The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Shlomo Amar, issued a statement
warning Jews that it is forbidden for them to ascent to the Temple Mount. His comments come after a large number of
Jews (over 1300) ascended to the mount on Tisha B’Av. He said in his comments,
"There are people in our generation whose passionate
love of the Land of Israel takes their good judgement from them, such that it
is easy for them to commit a grave offense for which there is fear that a karet
[cutting off] prohibition is entailed, as long as we don’t let go of our hold
on the most sacred place for the People of Israel…. It is strictly
forbidden to ascend the Temple Mount, and there is danger of transgressing the
prohibition of karet, Heaven help us. And he who guards his soul will keep
away.”
In other news,
100,000 visited the Western Wall near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Tisha B’Av. It was also reported
that Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, observed Tisha
B’Av in the Chabad synagogue in Washington DC.
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