priests who'll be serving in the temple are learning and practicing animal sacrifice.  all the ornaments and other acourtrement (sic) are being made/have been made.  in fact, the main menorah has been made and is on display in a highly protected.  everything is in place and the money has been raised. the dome on the rock isn't built on the site of the original temples. the site of the first temples is just to the left of the mosque, and the mosque won't have to be touched.