Temple Mount Opens for Jewish Visitors

 The Temple Mount opened earlier this week for Jewish visitors.  This comes after weeks of conflict on the mount, which is not unusual during holy days.  Interest in allowing Jews to visit the Temple Mount has been identified by a recent report.  Although the Temple Mount clashes have been reported to endanger Prime Minister Bennett’s coalition, according to the Times of Israel, half of Jewish Israelis support not only Jewish visiting the mount, but also buttress the freedom of allowing Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount.

I am reminded of the saying, “may Zion’s vindication shine like the morning dawn and her victory burn like a torch.” May the river of mercy flow from generation to generation; on her banks may there be the tree of life, which bears fruit every month and her leaves be for the healing of the nations (Ezk 47:1-12). 

    A group of religious Jews walk past the Dome of the Rock during their visit to the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif (The Noble Sanctuary), in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 20, 2022. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)