Ascending the Temple Mount on Rambam Day
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Channel: The Temple Institute · 2015 · Education
On the 6th day of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, 850 years ago, the great Jewish sage, Maimonides, (Rambam), at great peril to his life, ascended the Temple Mount and prayed at the place of the Holy Temple. His Temple Mount prayer was the climax of a journey fraught with danger that Maimoinides took by sea from Morocco to the land of Israel during the time of Crusader rule. Rambam was so moved by his ascent and prayer on the Temple Mount he instructed his children and his childrens' children to mark the day with a festive meal to the end of time. 10 years ago the Temple Institute began a modern tradition of ascending the Temple Mount each year on the 6th day of Cheshvan to honor the great Maimonides on the day of his ascent to the Temple Mount. Rabbi Chaim Richman describes the significance of ascending the Temple Mount in light of the murderous violence being perpetrated by Muslims against the people of Israel and the G-d of Israel in the land of Israel. "The glory of this last House shall be greater than the first one, said the L-rd of Hosts. And in this place I will grant peace." Haggai 2:9 Visit the Temple Mount! Visit us: http://www.templeinstitute.org/ Become a fan on facebook: http://tinyurl.com/nmhhq8 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TempleInstitute More videos available on http://universaltorah.com Weekly Newsletter: http://is.gd/4BUvi 28 YEARS of the TEMPLE INSTITUTE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT: https://www.templeinstitute.org/donate.htm
