Jews pray on Jerusalem's Temple Mount as decades-old status quo begins to shift

Jerusalem Post/Israel News ^ | FEBRUARY 13, 2026 | LINDA GRADSTEIN

[jroehl]

Escorted by police, a group of about 25 people walked across the Temple Mount esplanade to the steps leading up to the Dome of the Rock, the site where the First and Second Temples once stood.

They climbed a few steps toward the mosque, singing “Yedid Nefesh” (“soulmate”), usually sung on Friday nights.

“Are you with us?” a policeman asked this reporter.

[jroehl]

Interested in comments from people who know more than I.

[Big Red Badger]

Prey for The Peace of Jerusalem,
Keep your Eyes on the
Temple Mount.

[Jewbacca]

From a theological point, I’m not sure it’s appropriate for us Jews to be on the mount at this time.

People who have studied the issue harder than me would know the answer better.

I’m not a Cohen, so I ain’t going regardless. Not my place.

[kawhill]

“Are you with us?” a policeman asked this reporter. I wonder who that is.

[jjotto]

Almost old news by now:

https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/08/04/there-is-no-status-quo-on-the-temple-mount/

and

https://israel365news.com/415950/rabbi-arab-presence-on-temple-mount-dropping-due-to-jews-conquering-site-by-bowing-to-god/

...According to the rabbi [Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu], a friend of his spoke with a senior Arab official on the Mount and asked directly why fewer Arabs were coming. The answer was blunt and revealing.

“The reason is that you started bowing on the ground to the Holy One, Blessed Be He. When we see you bowing, we are afraid of you, because you humble yourselves before God. If you humble yourselves before G-d, who can stand against you. So, we don’t come anymore.”...

[beethovenfan]

The temple will be rebuilt. It is prophesied very clearly.

[onthelookout777]

Thanks for posting. Glad to hear this.

[jjotto]

https://jcfa.org/article/the-political-role-of-the-israeli-chief-rabbinate-in-the-temple-mount-question-2/

[Miami Rebel]

Idiotic and irreligious.

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel and many rabbis advise against entering the Temple Mount, as the exact location of the ancient Holy of Holies is uncertain, and strict laws of ritual purity apply to the entire site.