"Building the Altar
"This past 9th of the Hebrew month Av the Temple Institute began construction of the outer altar.
"The construction of the Temple Altar began on the day of the destruction of the Holy Temple Tisha Bav 1939 years later.
"The Temple Institute, the only organization in the world devoted to the rebuilding of the Holy temple, has been working for the past 25 years on restoration and recreation of various temple vessels. The institute has already recreated the Menora, Showbread Table, incense altar, Levitical musical instruments, Priestly vestments and several other Temple objects. For the first time in 2000 years the institute has decided to construct the center piece of the Holy Temple – The Outer- Stone-Altar.
"The center core of the Divine daily service in the Holy Temple was without doubt the offerings on the Outer Stone Altar.
"The opening and conclusion of the Daily service every morning and evening was the Tamid public offering. Aside from the Tamid people would be coming from all over the world to bring their personal offerings- sin offerings, peace offerings, burnt offerings etc…
The Altar stood in the center of the courtyard of the Holy Temple.
"The construction began last Thursday Tisha Bav – the day marking the mourning over the destruction of the Temple. Several hundred people participated in this ceremony. The beginning of rebuilding concluded a period of two months of collecting stones from the Dead Sea for this project.
"We at the Temple Institute hope to continue our efforts until the actual rebuilding of the Holy Temple and renewing the Divine Service of God as soon as possible."
The above was taken from the Temple Institute in Jerusalem. What, if any, significance does the rebuilding of the great altar have?
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I believe there is certainly some degree of significance to be found in the rebuilding of the altar.
ReplyDeleteIt makes credence to the importance of the "sacrifices" and the earnest that was given to them - the greatest of which was the Lamb of God, Our Savior and Our Lord!