Record Number of Jewish Visitors Ascend Temple Mount During Sukkot
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
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- Record 2,559 Jewish visitors ascended Temple Mount on Wednesday.
- Police extended opening hours due to high visitor numbers.
- Nearly 7,000 Jews visited during the first four days of Sukkot.
- Temple Mount Administration praised increased visits and security efforts.
A record number of 2,559 Jewish visitors ascended the Temple Mount on Wednesday during the intermediate days of the Sukkot holiday. In response to the high volume of visitors, police extended the opening hours for the site in the afternoon to accommodate as many people as possible.
Over the first four days of Sukkot, nearly 7,000 Jews have visited the Temple Mount, with Wednesday marking the highest single-day total. The Temple Mount Administration praised the increase in visitors and the ability to hold prayers at the site.
Rabbi Shimshon Elbaum, head of the Temple Mount Administration, stated, "Praise to the thousands of visitors who demand and advance the Temple Mount with their feet. Because of you, prayer has returned here, because of you, prayer shawls are returning here, the hours are expanding, and because of you, we will advance much further in matters where silence is golden."
The administration also thanked the Police Commissioner, District Commander, Area Commander, Subdistrict Commander, Temple Mount Commander, and the entire Temple Mount unit for their efforts, which they said enabled the ascent to the site "comfortably and securely."
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