26 October 2017
Headquarters of Third Temple organizations presented data according to which there has been a significant increase in the number of Jewish visitors to al-Aqsa during Jewish religious holidays in general and during holidays this October in particular.
According to the report, 2,159 Jews went to al-Aqsa while intentionally observing the attendant halakhot during 8-14 October, as they are dictated in the decisions of rabbis who allow visiting al-Aqsa.”Last week also closed the period of the Jewish holidays of Tishrei for the year 5778. From the beginning of the year until the holiday of Sukkot, 3,364 Jews ascended the Temple Mount.”
The headquarters also note that apart from the fact that al-Aqsa was closed this year to Jews during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it was also open to Jews during the holidays one day less than last year. This was due, among other things, to the decision made in 2000 by the Israeli authorities to not allow Jews to enter al-Aqsa on Fridays and Saturdays.
The organizations measured peak visit times, which indicated a continuous rise. “Visitors to the Temple Mount during the last five days of the week set a new record, the previous record for the week was recorded more than two months ago, during the week of Tisha B’Av, when 2,115 Jews ascended the Temple Mount.”
SOURCE(with editing by Masjidalaqsa.net): Arutz Sheva
