beit Knesset, for example, and others for Beit Medrash.
Now I heard our synagogue is like a Beit HaMedrash ...
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