"The #Samaritans are different. They are a tiny community of around 800 souls, divided between #Holon and #KiryatLuza near #Nablus. They trace their ancestry back to the ancient #Israelites and possess a version of the #Torah that differs only slightly from our own. Their central point of departure from mainstream #Judaism is their belief that #MountGerizim, rather than #Jerusalem, is the divinely chosen place, together with their rejection of the Oral Law and #rabbinic tradition.

As I stood among them, watching ancient rituals performed with immense sincerity, hearing #Hebrew prayers and seeing #Torahscrolls carried with reverence, I could not help feeling that I was encountering not strangers, but long-lost cousins.

Their Torah is, with only relatively minor differences, our Torah. #Abraham, #Isaac, #Jacob, and #Moses are their ancestors no less than ours. Yet somewhere in the distant past, our paths diverged."

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-900393

Shiny New Plastic by Holon

https://peertube.automat.click/w/94udrv6Hbqheg5RbWNwtqb

Israeli-Persian community gathers in support of Iranians

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/01/15/holon-rally-iran-protesters-solidarity/