Samaritan Passover Pilgrimage

Friday April 18th, 2025

Witness the Ancient Samaritan Pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim at Dawn!

Join a once-a-year spiritual journey unlike any other—the Samaritan Pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim during the Festival of Unleavened Bread (Matzot). This awe-inspiring experience, steeped in ancient tradition, takes place on the seventh day of the festival, marking the first pilgrimage of the new year to the holy sites of the Samaritans.

🌄 A Pilgrimage Through Time – At around 4:00 a.m., the congregation departs the synagogue, ascending the mountain under the first light of dawn, chanting prayers and stopping at seven sacred stations, each holding deep biblical significance:
✅ The Twelve Stones – The site mentioned in Deuteronomy 27:4.
✅ The Altar of Adam and Seth – A place of ancient devotion.
✅ The Everlasting Hill – Referenced in Deuteronomy 33:15.
✅ God Will Provide – Where Abraham saw the ram before sacrificing Isaac.
✅ The Altar of Isaac – Commemorating Abraham’s test of faith.
✅ The Altar of Noah – Marking a covenant with God.
✅ The Everlasting Hill & Jacob’s Monuments – A site of ancestral significance.

📖 A Living Exodus – The prayers and songs of the pilgrimage are dedicated to the Exodus from Egypt, linking past and present in a powerful act of faith.

Why You Should Go:
🔥 A Rare and Authentic Cultural Experience – This is one of the last remaining practices of biblical pilgrimage in the world.
🌅 Dawn Over Samaria – Witness the breathtaking sunrise from the summit of Mount Gerizim.
📜 Step Into Biblical History – Walk the same sacred paths referenced in the Torah.

📍 Where? Mount Gerizim, Samaria
🕰 When? Seventh day of the Samaritan Festival of Matzot, Bus will depart Friday April 18th from Netanya at 04:45.  Home by 10:00am

Reserve you place by Monday the 14th. 

Price: 220 shekel.  Includes transportation and entry fee to Har Gerizim national park.  Paid on the day of trip.

Don’t miss this profound spiritual journey—an experience that transcends time and connects you to one of the world's oldest religious traditions. Are you ready to witness history at sunrise? 🌄🔥

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