By COLlive reporter
Photos by Levi Percia
Hundreds gathered in the newly renovated Beis Medrash Chovevei Torah on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights to learn about the Beis Hamikdash on Wednesday evening.
The organizer, Rabbi Shmuel Pevzner of Merkaz Anash’s Vaad Hamosifin division, opened the event with an overview of the Rebbe’s instruction to study the topic and increase in Torah and tzedakah during the Three Weeks.
The first speaker was Rabbi Avrohom Gerlitzky, maggid shiur in Oholei Torah, who spoke of Techiyas Hameisim and the fulfillment of mitzvos when Moshiach will come.
Rabbi Yoel Kahn, head choizer of the Rebbe and mashpia of the 770 yeshiva, explained in depth the difference between the first and second Batei Mikdash, and the third Beis Hamikdash which will include the advantages of each of the previous ones.
A siyum was then made by Rabbi Shimon Hellinger, director of Merkaz Anash, who concluded masechta Chulin and quoted from the Rebbe’s sicha on the concluding mishna.
The attraction of the evening was a large scale model of the Beis Hamikdash (scaled to size 1:50) built by Mr. Shimon Frankel of Machon Hamikdash in Yerushalayim.
The model measures aprox. 15 feet long and 6 feet wide, and includes many intricate details of the structure and keilim of the Beis Hamikdash. A similar model has been used in Eretz Yisroel for a number of years, and only recently a model was built for display in America.
As Mr. Frankel added the various sections, he explained their function in the service of the Beis Hamikdash. He showed where each of the keilim was placed and brought to life the enormous size of the actual Beis Hamikdash with figurines of the same scale.
At the end of the presentation, which was broadcast on COLlive.com and TorahCafe.com, the crowd lingered to take photos of the model and to ask questions. Everyone left with a renewed yearning and hope for the third Beis Hamikdash. May we merit to see it very soon.
Special thanks was given to Rabbi Mendel Blau of Chovevei Torah and Shalom Laine of The Print House for their help.
High quality DVD of the presentation is available for purchase here
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It was brilliant
To the arrangers and to COl for sharing this news!!
There were two separate presentations for women, in English and Hebrew, which drew hundreds. It was a very special, inspiring program, and a hearty thanks to all the organizers. Let’s hope everyone gets to see the real thing this week, not just a video!
I would have liked to see more of the “construction” progress of the beis hamikdosh model,rather than showing the same people over again and again
thank you
… a brilliant rising star in lubavitch
Thank you for the live viewing, the presentation was beautiful, a vision and yearning for the 3rd Beis Hamikdash, may it be NOW!
Will there be a video recording to watch?
The one for women was the night before at Lubavitch Yeshiva.
Most of the live Beis Hamikdash program was not available on either of my 2 computers last night.
It wasn’t destroyed but it also was not re-built 🙂
Please re-run or link. Thanks
moshiach now
yasher koach
I learned a lot
yasher koach
moshiach NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yasher Koach to all who organized this. Wonderful speakers and the model was incredible. May we have the real Beis HaMikdosh bekorov Mamosh! Thank you Rabbi Hellinger & COL!
nshei chabad had this for the women last night at lubavitcher yeshiva
you can see it live though tonight
be available on torahcafe?
Is there a womens section?