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This could have gone with the thread with the 3rd Temple wont be built because I seem to remember I posted in that one about the Red Heifers?????
I just got this today and since the Red Heifers and the 3rd Temple are end times subjects, and I could not find what I previously posted am doing it here..... If you want to move it.... fine!
Anyway. From Israel 365 news came this.
https://israel365news.com/415922/wa...NxchH0tOi+sy:3cVT/ZhhLd4Bu4DVqP8202kGBfS8IBrp
And along with the copy there are a couple of videos... I thought you all might want to see. (Or not) You need to click the link to see the videos.
Home » Red Heifer Ashes Used in Purification Ritual, Claims Activist
Kohen sprinkles Adam King with water infused with Red Heifer ashes (Screenshot)
The arrival of five red heifers in Israel, intended to perform the Biblical ritual of purification, marked a major milestone in the return of the Temple Service. Controversy erupted when one of the red cows was burned in what some rabbinic authorities claimed was a practice event, while others insisted it was an actual burning, resulting in ashes that could be used to purify hundreds of thousands of people. One activist took another step forward when he enlisted a Kohen to mix the ashes with spring water, making it suitable for use, heating up the controversy that surrounds the ashes.
YouTuber Adam King released a video this week showing an Orthodox rabbi performing the ancient ritual of preparing water mixed with the ashes of the red heifer, the biblical purification process required before entering the Third Temple. The video, which quickly circulated among Temple activists and evangelical supporters of Israel, has reignited the conversation about when and how this rare commandment will be fulfilled in modern times.
The kohen who performed the preparation spoke directly to the tension between strict observance and practical action. “I believe that the mitzvot (commandments) in the Torah are given to us with a mandate to actually do them,” he wrote in a statement to Israel365 News. “Where there are halachic (Jewish legal) opinions which facilitate the mitzvot actually being done, being stringent so as to not do them seems counter to the practical intention of the Torah. I wholeheartedly encourage anyone who wants to be more stringent to go ahead and do it according to their desired standard.”
Can ashes from a practice burning qualify for the most exacting purity ritual in the Bible?
The controversy centers on a practice burning conducted in July, which produced ashes that some believe can be used for purification, while others, including the Temple Institute and Rabbi Azariah Ariel, have disqualified. The disagreement exposes the challenge of reviving a commandment that has not been performed since the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.
The journey began in September 2022, when five unblemished red heifers arrived in Israel from a ranch in Texas. Their arrival generated worldwide attention among Jews and Christians who view the red heifer as essential to resuming Temple service. The Bible specifies the exacting requirements: “And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: This is the statute of the Torah which the Lord has commanded, saying: Speak to the children of Israel, and have them take for you a red heifer, perfectly red, which has no blemish and upon which a yoke has never come” (Numbers 19:1-2).
The ritual preparation of the red heifer follows precise steps laid out in the Bible and further elaborated by the Sages. The completely red cow, which must never have had a yoke placed upon it, is slaughtered and burned entirely—hide, flesh, blood, and dung—along with cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson thread. The ashes are then collected and mixed with spring water to create the mei niddah (waters of separation). This mixture is used in a specific sprinkling ritual: a kohen dips a bundle of hyssop into the water and sprinkles it on the impure person on the third and seventh days of their purification period. Only after this double sprinkling and the passage of seven days can someone defiled by contact with death enter the Temple precincts.
The practice burning in July was intended to test the process before performing the actual ritual with one of the Texas heifers. After the red heifer was burned, Rabbi Azariah Ariel and the Temple Institute ruled that the ashes produced were not kosher for purification purposes. Their objections focused on several halachic violations: the burning did not take place on the Mount of Olives as required, the kohen performing the ritual had not been properly purified beforehand, and questions arose about whether the correct heifer was actually used.
Borntrager was not in Israel when the practice burning took place. When he returned, he noticed the cow that had gone missing during the practice burning now had a broken tail and warts on its neck—blemishes that would have disqualified it from the red heifer ritual long before the burning took place. Rabbi Ariel had already disqualified this particular cow based on these defects, raising serious questions about what animal was actually burned in July.
The Temple Institute maintains that the ashes from the practice burning cannot be used for purification. They insist that the actual burning of a kosher red heifer must follow every detail of halacha, including the proper location, the purity status of the kohen, and certainty about the identity and condition of the animal. Any deviation from these requirements renders the entire process invalid.
The four remaining red heifers from Texas remain in Shiloh, their status as potential candidates for the actual ritual still intact despite the controversy. Whether the practice burning ashes can be used or whether a completely new ritual must be performed with one of the remaining heifers remains the central question dividing those working toward the Temple’s restoration.
The Temple Institute did not respond to inquiries about the preparation of the water.
Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz’s book, Return of the Red Heifer, which outlines the story of the Red Heifers in Israel and explains the intricate laws pertaining to this enigmatic mitzvah, can be purchased on the Israel365 website.
The Return of the Red Heifers: Paving the Road to Redemption book from Israel365
I just got this today and since the Red Heifers and the 3rd Temple are end times subjects, and I could not find what I previously posted am doing it here..... If you want to move it.... fine!
Anyway. From Israel 365 news came this.
https://israel365news.com/415922/wa...NxchH0tOi+sy:3cVT/ZhhLd4Bu4DVqP8202kGBfS8IBrp
And along with the copy there are a couple of videos... I thought you all might want to see. (Or not) You need to click the link to see the videos.
Red Heifer Ashes Used in Purification Ritual, Claims Activist
Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz
Biblical News
February 6, 2026
4 min read
Home » Red Heifer Ashes Used in Purification Ritual, Claims Activist
The arrival of five red heifers in Israel, intended to perform the Biblical ritual of purification, marked a major milestone in the return of the Temple Service. Controversy erupted when one of the red cows was burned in what some rabbinic authorities claimed was a practice event, while others insisted it was an actual burning, resulting in ashes that could be used to purify hundreds of thousands of people. One activist took another step forward when he enlisted a Kohen to mix the ashes with spring water, making it suitable for use, heating up the controversy that surrounds the ashes.
YouTuber Adam King released a video this week showing an Orthodox rabbi performing the ancient ritual of preparing water mixed with the ashes of the red heifer, the biblical purification process required before entering the Third Temple. The video, which quickly circulated among Temple activists and evangelical supporters of Israel, has reignited the conversation about when and how this rare commandment will be fulfilled in modern times.
The kohen who performed the preparation spoke directly to the tension between strict observance and practical action. “I believe that the mitzvot (commandments) in the Torah are given to us with a mandate to actually do them,” he wrote in a statement to Israel365 News. “Where there are halachic (Jewish legal) opinions which facilitate the mitzvot actually being done, being stringent so as to not do them seems counter to the practical intention of the Torah. I wholeheartedly encourage anyone who wants to be more stringent to go ahead and do it according to their desired standard.”
Can ashes from a practice burning qualify for the most exacting purity ritual in the Bible?
The controversy centers on a practice burning conducted in July, which produced ashes that some believe can be used for purification, while others, including the Temple Institute and Rabbi Azariah Ariel, have disqualified. The disagreement exposes the challenge of reviving a commandment that has not been performed since the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.
The journey began in September 2022, when five unblemished red heifers arrived in Israel from a ranch in Texas. Their arrival generated worldwide attention among Jews and Christians who view the red heifer as essential to resuming Temple service. The Bible specifies the exacting requirements: “And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: This is the statute of the Torah which the Lord has commanded, saying: Speak to the children of Israel, and have them take for you a red heifer, perfectly red, which has no blemish and upon which a yoke has never come” (Numbers 19:1-2).
The ritual preparation of the red heifer follows precise steps laid out in the Bible and further elaborated by the Sages. The completely red cow, which must never have had a yoke placed upon it, is slaughtered and burned entirely—hide, flesh, blood, and dung—along with cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson thread. The ashes are then collected and mixed with spring water to create the mei niddah (waters of separation). This mixture is used in a specific sprinkling ritual: a kohen dips a bundle of hyssop into the water and sprinkles it on the impure person on the third and seventh days of their purification period. Only after this double sprinkling and the passage of seven days can someone defiled by contact with death enter the Temple precincts.
The practice burning in July was intended to test the process before performing the actual ritual with one of the Texas heifers. After the red heifer was burned, Rabbi Azariah Ariel and the Temple Institute ruled that the ashes produced were not kosher for purification purposes. Their objections focused on several halachic violations: the burning did not take place on the Mount of Olives as required, the kohen performing the ritual had not been properly purified beforehand, and questions arose about whether the correct heifer was actually used.
Borntrager was not in Israel when the practice burning took place. When he returned, he noticed the cow that had gone missing during the practice burning now had a broken tail and warts on its neck—blemishes that would have disqualified it from the red heifer ritual long before the burning took place. Rabbi Ariel had already disqualified this particular cow based on these defects, raising serious questions about what animal was actually burned in July.
The Temple Institute maintains that the ashes from the practice burning cannot be used for purification. They insist that the actual burning of a kosher red heifer must follow every detail of halacha, including the proper location, the purity status of the kohen, and certainty about the identity and condition of the animal. Any deviation from these requirements renders the entire process invalid.
The four remaining red heifers from Texas remain in Shiloh, their status as potential candidates for the actual ritual still intact despite the controversy. Whether the practice burning ashes can be used or whether a completely new ritual must be performed with one of the remaining heifers remains the central question dividing those working toward the Temple’s restoration.
The Temple Institute did not respond to inquiries about the preparation of the water.
Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz’s book, Return of the Red Heifer, which outlines the story of the Red Heifers in Israel and explains the intricate laws pertaining to this enigmatic mitzvah, can be purchased on the Israel365 website.
