#beis hamikdash

[leahbasavraham]

Torah scholars of Tumblr I have a Q:

Is it feasible that the Third beis hamikdash will be run on solar power?

Just for fun.

(AI images)

[girlactionfigure]

[alexlevin2024]

Jewish Paintings in the World of Judaica Art

Art has always been a cornerstone of Jewish tradition, offering a unique way to document history, express faith, and celebrate culture. Jewish paintings hold a special place within the realm of Judaica, blending visual storytelling with deep spiritual and cultural connections. As Judaica evolves, its collections continue to honor these artworks, making them an integral part of Jewish heritage and modern appreciation.

Jewish Paintings: Stories of Faith, History, and Culture

Jewish paintings are more than decorative pieces—they are visual narratives that capture the essence of Jewish life. They often depict scenes from holidays, family traditions, and significant historical moments. From a family gathering around a Shabbat table to depictions of the Western Wall, these works connect viewers to the emotions and rituals that define Jewish identity.

Beyond faith, Jewish paintings also explore cultural themes, such as the bustling energy of a traditional market or the quiet reflection of prayer. Each brushstroke becomes a window into a story, preserving traditions that have been passed down for generations. To experience the depth of these visual narratives, collections of Jewish paintings offer a range of artwork that celebrates these timeless stories.

Judaica: A Broader Scope of Art and Tradition

Judaica encompasses more than paintings; it includes ceremonial objects, textiles, and other forms of art that hold cultural and religious significance. Items such as menorahs, mezuzahs, and Kiddush cups represent rituals and values that are central to Jewish life. Together, these objects form a comprehensive picture of Jewish heritage.

What makes Judaica truly unique is its ability to connect the physical and the spiritual. Whether it’s a hand-carved Torah ark or a piece of decorative art, Judaica reflects the traditions and values of Jewish culture. The inclusion of Jewish paintings within Judaica collections adds a layer of visual storytelling, blending functionality with artistic expression. Explore the broader world of Judaica to see how ceremonial objects and paintings work together to preserve Jewish traditions.

The Synergy Between Judaica and Jewish Paintings

In modern collections, the synergy between Judaica and Jewish paintings has created a rich, multifaceted way to experience Jewish culture. Paintings often complement ceremonial items, offering context and emotion to their significance. For example, a painting of a Hanukkah scene alongside a menorah deepens the connection to the holiday, blending visual beauty with cultural importance.

This interplay allows Judaica to remain dynamic and relevant in contemporary spaces. As more collectors embrace these combined expressions of art and tradition, the boundaries of Judaica continue to expand, welcoming new interpretations while honoring age-old customs.

The Enduring Significance of Jewish Themes in Judaica Art

Jewish paintings and Judaica together form a bridge between tradition and modernity, offering a way to celebrate the rich heritage of Jewish life while embracing new artistic ideas. From depictions of faith and family to ceremonial objects that enhance rituals, these elements continue to preserve the values and stories that define Jewish culture.

Whether you are drawn to the vibrant storytelling of Jewish paintings or the intricate craftsmanship of Judaica, these collections offer a meaningful way to connect with Jewish traditions. As this art form evolves, it ensures that the legacy of Jewish culture remains alive, inspiring future generations to cherish and carry forward these timeless values.

[artlevin234]

Buy Now Jerusalem Temple at ALEX LEVIN 

The Jerusalem Temple stays a getting through image of confidence and expectation for Jews around the world, an indication of the timeless connection among God and His kin.

[laineystein]

The story of Tisha B'Av is Hashem telling us: My light is no longer residing in the Temple, but within each of you. Take the time and see my light in each other. Because when you search for me in each other, I'll reveal myself everywhere else.

[fuzzytheduck]

Thread so far:

"why are you mourning something the Romans did, out of curiosity"

"I'm not sure how in-detail you want me to get, but the main thing is that they destroyed the Beis Hamikdash, the holy temple, which was (still is, really) the most sacred place in the world to the Jewish people."

"I see. From my perspective, the atrocities committed thousands of years ago have no bearing on my life. I mean presumably you mourn the roman-judea war because one side was Jews and you are Jewish. Not because life was lost but specifically Jewish life. Which is strange to me because surely they lived a very different life to the one you live today. Surely even their understanding of Judaism, the thing you share, was different from yours with your modern sensibilities. Sorry if this is offensive but it just seems like a tenuous connection. Also I am asian (like you! haha)."

Response:

"I see. From my perspective, the atrocities committed thousands of years ago have no bearing on my life."

The destruction of Jerusalem and the expulsion of Jews from Israel, are, to Jews, constantly present in our lives and rituals.

I'm sure you've seen depictions of Jewish weddings in media, where the groom steps on a glass. this is done in memory of the Destruction.

After meals, we say four blessings of thanks. the fourth one was composed in gratitude for being allowed to finally bury our dead after the massacre at Beitar.

Every year, on the anniversary of the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash, we fast in mourning.

At the end of a Passover Seder, we say "next year in rebuilt Jerusalem" in hopes that we can hold a real seder next year, with a korban pesach (Passover offering) brought in the temple.

There are countless songs, poems, and works of art that express grief over the Destruction

This is a poem written in medieval Spain expressing a profound yearning to return to Israel.

This is a video of Jewish boys around the arch of Titus in Rome (the structure built by the Romans* to commemorate the capture of Judea), singing about the memory of Jerusalem.

*in the same way kings hauled up lumps of rock to build Thebes of the seven gates iykyk

"I mean presumably you mourn the roman-judea war because one side was Jews and you are Jewish."

Yes and no. We dont just share some superficial trait that makes us want to root for that side or something. We ARE that side. we have retained our longing to return ever since.

"Not because life was lost but specifically Jewish life."

Its not just a matter of life lost, which IS devastating. its also a matter of cultural and religious destruction. Korbanos, or offerings, were once a major part of jewish service, but since we are forbidden from bringing them outside the temple, they have not been brought for nearly 2 millenia.

We nearly lost our oral tradition. the mishna was compiled about 1800 years ago to preserve it.

Hundreds of thousands of Jews were slaughtered, taken as slaves, exiled from their homeland. To this day we are considered to be in Galus Edom, Roman exile (the last of four exiles).

We were scattered to the winds, subject to near constant persecution, denied rights, forced to flee again and again, all while keeping our identity and faith alive.

"Which is strange to me because surely they lived a very different life to the one you live today. Surely even their understanding of Judaism, the thing you share, was different from yours with your modern sensibilities."

This is true! there are many differences between the way we live now and the way we used to back in those days, but there are also many similarities. we celebrate the same holidays, operate under the same legal system, follow the same dietary restrictions, rest on the same sabbath, read the same torah... there are plenty of examples i could use to emphasize this. Here are a couple.

A torah scroll can only be written by hand, on parchment, by a skilled scribe using either a reed pen or a feather quill.

On the sabbath, we aren't allowed to start, spread, or feed fires, which makes cooking difficult. For millennia Jews have managed this by cooking stews over Friday night to be eaten in the morning. Some basic info in this video:

"Sorry if this is offensive but it just seems like a tenuous connection. Also I am asian (like you! haha)."

I don't find it offensive at all! I'm always happy to converse in good faith. thank you so much for reaching out, too few people seem to seek new perspectives, and i genuinely commend you for that.

also while i suppose on a technical level i could be considered west asian, that label is largely inapplicable to me with regards to american race relations. i dont remember where i was going with this

anyway sorry it took so long to get back to you, if i forgot to translate any jargon, or if my writing is unclear, let me know and ill do my best to clarify

P.S.

i want to add that for me personally, it was a culture shock to see things from the other way around. as a child i thought all religions worked the same as mine, and it was wild to me to find out that some people have no strong cultural/religious identity.

i saw a video a while ago that documented the siege of Jerusalem, from a youtuber that primarily covered ancient roman history. I was shocked at the level of detachment the event was described with. Don't they know how important this is? How devastating this was for my people? How relevant it is to us?

here is the video for reference:

[unbidden-yidden-deactivated20240]

I mentioned this in the tags of an earlier post, but I wanted to explain a bit more about the alienated, shattered, exiled, othered imagery of the Divine in Judaism, and how that image of the Divine speaks deeply to me as a queer, non-binary Jew.

The Shechinah, the Divine Presence, is described in feminine terms and She goes with the Jewish people into galus, exile, at the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. What does it mean, for us to imagine G-d as being in exile with us? It's a profound image. We are exiled from our land, from the Beis HaMikdash and the closeness to the Divine Presence that it allowed, yes. But we are not totally cut off; the grief we feel is shared by Hashem Herself as we build a sacred remnant together in the diaspora. What does it mean, for the Divine Presence to be in exile with us, instead of whole? What do we learn from the idea that the sacred feminine is broken, exiled, and alienated along with the rest of klal Yisrael from the masculine Malchus? What does it say that the world will only be perfected (takken olam) when Hashem is One and Ha-Shem is One?

There is another image of the Divine that I've described here before, the holy darkness. The sacred dark that was before the beginning, that begins our days with ma'ariv, and that teaches us the lessons of infinity as the backdrop of the universe. To me it is a beautiful image, this idea that we are all sheltering under the wings of the Shechinah - that our darkness is the protective dark of an embrace. That we are held in a sukkat shalom - a shelter of peace. Like our sukkot, this does not mean we are safe or protected from the elements, but more that our home - our true home - is under the stars, and that no matter what, we are not alone. This article had a lot more fascinating things to say about this as well.

And finally, this image of a hidden G-d, a G-d that weeps for our suffering in G-d's hidden place (mistarim), who speaks silently, in the still small voice within our hearts. There's a drash that I'm still trying to track down about this because it was from several years ago, but it was about this hidden place of Hashem that G-d retreats to in order to grieve the sorrows of the world and how, if we truly want to be close to G-d, we will sit silently in that hidden place alongside Him.

These images and metaphors for G-d are not what is typically imagined. Most concepts of G-d are majestic in scope and elevated in stature. They are filled with the piercing bright light of clarity and gilded with the gold of the Mishkan, the First Temple, and the Second Temple. But we live in a humbler time. Hashem is Avinu Malkeinu - our compassionate, forgiving Father and the Ruler of the Universe, but what does that divine concept do for us when we live in a broken and unredeemed world? How can that traditional understanding of G-d speak to us when we are calling out to G-d from the depths? And especially for those of us who are seen as broken, dwelling in darkness, often hiding our true selves, and exiled from where we belong, how much more powerful is an understanding of G-d that goes into that exile with us and holds us in our grief and hard-won joy, as we endure together?

[dragoneyes618]

Decades spent as Agudath Israel’s media liaison have honed my lie-dar well: it beeps when my eyes lay themselves upon tendentious falsehoods buried within what are sometimes mountains of inoffensive words.

The New York Times has triggered many beeps over the years, offering opportunities to call attention to such things. Things like—just for example—the paper’s absurd reluctance to clearly acknowledge the historical fact that the Beis Hamikdash stood on the Har Habayis before other religions came to occupy the space. Or the calumny of its describing the 1991 Crown Heights riots as a battle that pit “groups of Hasidic Jews against mostly Black men” (yes, an actual quote), rather than as a vicious pogrom against said Jews.

My lie-dar did some recent beeping when I read an account in The Times about the harrowing death of a young Gazan in an Israeli attack on a Hamas command center near Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital (nice name, that) in central Gaza. An Israeli military spokesman, the report dutifully noted, claimed that its action had been a precision targeting of Hamas operatives and that the death of the presumed civilian was “probably caused by secondary explosions.’’ The article then added the phrase “without specifying what that meant.”

There was and is, of course, no need to explain the meaning of “secondary explosions.” It refers to the detonation of theretofore unrecognized caches of explosives, in this case hidden by Hamas in or near the hospital. Feigning bafflement about the phrase’s meaning as the report does is cynicism, not journalism.

I complained about the news item’s subtle but unmistakable editorializing to the paper’s Jerusalem Bureau chief, with whom I’ve corresponded and have found to be a fair-minded person. (Two years ago, he even dared to identify “the Temple Mount” as “the location in antiquity of two ancient Jewish temples”!) He didn’t dispute my assertion about the appended phrase’s snideness and promised to share my observation with the article’s authors. It’s not likely to cure their bias, but at least they’ll know someone noticed it.

Another bevy of beeps bothered me when I read a recent opinion piece in that paper asserting that “Palestinian citizens of Israel are second class by law” (italics mine).

That, of course, is false. The same laws that govern and protect Israeli Jewish citizens apply equally to Israeli Arab ones.

Errors of fact are supposed to be corrected in subsequent editions of The Times and often are. Usually, they are things like misspellings of names or mistaken dates, but sometimes they are about something substantive. This was substantive.

So I called the corrections editor’s attention to the falsehood. When I didn’t hear back for several days, I persisted with a follow-up note, and received a response in the form of links to documents from the “European Council on Foreign Relations” (“European” says it all), “Adalah” (a Palestinian-run organization) and the “Institute for Middle East Understanding”(a “pro-Palestinian” group, according to the ADL) claiming that there are many Israeli laws that discriminate against the state’s Arab citizens.

I thanked the responder and got to work researching those organizations’ assertions.

Surprise! Not one example of ostensibly discriminatory laws was in reality a discriminatory law. One nefariously grants hospital directors authority and discretion to ban chametz on Pesach. According to Adalah, that “blatantly discriminates against non-Jewish patients” and amounts to “religious coercion.”

Another derided law mandates the revocation of citizenship status for anyone convicted of an “act of terrorism.” Well, yes. That, like other laws cited, probably has disproportionate effects on Israeli Arabs, but it does not make Arab citizens “second class by law” any more than American laws with disproportionate effects on black or white or nearsighted citizens discriminate against any of those populations.

I shared my findings with my corrections correspondent and challenged him to go through the many “discriminatory” laws listed by the various Israel-unfriendly groups he punted me to, to see if he could find even one that overtly distinguishes between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel.

It’s been several weeks now and I haven’t heard back from him.

And so, as Kurt Vonnegut was wont to say, it goes.

[wenevergotusedtoegypt]

How does my MIL always manage to find the WEIRDEST “Jewish” books to give my kids though.

In this batch:

“The Story of Hanukkah,” in which the point of the Beis HaMikdash was apparently a “ner tamid,” which was the thing whose oil lasted for 8 days, but then inexplicably after that people started lighting a 7-branched menorah on the 25th of Kislev from then on? Also multiple people are portrayed standing inside what appears to be the Kodesh HaKedoshim with one of said menorahs inside it. Then the next page it’s an actual Chanukah menorah but we are told it’s lit to remember the ner tamid. Oh also, apparently before the Chanukah story, everyone just walked right into the Kodesh HaKedoshim every holiday.

“The Night Before Hanukkah,” part of a series that also includes such Jewish favorites by the same author as “The Night Before Easter” and “The Night Before My First Communion,” written in a style paying homage to the thing you think it does. Full of illustrations of dreidels with totally wrong letters, blue and white Xmas - sorry, Chanukah - decorations, hands clasped in prayer, and candles placed in the wrong order.

[yanzinator]

I want isekai fanfic of gemara. I want to read about how a rabbi who personally saw the second beis hamikdash collapse, wakes up in modern day Israel.

[artlevincorp]

Art Levin Corp, Inc. Unveils New Series of Abstract Jerusalem and Jewish Life Paintings

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[fuzzytheduck]

the third beis hamikdash will be powered exclusively by petroleum as the lord intended

Torah scholars of Tumblr I have a Q:

Is it feasible that the Third beis hamikdash will be run on solar power?

Just for fun.

(AI images)

[alexlevin2024]

Artistic Interpretations of the Temple

Artists across generations have been moved to depict the Jerusalem Temple, each bringing their unique perspective and style to this profound subject.

[artlevin234]

The Everlasting Safe-haven Investigating the Otherworldly Tradition of the Jerusalem Temple

The Jerusalem Temple, known as the Beit Hamikdash, holds a hallowed spot in Jewish history and otherworldliness. Built by Lord Solomon in old times, the Temple was an image of God's presence among the Jewish public. Obliterated and remade two times, it stays a point of convergence of supplication and yearning for Jews around the world.

[onmymasa22]

Pepple loved shells and corals in these galleries

Why?

Because its in the Mediterranean sea but very deep and hard to cut away

When u tell a friends who stops by that u just camt get urself to wake up these days. For two weeks u have just wanted to be in bed all day and are awake but cant get urself out and about. Amd ots really frustrating cuz ur a person who likes to start ur day at 7 or 8. And 9am wake up is a nice vacation. I like the morning. I like cool air. I like to start off slow so that by 9am im good and happy and excited about the day. So this friend said to take a walk to wake up and get going

When ur friend drops by with some

My day:

Friend stops by with homemade honey for me

When ur friend stops by with homemade honey and u explain how for weeks youve been having issues with waking up in the morning. So

I want the guy who loves me unconditionally. I want to be in love with people and everyone. Hashem please bring love into my life. Bring me happiness and truth and love. I dont sleep around with losers.

I just need to say this.i am so happy i dont sleep around. The idea of sleeping with guys who dont love me just doesn't do it for me. I think i tried to see if it culd just be me. But id rather have a toy or something to get off until i find someone who loves me the way i deserve. Why would i want to get off from someone who loves me less than me if i could be loved by me- someone who doesnt do something not ok, is always listening to my heart, would neber touch me withour care. I would never hurt m3 or abandon me. I am the one who is here till the end. So the only people who can touch me is me and someone who promises to be there till the end.

Home

My parents

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My families here- hodaya odeya lav garin zabar california taglit mygarin yadbinyamin yahelsfamily sahi enosh- pashut lehiyot, the class- elish saroosh avishag tali neta

Apartment- elishevas family

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The girls in school

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Painting i made of the rabbi and soldier

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Monet

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Balconies amd sitting outside and reading vogue

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Tell the wolves im home

Books movies music art places traveling food drink flowers sports instruments languages philosophy culture fashion spirtually people in my life.

Can we make it normal to start saying to people and ourselves: you're pretty. But not just pretty. You're pretty and smart and funny and oh so loved. Now go out in the world and be your sparkly self.

My day

Took my meds

Signed my contract for my new dream job... this lady gets a pension now!!

Celebrated by thrift shopping, im such a sucker for anything with red flowers, and pants that are elastic on top, because you only live once, y b uncomfortable.

Coffee and dead poets society... because vibes

Calligraphy class aka kabbalah therapy

An art lecture, something about seashells in renassance paintings (it's only like my favorite sance)

When you take a walk in the city, walk into a building that turns out to be a museum, put on funky glasses, and next thing u know, ur in the beis hamikdash. Then u check out the gift shop and find out admission was 60 shekel. Sweet. So, next time i want to visit the beis hamikdash, ill definitely pay the 60 shekel.

[fromchaostocosmos]

Also Hassidic is not the only type of orthodox Jew.

Orthodox Jews tend to refer to themselves as frum not orthodox and that is an umbrella term.

You have Yeshivish, Black Hat'ers, just frum, (while there is overlap in many ways between yeshivish and black Hat'ers most make a distinction between the two), and of course Chassidim.

And within Chassidim you have many diffrent groups.

Also modern orthodox tends to group into modern orthodox and modern orthodox machmir.

The reddit page for Judaism has a in depth break down on the various denominations of Judaism.

I personally prefer to call them branches not denominations because like the branches of a tree and menorah they all come from the same source.

I also want to share this article that I found that found while researching that was written by a rabbi.

The prophet Yechezkel tells us that there were twelve gates in the Beis HaMikdash.  According to Rav Chaim Vital (Pri Eitz Chaim, Shaar ha-Tefillah), correspondingly, each of the twelve tribes had its own nusach ha’tefillah, its own liturgy, and its own heavenly gate through which its prayers would ascend.  Almost two hundred years later, the Maggid of Mezeritch (Maggid Devarav le-Yaakov 141) added that if someone doesn’t know his or her tribe, there was a thirteenth gate.  He suggested that when it comes to davening, this corresponds to the nusach of the AriZal, which the Maggid called the “Sha’ar Hakollel,”the universal gate. What is true for nusach is true for life. There are those who are confident about what hashkafic tribe they come from.  They walk in and out of one narrow gate.  But I believe there are many of us, maybe even most of us, who see ourselves as part of the Sha’ar Hakollel of life, drawing from the richness of the Torah world, uncomfortable and unwilling to lock ourselves into a narrow gate, but instead embracing a vast and expansive entrance.  We don’t alternate between hashkafas or practices, we integrate them.

sometimes people forget that there are like. actual living breathing orthodox jews still around.

also weird when folks that otherwise are fairly knowledgeable straight up don’t know about modern orthodoxy. “wdym there are people that fully observe shabbat and also have hair dye and read ya fantasy and don’t look obvious chasidic??”