[Avodah] western wall

[Michael Makovi]

> nevertheless Chazal seem to praise Herod for rebuilding the Temple and
> say that it was the most beautiful building.
> After killing the chachamim the remaining ones seemed to encourage him to
> redo the Temple as a "kapparah"
>
> Chag Kasher Vesameach
>
> R' Eli

Well, I suppose that if a person isn't put to death for his murder,
then it can't hurt for him to do mitzvot and teshuva as kapara.
Perhaps it won't atone completely without his death, but it can't
hurt. For example, if you know you murdered a certain member of a
certain cause, then perhaps you can do some kapara by instead
supporting that same cause.

Mikha'el Makovi