Har HaBayit (the Temple Mount) is Judaism’s holiest site and the focal point of Jewish worship, and has been so continuously for thousands of years. Given that Har HaBayit is presently under the control of the State of Israel, the membership of the Rabbinical Council of America – representing over 1000 Orthodox rabbis throughout the United Continue Reading »
May 1, 2007 – The Rabbinical Council of America opposes the construction, by the King of Jordan, of a new minaret on the Temple Mount. Har HaBayit has been the historic center of Jewish life in the Holy Land since ancient times, and according to Jewish Law, the area still retains its original sanctity. The Continue Reading »