August 14, 2016, Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם http://www.richardsilverstein.com (USA)
Today was
Tisha B’Av, one of the most solemn days of the year for observant Jews.
It marks the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70
CE. It is the day on which the Book of Lamentations, which commemorates
the fall of Jerusalem, is recited in every synagogue in the world.
But in Israel,
the firebrands of Israel’s most right-wing government ever aren’t in mourning.
They’re rejoicing
at the prospect of rebuilding the Temple. They have High Priests in
training who are learning the ancient sacrificial rites at the Ateret Cohanim
yeshiva in occupied East Jerusalem. The Temple Institute, which is
