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Question 1

Sacrifices and the Third Temple

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…does a Third Temple have to be built before sacrifices can resume in Israel - or can sacrifices resume at the correct (holy of holies location) on the Temple Mount without building a Third Temple ? if the answer is “yes” to question 1, then, what’s keeping construction from beginning tomorrow on the Third Temple ? – politics, Muslim control of the Temple Mount, or something else ? Charles A. Rabalais

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Question 2

Katoret

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what’s the deep understanding of the death penalty if one element of the koteret is missing?

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Question 3

Twenty-Four Priestly Orders

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Hello! King David instituted 24 priestly orders to serve in the Temple. For how long did each order serve? Two weeks, a month? Thanks. Zulma

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Question 4

Anointing Oil

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Dear Rabbi, I just want to know how the holy anointing oil was prepared.

Beit Hamikdash, Written Torah

Question 5

The Temple and the Synagogue

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In a technical sense, before its destruction in 70 CE, was the Jerusalem Temple the only proper place to "worship" the LORD? (From what I understand, it was the only acceptable place to offer a sacrifice.) When Jewish people today gather at synagogue, do they gather to "worship," or would it be better to say that it is a time for study and community? Thank you.

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