Samaritans Celebrate The Festival Of Shavuot In The West Bank

Author: jone Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 3479

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A priest of the ancient Samaritan community, wrapped in a prayer shawl, holds up a Tora scroll as worshippers pray during the holy day of Shavuot on Mount Gerizim on June 12, 2011 in Nablus, West Bank. Shavuot is a Jewish religious holiday and commemorates the anniversary of the day God is said to have given the Torah to the Israelites. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)










































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