Saturday, July 09, 2011

Hundreds at Byzantine-Era Synagogue

ANCIENT SYNAGOGUES WATCH:
Hundreds at Byzantine-Era Synagogue

by Maayana Miskin (Arutz Sheva)

Hundreds of Jews were allowed to visit an ancient synagogue from the Byzantine era on Friday morning. The tour, coordinated with the IDF, took place as part of a program to commemorate young hikers slain by Palestinian Authority terrorists.

The more than 200 hikers first visited the ancient synagogue of Samoa and the nearby village of Anin, mentioned in the book of Joshua. They held morning prayer services in the synagogue.

They then continued on to a second ancient synagogue, this one located in the village of Susiya, a town dating back to Talmud times that in recent decades has enjoyed renewed Jewish settlement.

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Recent post on other ancient synagogues here.