A fervently Orthodox Jewish group is seeking parents willing to hand over their newborn sons to be raised in isolation and purity in preparation for building the Third Temple in Jerusalem, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. The group is seeking only those families who are Kohanim, or members of the priestly class that served in the First and Second Temples, the newspaper reported.
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