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<div><em>I once went up and was joined by Tuvia Sagiv. He is the proponent of<br>the main opinion opposing the Radba"z. He is of the opinion that the<br>mikdash was much further south than the location of the Dome of the Rock
<br>platform. In deference to him, </em></div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div><em>Could you explain your parenthetical comment?</em></div>
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<div>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.
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<div>Since the two Rabbis have forwards in the book, Rav Koren has done a magnificent job in </div>
<div>skirting the issue but leaving one with the impression that indeed there is room for entrance.</div>
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<div>For example, see: <a href="http://myrightword.blogspot.com/2007/05/possible-location-of-temple.html">http://myrightword.blogspot.com/2007/05/possible-location-of-temple.html</a><br>-- <br>Yisrael Medad<br>Shiloh<br>
Mobile Post Efraim 44830<br>Israel </div></div>