Questions tagged [beis-hamikdash]
Relating to (one or two) of the two Temples that stood in Jerusalem.
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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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The sections of the camp of B'nei Yisrael as a reference to the Temple Mount
The Rambam (Mishneh Torah, Beis HaBechirah, chapter 7, halacha 11) writes:"
The [encampment of the Jewish people] in the desert [ was divided into] three areas:
the camp of Israel, which was ...
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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'
הושיעה נא רבי יהודה אומר אני והוא ...
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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?
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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What was the weight of the Aron? [duplicate]
The exact weight of the ark is impossible to determine since there are different views on the measurements and the thickness of the materials in the Mishkan. I am interested in finding sources or ...
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Is the Pidyon haben a debt with the Beit Hamikdash?
Is the Pidyon haben done to exempt the firstborn from his original duties to the Beit Hamikdash?
I heard that, since Hashem saved the Jewish firstborns from the Makat Bechorot, when they also should ...
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Meaning of Sotah 48b - '...irons chariots ceased...'
Sotah 48b states as follows:
'Rabbi Ami says: From the time when the First Temple was destroyed, shiny [peranda] silk [shira] and white glass ceased to exist. This is also taught in a baraita: From ...
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The Shamir vs Bronze/Flint tools
We are told that "there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building"
The go-to explanations tend to be fantastical things like use of the ...
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Moshe taught Aharon the services of the Mishkan
I heard that Moshe Rabeinu taught Aharon Hacohen and his sons how to perform the services of the Mishkan during the first seven days after it's inauguration. Is this correct? If so, where is it ...
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Animal offerings as philanthropic gifts when the Holy Temple (Beit HaMikdash) returns?
When the Beit HaMikdash returns, and animal offerings are reinstituted, will one be able to, in accordance w/ halakha, brand his sacrifice with his (or his family's) name on it, similar to the way ...
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Permanent fire on the external altar - provisions for rain
The Torah says (Vayikra 6:6):
אֵ֗שׁ תָּמִ֛יד תּוּקַ֥ד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה׃
A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar, not to go out.
Rashi brings the Gemara in Yoma 45a which ...
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Remembrance from the First temple
I read that the destruction of the first Beis Hamikdash was so thorough that there were no physical remains from the structure. This is not clear from the passukim in vayikra.
Does anyone have a ...
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Does treating a cohen's blemish permit him to serve?
The Rambam lists 140 blemishes that invalidate a cohen from serving (Hilchot Biyat Mikdash, perek 8). There are some that appear to be genetic traits that cannot be (easily) treated without extensive ...
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The kotel and the Beis HaMikdosh now
There are some floorplans of the inside of the Beis HaMikdosh, for example in the first edition of the ArtScroll gemara Yoma. However, I am looking for a (sefer) picture that describes the exact ...
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Was Daniel 9:26 ever officially understood as meaning that the second temple would be destroyed after Messiah's coming?
Daniel 9:26 says that
And after the threescore and two weeks shall an anointed one be cut
off, and be no more; and the people of a prince that shall come shall
destroy the city and the sanctuary; but ...
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How did temple priests and visitors go about relieving themselves without desecrating the sanctity of the Beit Hamikdash?
Judaism has very strict rules around human waste and separating God from such things. You may not even speak God's names within a restroom.
This leads to my question regarding the temple priesthood ...
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Why don't we celebrate Cyrus' edict to grant freedom to the Jews and to erect the Second Temple?
In my understanding of history, Cyrus the Great was the person who saved Judaism from vanishing not only by granting them the freedom of worship and letting them return to the Promised Land but by ...
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Why didn't David build the temple?
Why couldn't the temple be built because David shed blood? Was it a matter of principle or ethics on God's part or was it a practical matter because continuing like this would make construction ...
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The weapons of Dovid Hamelech in the Beis HaMikdosh
In 2 Melachim, 11:10, the Torah says:
And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spear and shields, that were in the temple of the L-rd.
Why did the Beis HaMikdosh have a ...
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What Brachot were made over the temple services?
I am currently working on a project devising a list of all Brachot ever made in the history of yiddishkeit. So far I have 198, based on prevalent practice today as well as various poskim and, gemara, ...
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Significance of the story of how King Dovid came to write the 15 “Shir HaMaalos”
The story of how King Dovid came to write the 15 “Shir HaMaalos” is recounted in Gemoro Sukkah 53 a, b .
It seems in preparing the “plumbing” for the future Temple, he disturbed an underground seal ...
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Why is channukah not mentioned in Medrash chazal?
In Medrash chazal, (including medrash raba, tanchuma, toras kohanim etc…) there is no mention of the Yom Tov of channukah. This took place 100-200 years before Medrash was written. Although it is ...
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What day of Cheshvan was the Beis Hamikdash built?
The Posuk in Melachim (I:6:38) writes:
וּבַשָּׁנָה הָאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה בְּיֶרַח בּוּל הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי
כָּלָה הַבַּיִת לְכׇל־דְּבָרָיו וּלְכׇל־מִשְׁפָּטָו וַיִּבְנֵהוּ
שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים׃ and in ...
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Choshen HaMishpat according to Rabbeinu Bechaye
I know that there is a discussion about which were the stones attached to the Choshen HaMishpat. What is the opinion of Rabbeinu Bechaye about this? According to him, which were the stones?
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Tefilla b’Tzibur during Bayis HaRishon?
During the תקופתו של בית הראשון and even before, did forms of Tefilla and Limud b’Tzibur/ Basei Knessios exist among people?
During my years in Yeshiva, this topic was gently discussed. I remember ...
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Was the Parochet in the Kodesh ha-Kodashim ever cleaned/replaced?
Mishnah Yoma 5:4 describes how the Kohen Gadol sprinkles blood on the Parochet in the Kodesh ha-Kodashim (he does this twice, with different bloods):
נָטַל דַּם הַפָּר וְהִנִּיחַ דַּם הַשָּׂעִיר, ...
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Is a reason given for why the sacrifice of the Red Heifer was made at the Mt. of Olives rather than at the Beit Hamikdash?
As stated, the Red Heifer sacrificial process involved taking the animal to the Mt. of Olives opposite the temple.
Was a reason for this ever given? Is it purely to emphasize the separation of this ...
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Mishmaros and Leap Years
So there were 24 mishmaros in the BHMK, and both kohanim, leviim went 2x a year, along with ma'amados of Yisraelim.
This work for a shana peshutah, but what about for a shana meuberes?
Does the ...
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In the third Beis Hamikdash, will the outer gates have tall walls also on the outside?
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In Yechezkayl 40:6 and some other pesukim it talks about the gates for the outer walls of {the Ezras Nashim of} the third Beis Hamikdash:
Then he came to the gate which looks toward the east, and ...
