LIBI: “Our Heart Breaks With the Ansbacher Family and Ori’s Friends”
This week, Israel and the Jewish people mourned the loss of a beautiful soul, gone far too soon. On Thursday February 7, a Palestinian terrorist left his home in Hebron carrying a knife with the intent to murder in the name of Palestinian ‘liberation.’
Anti-Israel Observers to Leave Holy City of Hebron
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he will not renew the mandate of the international observers in Hebron, leading a similar group to announce its departure as well. The Israeli government claims the groups exacerbate the tensions in the city by advancing a pro-Palestinian biased image of the situation in the city.
Sanhedrin Invites Nikki Haley to be Honorary President of Organization of 70 Nations
During their session during the recent Hanukkah holiday, the Sanhedrin decided to invite Nikki Haley, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, to be the president of the Organization of 70 Nations.
Record 40,000 Jews Gather in Hebron to Celebrate Rebirth of City
A record crowd at the annual gathering signals a period of rebirth for the City of the Patriarchs.
Heroes, Hoodlums and Homes in Hebron
That it took 16 years to grant permission to Hebron’s Jews to build is remarkable, for it underlines how successive governments have failed to muster the courage to expand the Jewish presence there.
UNESCO’s War On Israel’s Matriarchs
UNESCO has passed several resolutions attacking the connection between Israel and the Jewish holy sites, but this week, the Executive Board passed two new resolutions aimed specifically at the Biblical matriarchs. One rabbi sees this as a continuation of the Biblical battle between Isaac and Ishmael and a closer look shows how this is nothing less than an after-the-fact attempt to block the Jews’ return from exile.
War by Prayer: 6,000 Jews Pray At Joseph’s Tomb
An estimated 6,000 Jews visited the Tomb of Joseph adjacent to the Biblical city of Shechem (Nablus) on Monday night, accompanied by a strong IDF contingent. Worshippers arrived in a convoy of heavily guarded armored buses, risking the danger to petition the tzaddik (holy man) buried there. The security precautions proved justified when a Palestinian attempted to ram his car into the crowd.
Prayers for Money Answered in Hebron
Last week, worshipers at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron had at least one of their prayers answered. Someone hid 40,000 shekels (approximately $11,000) in 200 shekel bills inside books of Tehillim (Psalms).
Muslims Desecrate Mezzuzot at Cave of the Patriarchs
When Jews were excluded from the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron on a day of Muslim prayer, Mezuza scrolls were stolen and desecrated.
Signs of Judaism Erased From Cave of Patriarchs for Ramadan
A late-night visit revealed that any vestige of Judaism was removed from the Cave of the Patriarchs, the shrine that stands over the field that the Patriarch Abraham purchased thousands of years ago.
