The Mosques Must Go!!!! Rav Binyamin Kahane 1996

Kahane on the ParshaRabbi Binyamin Kahane- ParshatTerumah THE MOSQUES MUST GO!!!!On the verse, "And you shallmake a sanctuary for Me" (Exodus 25:8), the Ohr HaChaim writes: "Itis a mitzvah for all times." At the very opening of His Hilchot BeitHaBechirah, the Rambam writes: "It is a positive commandment to constructa house for G-d...as it is written, 'And you shall make a sanctuary forMe.'"We have discussed this subject onnumerous occasions, and we will continue stressing that the mitzvah to buildthe Temple is an UNCONDITIONAL commandment, NOT dependent on the Messiah or thenation's spiritual level. But in this article, our goal is not to deal with thedifferent argument advanced against building the Temple in contemporary times.For in recent years, these arguments have been refuted in the hearts of manyJews, as heightened awareness of the subject has caused them to study it inhalachic depth.But before we can pick up brickand mortar to start fulfilling the awesome mitzvah of building the Holy Temple,there is one small problem: the mosques. The desire to be accepted by largesegments of the public has prevented all talk about REMOVING these terriblespecimens of Chillul Hashem on the Temple Mount.Let us not make the same tragicmistake regarding the Temple Mount that Yesha leaders made regarding thesettlements. What mistake am I referring to? Since the very beginning of theGush Emunim movement, my father, HY"D, warned that if we do NOT deal withthe "negative" side of the mitzvah of yishuv ha'aretz- i.e.,expelling the gentiles- the settlements will not last, G-d forbid, as the Torahexplicitly states. But his warnings fell on deaf ears. Settlement leaderspreferred dealing with the "positive" side of yishuv ha'aretz notwanting to jeopardize public support by discussing the Arab threat. We see theresults today: The Arabs have risen up in rebellion, the Left labels all thesettlers "extremists" anyway, etc., etc.There is an important difference,though, between yishuv ha'aretz and building the Temple. Regarding yishuvha'aretz, Jews were able to erect settlements and temporarily ignore (with thehelp of their illusions) the Arab powder keg that lay beneath their entireenterprise. But regarding building the Temple, even this is impossible. Whatwill they do? Build the Temple on the second floor of the mosque?The REMOVAL of the mosques is anOBLIGATION that PRECEDES the obligation to build the Temple. One must turn fromevil (sur me'ra) before one can do good (asei tov). And so, we must speak aboutremoving the mosques just as we speak about building the Temple. What are weafraid of? That they will call us fanatics? THEY ALREADY DO!!! !Darka Shel Torah, 1996 Shabbat Shalom BarbaraKa Kahane on the Parsha can be purchased at: Amazon.com  Kahane Anyone reading this Rabbi Meir Kahane or Rabbi Binyamin Kahane  article and is not on my personal list to receive the weekly articles and would like to be, please contact me at:barbaraandchaim@gmail.com  To view articles written by Rabbi Meir Kahane and Rabbi Binyamin Kahane go to blog:www.barbaraginsberg-kahane.blogspot.com  Facebook: Barbara Sandra Ginsberg Telegram Link for Rav Kahane Divrei Torah, Pictures, Viewpoints, Youtubes     https://t.me/RKDTVP