A Scandal on Har Habayis: The Montefiore Story

MAR 16, 202662 MIN
Classes by Mordechai Dinerman

A Scandal on Har Habayis: The Montefiore Story

MAR 16, 202662 MIN

Description

<p>There’s a well-known story about Sir Moses Montefiore going up onto Har Habayis during one of his seven legendary trips to Eretz Yisrael. </p><p>But once you begin looking into it, you quickly discover that there are several versions of the story, each one telling it a bit differently: when he went up, why he did it, how he did it, and what the rabbinic community’s reaction was. </p><p>As we’ll see, a great deal depends on who is telling the story. </p><p>In this class, we’ll return to the sources and try to piece together what actually happened. </p><p>This is the first installment in a series about going up onto Har Habayis. </p><p><strong>A Scandal on Har Habayis: The Montefiore Story</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p></p><p></p>