Shlomo's Beit HaMikdash

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  1. The Mishkan of God and the Mikdash of Shlomo

    Haftarot: Teruma

    Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein

    Shlomo forgoes the voluntary system upon which the Mishkan was constructed, and builds the Temple using a taxation system, thus forcing the nation to participate in the construction of the Temple. Why? What is the advantage of this system? What are the disadvantages? How did his decision affect the status of the Temple? The midrash blames Shlomo for his haughtiness, but also commends him for knowing how to redirect his emotions to building the house of God.

  2. The Dedication of the Mikdash

    Rabbi Alex Israel

    The Dedication of the Mikdash, the dedication of the Mishkan and Matan Torah at Sinai, the three foundational national events of collective revelation are linked together. This chapter raise several issues rearding the Mikdash:

    • The Mikdash as a place of prayer and a  conduit for all prayer, from near or far 
    • Is the Mikdash a place for God or a place for man?
    • The place of the non-Jew in the Mikdash

    The dedication concludes with God's promise that his sanctity dwelling in the Mikdash is conditional on keeping the Mitzvot. 

  3. Avraham's Eshel and the Central Beam of the Temple

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  4. "May Our Eyes Behold Your Return to Tzion"

    Dr. Brachi Elitzur

    In this article we shall try to review testimonies concerning the attitude towards the building of the Mishkan and the Temple, and the Divine service performed in them, among those generations in which the issue was of immediate pertinence. We will examine the attitude of the generations that had to decide whether or not to build a Sanctuary in their days. We will examine the degree to which the Sanctuary was central in the lives of those generations that merited the existence of a Sanctuary in their time. Finally, we will look at testimonies describing the responses of the people to the reality of the Destruction. While our findings will reflect mainly the attitude towards the Sanctuary during the First and Second Temple periods, they may serve as a basis for an understanding of why in our days, too, the importance of building a Temple at the present time is not a matter of consensus throughout the religious Jewish spectrum in Israel and worldwide.

  5. Sefer Melachim I: Archaeology

    Nachliel Selavan | 31 minutes

    Sefer Melachim I is about the transition of power from King David to his house, and the establishment of the Davidic dynasty and a unified monarchy. This unity did not last for long, the kingdom split into a northern kingdom of Israel, and a southern, smaller, kingdom of Judah. The notion Yehuda ve-Yisrael, until today, tells us that this fundamental issue hasn’t been resolved yet. The 12 Tribes have not all been reunited. 

    This episode covers a few key discussions in archaeology: The Kingdom and Temple of Solomon - his international relationships, his usage of resources, and materials, in running the country and building the Temple. The split into two kingdoms, and some of the features of each kingdom.

    Finally, the dealings of Eliyahu haNavi with the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and its internationally involved king Ahab and his Pheonician wife, Izebel, and more transitions of power: Hazael will be king of Aram Damascus, Yehu will wipe out the House of Omri, and Elisha will replace Eliyahu. Stay tuned for next episode!

     

    Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.

  6. The Rise and Fall of King Solomon

    Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein

    תאריך פרסום: 2022 | | Hour and 12 minutes

    We will delve into the episode of King Solomon's construction of pagan altars, exploring the question of what went wrong when the builder of the Mikdash erected these altars a few years after completing Beit Hamikdash. While the question itself is straightforward, the answers and theories surrounding it are complex. This shiur aims to understand Shlomo's motivation and propose the underlying dynamics that led to his grave error.

     

     

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