The Sanhedrin are Back

LadyEagle · Jan 27, 2005

Jan. 12, 2005 0:06 | Updated Jan. 12, 2005 0:12
Hear ye, hear ye: Sanhedrin seeks David's scion as king

Will Jews begin proclaiming "Long live the king" in the near future?

According to a group of 71 Jewish scholars who met this week in the Old City of Jerusalem in the form of a modern-day Sanhedrin – a duplicate of the religious tribunal which convened during the time of the Second Temple – a coronation day is growing closer.

As one member of the group put it, "We would have liked it to happen yesterday. But we are willing to wait until tomorrow."

There hasn't been a genuine Sanhedrin in Israel for nearly 1,600 years; the last one to be proclaimed was in France, by Napoleon, for political gain. Shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel, religious affairs minister Judah Leib Maimon raised the notion of reinstituting the ancient body, to no avail.

The group composed largely of Kahane sympathizers that gave itself the name Sanhedrin in October, however, met Sunday to discuss the creation of a Jewish monarchy in the State of Israel.

For the past several years a group called the Monarchists has conducted extensive research into the lineage of several families in an effort to discover who has the closest bloodline to the biblical King David – a requirement for any future Jewish king.

Rabbi Yosef Dayan from Psagot, known for his recent threats to place a death curse on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, is said to be a leading candidate to become the "king of Israel."

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Some of the other ideas discussed at the Sanhedrin meeting included the construction of an altar on the Temple Mount to be used for the Passover Offering during the upcoming holiday.

One of the ideas, members said, is to climb the Mount and build the altar within minutes and sacrifice the lamb before security forces can stop them. Another, said leading Sanhedrin member Baruch Ben-Yosef, is to pray for a tsunami-like disaster on the Mount.

"In one second, God wiped out 150,000 people," he said. "Who knows? Maybe he'll help us if we show him we are ready."

Participants also discussed Ben-Yosef's idea of reinstating the Sanhedrin's authority to announce Rosh Hodesh, the beginning of the new lunar month.

"It is very important to reinstate the Sanhedrin's authority to announce the month, because it will force people to understand that God gave us the power to control the calendar and our own destiny," Ben-Yosef said.
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Jerusalem Post

IveyLeaguer · Jan 27, 2005

Ver-y int-er-est-ing, LadyEagle.

Ben W · Jan 30, 2005

That is a very interesting article, amazing what is going on that we are just not aware of!

Plain Old Bill · Feb 2, 2005

This is definitely worth keeping an eye out for.

Purple Lady · Feb 2, 2005

thanks for keeping us informed...

GODzThunder · Feb 2, 2005

Of course this sanhedrin is nothing more than a group of respected rabbis forming a committee of experts to recreate the temple. The actual sanhedrin was the equivalent of the supreme court. This new group is not officially recognized by the ministry of justice. I see a long political and religious fight from zealots (now called hassidic jews) and modern government supporters. Perhaps in the future the ministry government that is a mirror of Britan will collapse and a new king will be crowned placing the sanhedrin in actual power. Until then they are just another small group with no real authority or power.

williemakeit · Feb 4, 2005

Sounds like this group is just in the 'talking about it' phase. Personally, I have enjoyed the antics of the 'Temple Mount Faithful' over the years. I have to give them credit for their determination to lay marble cornerstones for the construction of the third temple. I believe each cornerstone weighs in the neighborhood of 4 - 6 tons each, and also believe that they have been unsuccessful in getting them to the temple mount. I sometimes catch myself cheering them on.

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