rosends
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there is a whole lot to cover so I might just find good resources and not try to reinvent the wheel.You bring up a valid point about that being a very sacred location to the Jews. Could you explain more about the sacredness of the site to Jews from a Jewish perspective.
I do indeed know what I've read, but to hear it from an Orthodox Jew is important for everyone, especially those who believe somehow Jews defile a place by making pilgrimage to a place sacred to Jews before Christianity, long before Islam.
Thanks in advance.
Judaism sees the site of the temple mount as a locus of spirituality. It is the site from which the world was created, the site of the binding of Isaac and the site of the holy of holies in the temple complex. The mount on a larger scale, because it was the base for both temples, became a central religious location for ritual purposes and a goal of thrice yearly pilgrimage for an entire nation.
For a more detailed discussion of holiness as it relates to the city of Jerusalem, try
What's the Truth About…Har HaBayit? - Jewish Action
MISCONCEPTION: Many religious Jews do not visit Har HaBayit (the Temple Mount) today. This is because we are all presumed to be in a state of tumat met
jewishaction.com