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  • The Mission Continues

    As in the past so it remains today - we were and still are under the selfsame commitment to adhere to the directions of the Gedolei Yisrael, who stand guard against breaches of purity threatening our camp. When we were required to ask – we asked. When we were instructed to depart – we left. The moment we are summoned back to raise the flag, every other consideration is pushed to the side and we answer: We are ready!

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  • Harav Yisrael Friedman zy”a, the Rebbe of Husyatin

    מוטי, ויקיפדיה העברית

    The ancestral chain of Harav Yisrael Friedman, the founder of the Husyatin chassidic court, originates with the holy Baal Shem Tov. The Husyatin chassidus has its roots in Galicia and eventually came to Tel Aviv, during the turbulent years between the two World Wars.

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  • Maccabi'im Gravesite

    In honour of Chanukah, we will discuss a fascinating, ongoing investigation attempting to establish the place of burial of Mattisyahu Kohen Gadol and his family.

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Mount Scopus

Mount Scopus, which is located in Jerusalem, is apparently called just so since it is the first point from where the pilgrims, on their way to Jerusalem, were able to overlook the Holy City and the Temple.

N. Lieberman 23/07/2009 10:00



Mount Scopus is situated on one of the three highest mountain ranges that surround Jerusalem from the east: the Mount of Olives, the A-Tur Peak and the Hill of Evil Counsel.

The mountain's peak is estimated at 2,828.08 feet above water level, and ascends about 328.08 feet above the Old City of Jerusalem – a height that would permit a breath-taking view of the Temple.

In Hebrew, the mountain is called "Har HaTzofim" - "the mountain of overlookers", while it's Arabic name is "Ras al Musharif" – "the top that overlooks". The Greek name for the mountain is Mount Scopus.

Mount Scopus is mentioned in the Gemara, tractate Pessachim, as the point where one is not obliged to return to the Temple Mount if one has unintentionally taken from the meat of the sacrifice.

Additionally, the mountain is referred to in tractate Makkos as the place where the sages tore their clothes upon seeing the Temple in ruins.

There is no concrete evidence that the Mount Scopus of the Scriptures is indeed the Mount Scopus of today, as the word 'Scopus' could relate to any point from which the Temple or the Mount of Olives can be seen.