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after the Tabernacle was destroyed, there is permission to sacrifice offerings on improvised altars. But with regard to the sanctity of Jerusalem, after the Temple was destroyed, there is no permission to sacrifice offerings on improvised altars, as the prohibition remains intact.
Talmud: R' Yitzḥak said: I heard that one sacrifices offerings in the temple of Onias in Egypt at the present time. The Talmud cites the basis for the statement of R' Yitzḥak. He maintains that the temple of Onias is not a house of idol worship but rather a temple devoted to the service of God, an
The Talmud cites the source of this halakha. It is as it is written: “For you are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance” (Deuteronomy 12:9), which is interpreted: “Rest,” this is Shiloh; “inheritance,” this is Jerusalem. The verse juxtaposes and likens inheritance to rest: Just as in t
The Talmud reports that the other rabbis said to R' Yitzḥak: Did you say this halakha with regard to the temple of Onias? He said to them: No, I did not say that. Rava said, reinforcing his assertion with an oath: By God! R' Yitzḥak did in fact say this, and I myself learned it from him, but he l
The Talmud asks: And what is the reason he retracted his ruling? The Talmud explains: It is due to the difficulty raised by Rav Mari, as Rav Mari raised an objection from the Mishnah: With regard to the sanctity of Shiloh, after the Tabernacle was destroyed there is permission to sacrifice offerings