Rabbi Ariel is author of the monumental The Treasure of the Holy Temple, a richly illustrated series of seven prayer books, with extensive commentary, one each for the Holy Sabbath, the Daily Prayer, and the five major festivals (all in Hebrew), and The Temple Haggadah.
Israel Ariel, founder and director of the Temple Institute in Jerusalem, served in the paratrooper brigade which liberated the Temple Mount in the Six-Day War of 1967, and was one of the first soldiers to reach the Mount. He also served as chief rabbi of the IDF Northern Command.
Rabbi Ariel is author of the monumental The Treasure of the Holy Temple, a richly illustrated series of seven prayer books, with extensive commentary, one each for the Holy Sabbath, the Daily Prayer, and the five major festivals (all in Hebrew), and The Temple Haggadah.