{"id":1040978,"date":"2021-11-21T16:44:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T21:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1040978"},"modified":"2021-11-21T16:44:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T21:44:57","slug":"knesset-education-committee-says-every-israeli-student-should-visit-temple-mount-judaisms-holiest-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knesset-education-committee-says-every-israeli-student-should-visit-temple-mount-judaisms-holiest-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Knesset Education Committee Says Every Israeli Student Should Visit Temple Mount, Judaism\u2019s Holiest Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fknesset-education-committee-says-every-israeli-student-should-visit-temple-mount-judaisms-holiest-site%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1040978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The education committee of Israel\u2019s Knesset said in a historic statement on Tuesday that every Israeli student should visit the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism.<\/p>\n<p>The committee members rebuked the Israeli school system for poorly serving students by not teaching the national and religious significance of the Temple Mount to Israel and Judaism, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishpress.com\/news\/israel\/jerusalem\/knesset-education-committee-in-historic-statement-israeli-schoolchildren-must-visit-temple-mount\/2021\/11\/17\/\">Jewish Press<\/a>. The committee met last week to discuss the lack of education on the Temple Mount currently being required by Israel\u2019s Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a political issue and therefore support should be given to teaching about the importance of the Temple Mount among Israeli students,\u201d Committee Chairwoman MK Sharren Haskel of the New Hope Party said.<\/p>\n<p>MK Itamar Ben Gvir of Religious Zionism recommended to Education Minister Yifat Shaha-Biton that students should be taken to the Temple Mount as part of their education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy point of concern here is that the history and centrality of the Temple Mount to the Jewish religion is currently being ignored and swept under the carpet,\u201d Ben Gvir said. \u201cIt is treated only as a Muslim holy site even though it is the most important and holy site in Judaism!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when taught in schools, it\u2019s taught in passing as something that once was, i.e. it is about the first or second temple,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe Temple Mount is completely not mentioned in the lesson, as if it is not important. It is imperative that our students know that the Temple Mount wasn\u2019t only sacred in the past but that it is sacred and relevant today as the place of our future!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MK Nir Orbach of the Yamina Party said: \u201cThe Western Wall is less important than the Temple Mount. The discussion is very important. There is clear ignorance. The answers of the Ministry of Education indicate that there is a basis that exists, but it must expand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Temple Mount is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-temple-mount-is-judaisms-holiest-site-and-it-always-has-been-heres-everything-you-need-to-know\">holiest site<\/a> in Judaism and the site of frequent violence as Hamas terrorists and violent Palestinian activists target Jews in the area. On Sunday, a terrorist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/israeli-man-engaged-to-be-married-killed-by-hamas-terrorist-near-judaisms-holiest-site\">killed<\/a> one man and wounded several more in an attack near the Temple Mount. The terrorist, who was killed by Israeli security forces during the attack, was a member of Hamas, a terror group headquartered in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Nisani, executive director of Beyadenu, a group dedicated to educating Jews and expanding their access to the Temple Mount, released a statement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The education committee of Israel\u2019s Knesset said in a historic statement on Tuesday that every Israeli student should visit the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism.The committee members rebuked the Israeli school system for poorly serving students by not teaching the national and religious significance of the Temple Mount to Israel and Judaism, according to the Jewish Press. The committee met last week to discuss the lack of education on the Temple Mount currently being required by Israel\u2019s Ministry of Education.\u201cThis is not a political issue and therefore support should be given to teaching about the importance of the Temple Mount among Israeli students,\u201d Committee Chairwoman MK Sharren Haskel of the New Hope Party said.MK Itamar Ben Gvir of Religious Zionism recommended to Education Minister Yifat Shaha-Biton that students should be taken to the Temple Mount as part of their education.\u201cMy point of concern here is that the history and centrality of the Temple Mount to the Jewish religion is currently being ignored and swept under the carpet,\u201d Ben Gvir said. \u201cIt is treated only as a Muslim holy site even though it is the most important and holy site in Judaism!\u201d\u201cEven when taught in schools, it\u2019s taught in passing as something that once was, i.e. it is about the first or second temple,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe Temple Mount is completely not mentioned in the lesson, as if it is not important. It is imperative that our students know that the Temple Mount wasn\u2019t only sacred in the past but that it is sacred and relevant today as the place of our future!\u201dMK Nir Orbach of the Yamina Party said: \u201cThe Western Wall is less important than the Temple Mount. The discussion is very important. There is clear ignorance. The answers of the Ministry of Education indicate that there is a basis that exists, but it must expand.\u201dThe Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism and the site of frequent violence as Hamas terrorists and violent Palestinian activists target Jews in the area. On Sunday, a terrorist killed one man and wounded several more in an attack near the Temple Mount. The terrorist, who was killed by Israeli security forces during the attack, was a member of Hamas, a terror group headquartered in the Gaza Strip.Tom Nisani, executive director of Beyadenu, a group dedicated to educating Jews and expanding their access to the Temple Mount, released a statement following the attack.\u201cFirstly, we all pray for the well-being of those wounded,\u201d Nisani said. \u201cThe attack this morning is another wake-up call for the police, security bodies and decision-makers \u2014 we will not give up our right to ascend the Temple Mount. Rather, it is incumbent on you to change your perspective and recognize that we are the solution and not the problem. Only sovereignty and full rights for the Jews on the Temple Mount will bring control, peace and quiet.\u201d\u201cHow many more attacks will it take for this to be understood?\u201d he added.Related:\u00a0The Temple Mount Is Judaism\u2019s Holiest Site, And It Always Has Been. Here\u2019s Everything You Need To Know.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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