Yisrael Ariel
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Rabbi Yisrael Ariel was the chief rabbi
of the evacuated Israeli settlement of Yamit
in the Sinai desert during the years when the Sinai was controlled by Israel. His brother, Rabbi Yaakov Ariel
, served as the rosh yeshiva
in the yeshiva
in Yamit
and is currently the chief rabbi of the city of Ramat Gan. Rabbi Ariel is the founder of the Temple Institute (Machon HaMikdash). As a young man, he served in the paratroop unit that liberated the Western Wall
(kotel) in the Six-Day War
. For the 1981 Knesset
elections, Rabbi Ariel ran as number 2 on the Kach
list with Rabbi Meir Kahane as the leader and number 1. Kach was a religious and nationalist Jewish group originally led by Rabbi Kahane who was assassinated by Egyptian terrorist El Sayyid Nosair
and hopes to transfer Arabs from the land of Israel. Rabbi Kahane had a seat in the Knesset on the Kach list from 1984-1988 before it was banned.
As of 2006, aside from being the head of the Temple Institute, he is also involved in an attempt to revive
the Sanhedrin
.
Rabbi Ariel urges that the Pesach sacrificial service on the Temple Mount should be resumed as soon as possible, and that the Temple should be rebuilt as soon as possible.
In December 2006, he was briefly arrested and interrogated by Israeli police after confronting General Elazar Stern
, before being released.
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
of the evacuated Israeli settlement of Yamit
Yamit
Yamit was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula with a population of about 2,500 people .The settlement was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in 1982 as...
in the Sinai desert during the years when the Sinai was controlled by Israel. His brother, Rabbi Yaakov Ariel
Yaakov Ariel
Rabbi Yaakov Ariel is the chief rabbi of the city of Ramat Gan, Israel and one of the leading rabbis of the religious Zionist movement. Ariel had served as the rosh yeshiva of the yeshiva in the abandoned Israeli settlement of Yamit in the Sinai desert until 1982 and is currently the president of...
, served as the rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
in the yeshiva
Yeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
in Yamit
Yamit
Yamit was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula with a population of about 2,500 people .The settlement was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in 1982 as...
and is currently the chief rabbi of the city of Ramat Gan. Rabbi Ariel is the founder of the Temple Institute (Machon HaMikdash). As a young man, he served in the paratroop unit that liberated the Western Wall
Western Wall
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount...
(kotel) in the Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
. For the 1981 Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
elections, Rabbi Ariel ran as number 2 on the Kach
Kach and Kahane Chai
Kach was a far-right political party in Israel. Founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in the early 1970s, and following his Jewish nationalist ideology , the party entered the Knesset in 1984 after several electoral failures...
list with Rabbi Meir Kahane as the leader and number 1. Kach was a religious and nationalist Jewish group originally led by Rabbi Kahane who was assassinated by Egyptian terrorist El Sayyid Nosair
El Sayyid Nosair
El Sayyid Nosair is an Egyptian-born American citizen, convicted of involvement in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing...
and hopes to transfer Arabs from the land of Israel. Rabbi Kahane had a seat in the Knesset on the Kach list from 1984-1988 before it was banned.
As of 2006, aside from being the head of the Temple Institute, he is also involved in an attempt to revive
Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin
Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin are the efforts from 1538 CE until the present day to renew the Sanhedrin which was dissolved in 358 CE by the edict of the Byzantine emperor. The latest effort was in 2004 when a group of seventy one rabbis claiming to represent varied communities in Israel...
the Sanhedrin
Sanhedrin
The Sanhedrin was an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every city in the Biblical Land of Israel.The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme court of ancient Israel made of 71 members...
.
Rabbi Ariel urges that the Pesach sacrificial service on the Temple Mount should be resumed as soon as possible, and that the Temple should be rebuilt as soon as possible.
In December 2006, he was briefly arrested and interrogated by Israeli police after confronting General Elazar Stern
Elazar Stern
Elazar Stern is a former general in the Israel Defense Forces and former head of the Israeli Human Resources Directorate. Born in Tel Aviv, Stern attended Bar Ilan University, where he received a B.A. in Economics and Land of Israel Studies. He also received a Master's degree in Business...
, before being released.