Second Temple
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach: Yibaneh Hamikdash (The Temple Will Be Rebuilt)
This short audio recording features Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach singing his original upbeat melody for « Yibaneh Hamikdash, » a popular Jewish song about the rebuilding of the Temple. The lyrics, provided below,
The Talmudic Tale of Kamtza & Bar Kamtza and the Destruction of the Second Temple
Created by Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence, this animated video (04:03) retells the famous Talmudic tale of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza as an example of the « baseless hatred » among the Jewish nation
The Roman Siege of Jerusalem and the Destruction of the Second Temple
Created by HistoryPod a daily « on this day » YouTube history channel, this brief video (02:44) recalls the Roman attack on Jerusalem, as part of the First Jewish-Roman War. With a historical and
Diagram of the Temple Mount Expansions
This post presents two diagrams depicting the size and layout of the Temple Mount during the First and Second Temple Periods. Both images compare the size of Solomon’s 500 cubit square platform