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| Established | 1987 |
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| Location | Jerusalem |
| Website | www |
The Temple Institute, known in Hebrew as Machon HaMikdash (Hebrew: מכון המקדש), is an organization in Israel focusing on establishing the Third Temple. Its long-term aims are to build the third Temple in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount—the site occupied by the Dome of the Rock—and to reinstate korbanot and the other rites described in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish legal literature. It aspires to reach this goal through the study of the previous Temples' construction and rituals and through the development of Temple ritual objects, garments, and building plans suitable for immediate use in the event conditions permit the Temple's reconstruction.[1] It runs a museum in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.[2] It was founded and is headed by Rabbi Yisrael Ariel.[3] Its current director-general is Dovid Shvartz. New York billionaire Henry Swieca has supported the Institute.[4] The Israeli government has also provided funding.[5][6]
- ^ "A House of Prayer for All Nations"[permanent dead link] Jerusalem Post, October 11, 2005
- ^ Wright, Lawrence. "Forcing the End: Why do Pentecostal cattle breeder from Mississippi and an Orthodox Rabbi from Jerusalem believe that a red heifer can bring change?". Frontline at PBS. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
The Temple Institute operates a small museum in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City.
- ^ Rebuild Herod's Temple? A Few Israelis Hope The New York Times, April 9, 1989.
- ^ Booth, William; Eglash, Ruth (December 2, 2013). "Jewish activists want to pray on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, raising alarm in Muslim world". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
The project was funded by Henry Swieca, the billionaire American investor, and his wife, Estee.
- ^ Tobin, Andrew (August 12, 2016). "The third Jewish Temple is coming to your Facebook feed". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
The Israeli government provides some funding to the Temple Institute – though not reliably or significantly, according to its directors – as it does educational and research institutions, and allows women to do their national service as tour guides at its exhibition.
- ^ "Report: State funds groups that advocate building Third Temple". The Jerusalem Post. April 8, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
Over the course of the last decade, the Education Ministry and the Culture and Sport Ministry have transferred between NIS 300,000 and 700,000 to a non-government organization known as The Temple Institute. Just last year, the group received NIS 282,000 from the Education Ministry and another NIS 134,000 from the Culture Ministry.