Who Needs a Temple?

Great lecture. Looking at Tishu Bav in a positive manner is different. Listening to an hour lecture is different. I loved the introduction's acknowledgement of your skills.

I enjoyed the master artist analogy.

I can understand your talk about knowing the notes intricately so that the musician can enjoy the music he makes and not worry about notes. There are exceptions to the rule. Lenny Breau. Electric guitar jazz and hailed by most guitar greats as the best of his generation. There is a short biography written about him.

Another point that might appeal to you more is a new book by Eric Kandel. Kandel is Jewish and must be 80 years old at least and has all his marbles. He is the foremost authority on neuroscience. He has written the book from the perspective how art and science are brain interrelated. Kandel was born in Vienna and his book describes the period of 1890 - 1910 when Vienna was home to all the best minds. You can check it on the web if interested.

Yahser koach.

Thank you, Rabbi Tzvi! The lecture left me filled with wonder.

My understanding is that a shul, a synagogue, with a Rabbi and the Cantor sort of has replaced the Second Temple as being a House of G-d. So there can be many Third Temples on Earth so to speak.
So then most Rabbis kind of like it the way things are now. Every Rabbi with a shul is like a High Priest and the more the merrier.

On the other hand if a Third Temple was built on a razed Temple Mount clear of Islamic structures to fulfill the 613 Mitvzvahs then what about all the laws of the Torah. Would slavery and polygamy be allowed again in Eretz Israel? Why not. They are not necessarily bad but can be good things.

Also which comes first the Moshiach and then he builds the Third Temple. Or the Third Temple gets built first after the Temple Mounts gets cleared of Muslim buildings and then the Moschiach will arrive to bring back the Jews all to Israel.

My opinion is that the Third Temple can be rebuilt on a cleared Temple Mount which will then bring about the Messiah and laws.

Let's say it was 1990 and I told you that by the beginning of next year the Communist Party of the USSR would dissolve itself. Your response? Reality or fantasy?

I have no clue what happens with the Al Aqsa or any of the Temple Mount. I'm not a prophet. Maimonides himself wrote that it's a waste of time to think into these things since, "no one will know until it happens." Better to spend your time making it happen--meaning building that Temple first in your own life and in your own community. You do your part, and let G-d do His.

So what about the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque? Does the Dome of the Rock get removed or destroyed? Or is the Third Temple a fantasy? I would like to hear more reality based stories about the Third Temple.

The House of Eternity must celebrate a new aeon esthablished. Celebrating equally the Divine Feminine ( The Liberated Woman ) The End of partriarchy and so on and so forth...along with the Traditions and the New Truth(s) found in Mysticism. Chaos and Order Finite and Infinte...and so on and so forth. But I m just speculating I guess Elders much more learned know it more and also. Celebrating the Child !
Just my opinion oversimplified ( Please post my comment regardless of personal opinion )

really eye-opening,explained a lot.

Your shiur on why we should have a Temple is so amazing, insightful and inspiring. I was looking for a place I can go to a class once a week. I think G-d sent me an answer. I can go to the West Hills site in California to find all kinds of classes in my own home.

I am busy working so I can watch the classes early in the morning or late at night. Now I can learn as often as I want.

I think what we are all searching for is what is found in Ezekiel. It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The L-rd is there.
Thank you, I really enjoyed your talk on Who Needs a Temple.

The Holy Temple is of G-d's will and direction. But why create human beings if not to serve G-d in this process? The Temple will be brought about in the same way we bring our children and our families into this world. Rabbi Freeman is not just a Jew he is the part of the family of G-d. Whatever Rabbi Freeman said tonight was by the will of G-d. Everyone has a job in this world and our job as Jews is make this world a suitable place for the house of G-d. i hope that Rabbi Freeman will merit good health and a long life and may his family bring about shalom wherever they are.