CHAPTER 43: PRIVATE TOUR
Temple Mount, Jerusalem One Day Before Temple Ceremony Derek agreed to meet Yehuda for a private tour of the Temple Mount to discuss Oren’s fi ndings. Yehuda walks in short quick strides, his fi st clenched, leading them through private security in scowling silence. Once they step onto the platform, away from listening ears, the rabbi opens up. “Oren betrayed us,” Yehuda bemoans in a low voice. “Let’s put a pin on the betrayal thing. Did he fi nd the Sefer HaBahir?” Derek had scanned the HaBahir over a decade ago with only a vague recollection of mystic wisdom or secrets on dozens of topics. “Yes, but the Librarian immediately approached him to ask why he sought the sacred text,” Yehuda says. “Oren told him that he wanted wisdom regarding the power of the ark.” “Oh geez, you’re kidding me
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