Jews have been returning to Israel for decades, and substantially more than half
of the world's Jews live there now. Rebuilding the Holy Temple will be a problem
but, might I observe, not the first problem to have been encountered there.
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In effect, the question is asking when the mashiach (messiah) will come. Because prior to that, no responsible Rabbi has or will call for an attempt to rebuild the Temple. Not only because we don't have the required level of ritual purity, but also because we're not going to do anything to endanger the Jewish community.
So: when will the mashiach come? No human being knows. Attempts to guess, or predict, or press for his coming have all ended in embarrassment - at best.
When the Jews are worthy of it!
When God decides that the time has come.
No - it was quite a bit earlier than that, between 970-930 BCE for the First Temple (and 537-516 for the Second Temple). Jews believe that the Third Temple will be built at some time in the future.
The third and the fourth templeThe third temple is built, and tared apart. Moses built the tabernacle.Solomon built the first temple.Ezra built the second temple.Herod (!) built the third temple.Herods temple where destroyed during the Jewish war at ad 68-70.The fourth temple is not yet started to build upon because there is a Muslim shrine there now. So before the fourth temple could be built (on the original spot) the Muslim shrine must be moved.
Israel does not want to build the Third Temple and actively discourages Jewish activities on the Temple Mount. They do this both because the official Rabbinical stance in Israel is that only the Messiah can build the Third Temple and to avoid violence and rioting from the Arab Muslim population which sees the Temple Mount site as the third holiest site in Islam. There are some Jews in Israel who want to build a Third Temple to restore Judaism to the status it was 2000 years ago with animal sacrifices and a closer relatonship to God. None of these groups, though, has actual plans to rebuild the Third Temple; it's more that they think about it on occasion. And they do not have the endorsement of any serious or sizable Rabbinical authority.
Third Temple? There isn't a First, or Second temple!
The Temple Mount has been occupied and controlled by the State of Israel since the 1967 war. Both the State of Israel and the Government of Palestine claim ownership of the Temple Mount. Since there are two mosques on the site, The Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, both built about 1300 years ago, it is considered the third most holy site by Moslems. The Temple Mount has been managed by a special Islamic council called a Wakf since 1187 and that continues today. Everyone is allowed to go to the Temple Mount regardless of their religion. Some Orthodox Jews believe that people should not go there.
Hitler wanted land for his Third Reich. His Third Reich was supposed to last for a thousand years. If so, you wouldn't have asked this question and I wouldn't have answerd it.
Third Way - Israel - was created in 1996.
Third Way - Israel - ended in 2011.
Judaism's most important building was the Holy Temple, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It was built twice and destroyed twice. The First Temple (Bayit Rishon) was built by Solomon and destroyed by the Babylonians. The Second Temple (Bayit Sheni) was built by Ezra and Nechemia and Zerubavel and enhanced by Herod, and destroyed by the Romans. Nowadays, until the Third Temple will be built, Judaism's most important buildings are the synagogues and study halls.
He was a wise and famous king is reals third king, he wrote three books in the Old Testament, he built the magnificent temple.
He was a wise and famous king is reals third king, he wrote three books in the Old Testament, he built the magnificent temple.
The Temple Mount is there, it's the Third Temple that would potentially be built. However, it is not currently possible to rebuild, because the 3rd holiest site in Islam (the Dome of the Rock) is located on that spot. Furthermore, many Orthodox Jews believe that the Temple cannot be rebuilt until the messiah comes. Additionally, it is against Israeli law to make any attempt to start building the Third Temple.