​​On the Temple in the Heart
and the Temple on the Mount

20-05-2019 | Monday May 20th 19:00 | 16th of Iyar 

The National Library building 

Opening Remarks

David Blumberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Library

"Messiah now and Messiah later"
Prof. Aviad Kleinberg, University of Tel Aviv

"Holiness and madness among pilgrims in the Holy City"
Prof. Eliezer Witztum, psychiatrist, Ben-Gurion University

The Sons of Light in the Holy City: The Freemasons of Jerusalem
Nir Ortal, Yad Yizhak Ben-Zvi Institute

On the hidden and overt sources of inspiration for his book "Madness for Light"
Prof. Emeritus Avi Ben-Bassat, the Hebrew University

Entry is free of charge; please register ahead of time on the Library website