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Relating to (one or two) of the two Temples that stood in Jerusalem.

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Do Jews interpret the destruction of the second temple as an act of judgment (as the destruction of the first temple was explained)?

Do Jews interpret the destruction of the second temple as an act of judgment (as the destruction of the first temple was explained)?: What is the explanation for the destruction of the First Temple? Is the explanation likewise documented?
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The Spiders and the Temple

I'm translating a short story by Esther Kreitman Singer. She writes: "The Nazi airplanes were still there. Just like the spiders who once brought fire to the Temple, they flew in more and more bombs to drop on the Jewish alleyways..." I can't find…
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How did the priests dress in the temple and why?

The priests in the temple dressed very specifically, i.e. with a golden belt around the chest and a very high hat. Why? What does the talmud say about that and where can i find that information?
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facing east in the bes hamikdash

Tamid perek 1, in discussing how t'rumas hadeshen was done, writes: He descended; he got to the floor, turned north, and went... Any idea which way he turned around (clockwise or counterclockwise)? Was (is) there a halacha that one may not have…
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Choir in synagogues

Following the churban, were there any shuls that continued implementing a Choir after we were exiled? If so does the choir therefore have to be leviim?
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What was the purpose of the tiny rooms surrounding the Heichal?

What was the purpose of the tiny rooms surrounding the Heichal? I've never seen anything about how they were used, but there are a lot of them and they are in a very holy place.
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Where in the Temple does the Shechina sit?

The Temple is G-d's "דירה בתחתונים" (see תנחומא נשא טז: "נתאוה הקב"ה להיות לו דירה בתחתונים" G-d sits on a chair (כיסא כבוד) in Heaven The Temple includes a Menorah, a table, a private chamber (K"K), but no chair(s). Where is the Shechina supposed…
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In the time of the Second Temple, did the high priest still dress in the tent of meeting?

Leviticus 16:23-24a says, “Then Aaron is to go into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there. He shall bathe himself with water in the sanctuary area and put…
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is the third temple an "Heavenly one"?

Mordechai Kedar and Edy Cohen (Main israeli political activists in Arabic media) Says that The Third temple Will come down from heaven, is not a human build, is there any evidence for that?
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Do Kohanim fast on Yom Kippur in the Bet Hamikdash?

Do Kohanim fast on Yom Kippur in the Bet Hamikdash? I'm doubting it because I know that on this day they should sacrifice offerings, and as far as I know they should eat from it too. Also according to Rambam (Taanit 3;2) they have a privilege in…
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If Jordan relinquished their claim over the Temple Mount, would the Israeli Government be obligated to build a Beis HaMikdash?

Is there a commandment incumbent on the Jewish ppl to rebuild the Beis HaMikdash? Does that command only apply if they have sovereignty in that specific area?
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Is this christian rendering of the Temple accurate?

This 3D virtual-reality animation, does it look accurate according to Jewish sources? Screenshot: Additional screenshots: https://i.stack.imgur.com/cHPQa.jpg Source video: https://youtu.be/EHs07DVRzOs
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What was the size of the Ner Tamid in the Temple?

What was the size of the Ner Tamid in the Temple? Was it large enough to be a useful source of light? Or was it small and symbolic?
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Could we together form a spiritual Temple?

In relation to this question Our bodies are our Temple? I wondered if it's possible to form a spiritual Temple of some kind out of the Jewish community? Could we together form a dwelling place where HaShem can live in our midst, and if so how do we…
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What day of Cheshvan was the Beis Hamikdash built?

The Posuk in Melachim (I:6:38) writes: וּבַשָּׁנָה הָאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה בְּיֶרַח בּוּל הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי כָּלָה הַבַּיִת לְכׇל־דְּבָרָיו וּלְכׇל־מִשְׁפָּטָו וַיִּבְנֵהוּ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים׃ and in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul—that…
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