tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211876531914550991.post3285942698599781974..comments2023-10-07T07:40:50.768-07:00Comments on Kol Shalom - My musings, mostly about Israel-Palestine: The Dome of The Rock and My TalitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211876531914550991.post-44006828170195984912010-10-04T09:17:07.613-07:002010-10-04T09:17:07.613-07:00Shmuel,
This certainly is a fringe issue. Thank yo...Shmuel,<br />This certainly is a fringe issue. Thank you for flagging it. I too do not bow down to flags in synagogue sanctuaries. <br />The religious dimension of the Israel/Palestine issue for Jews around the world is significant because Jews - even atheists - still organize around synagogues. Jews' relationship with theTemple Mount/Haram el-Sharif is emblematic of our relationship to all Israel/Palestine. It was one thing, back in the shtetl to fantasize that one day a temple will be built in Jerusalem in the style of the local lord of the manor (see traditional Sukka decorations for examples). It's quite another to take the dome of the Hurva synagogue and build it on top of the walls of the Dome of the Rock and crown that with a Jewish star. Is this image an extension of that or a version of the Jewish movement to build the Third Temple on the ruins of the Dome of the Rock mosque: http://www.templemountfaithful.org/?<br />The early Reform Jews were on to something when they declared America to be their Zion and left Jerusalem as a shrine and place of pilgrimage. For the Jews of the world, a place to visit. For the Jews of the Land of Israel, a place to share, not dominate.Michael Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594224614632993083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211876531914550991.post-83342746494705527152010-10-04T01:59:57.321-07:002010-10-04T01:59:57.321-07:00It does look a little like a cross - if you'll...It does look a little like a cross - if you'll pardon the expression ;-) - between the Hurva and the Dome of the Rock. It is probably just an artists vision of the Temple, like this one: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/images/Charts10b.jpg<br /><br />Personally, I find it less offensive and more appropriate on a religious article than national flags of any kind. Besides, I think there is far too much confusion between the State of Israel and Judaism as it is.<br /><br />Don't worry about it. It's only on the fringe anyway :-)Shmuelnoreply@blogger.com