A TEMPLE MOUNT MOMENT: HEROD'S TEMPLE MOUNT EXPANSION When King Herod expanded the Temple Mount platform, he did so to the west, the north and the south, but not to the east. The reason why? The Kidron Valley. A Temple Mount Moment is the joint project of the Temple Institute and High on the Har. Temple Mount experts and co founders of High on the Har, Dr. Melissa Jane Kronfeld and Rabbi Yehuda Levi present each week fascinating facts and insights about the Temple Mount and the Holy Temple, its