The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Source: Fox News
Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:36 PM
Israeli Organization Mints Coin Bearing President Trump's Image To Honor Recognition Of Jerusalem As Israel's Capital
The Mikdash Educational Center says Wednesday that the “Temple Coin” features Mr. Trump alongside King Cyrus, who 2,500 years ago allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem from their exile in Babylon.
Rabbi Mordechai Persoff says that President Trump, like Cyrus, made a “big declaration that Jerusalem is the capital of the holy people.”
His organization minted 1,000 biblical half-shekel coins that can be purchased with a minimum donation of $50. The coin can’t be used as currency.
Mikdash bills itself as a non-profit educational and religious organization. It says the donations will “help spread the light of Jerusalem and the spirit of the Holy Temple throughout the world.”
Israel has warmly welcomed Mr. Trump’s move, which angered Palestinians.