[Avodah] Ascending the Har Habayit

[Yisrael Medad]

1.
*I once went up and was joined by Tuvia Sagiv. He is the proponent of
the main opinion opposing the Radba"z. He is of the opinion that the
mikdash was much further south than the location of the Dome of the Rock
platform. In deference to him, *
**
I really don't think one practice deferance to Tuvia.  While his
presentations are impressive, it flies in the face of all our knowledge as
well as the physical layout of the Mount.

2.
*Could you explain your parenthetical comment?*

 Both of those Rabbis belong to and are under the supervision of Rav Ovadia
Yosef who is vociferously opposed to any Temple Mount activity and was most
antagonistic to Rav Goren's approach in a personal sense even beyond the
dispute of Halacha.
Since the two Rabbis have forwards in the book, Rav Koren has done a
magnificent job in
skirting the issue but leaving one with the impression that indeed there is
room for entrance.

For example, see:
http://myrightword.blogspot.com/2007/05/possible-location-of-temple.html
-- 
Yisrael Medad
Shiloh
Mobile Post Efraim 44830
Israel
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