Machon Hamikdash on tour at HAFTR

Steve Frankel of Mikdash Educational Center (Machon Hamikdash in Jerusalem) presented a hands-on experiential learning program for HAFTR middle and elementary school students to learn about the Holy Temple. Students were able to build a model of the Beit Hamikdash and see its magnificence. Frankel also brought a model of the Menorah made of iron rods used by the Maccabim that temporarily replaced the solid gold menorah.

The program coincided with the current Daf Yomi, Chanukah, and realistically depicted what the students are learning in seventh grade Navi classes. Students were awed by the experience as they learned all about the Beit Hamikdash and what we are missing in galut.