1400 Jews Pray at the Grave of Joseph Following Extensive Nablus Raid
One visitor said, ‘It was pleasant and the people were singing–it didn’t feel tense at all. I sense the IDF really had the situation under control.’
UNITED WITH ISRAEL 11.10.2024
In the early hours of Thursday, leading up to Yom Kippur, 1400 Jews prayed a the tomb of Joseph on Nablus in relative and unusual quiet.
The visitors, who had been authorized to visit the holy site, were guarded by the IDF so they could engage in midnight prayer and say psalms and selichot, the prayers asking for mercy before and during the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
The grave of Joseph in Nablus, located in Samaria, is usually closed to visitors given the dire security situation in the area.
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