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Top Rabbi Rejects Temple Mount Shofar Blowing on Shabbat
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 23 hours ago
What happened
Rabbi Eliyahu Rachamim Zini has stated that blowing the shofar on the Temple Mount on Shabbat, during Rosh Hashanah, is not permissible according to current halachic conditions, opposing the Temple Institute's view.
- 01Rabbi Zini forbids shofar blowing on the Temple Mount on Shabbat.
- 02He states current conditions do not meet past halachic requirements.
- 03His view contrasts with the Temple Institute's position.
- 04He permits ascending the Temple Mount under strict conditions.
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