May 2, 2018, 3:48 PM – Becca Biderman contributed to the album: Samaritan Passover 2018 in In search of His ancient and true path …from cover to cover.

Qiryat Luza, the Samaritan VIllage on Mount GerizimOn top of Gerizim, there is still barley on the stalk and flowers still in bloom. In fact, there were more than a fair share of insects on the Mt Gerizim mountaintop. The insect in Israel migrate up to the higher elevations as the vegetation in the lower areas dry and die.On the was up to the ruins there were still flowers in bloomShechem, now NablusShechem, now NablusShechem, now NablusShechem, now NablusThe place that the Jews say the temples (2) of the Samaritans once stood. The octogan shaped ruins are a Byzantine Church that is sitting on top of the location of the templesByzantine courtyardMount Ebal where the curses were spoken from. Mount Gerizim when the photo was taken from is where the blessings were spoken from when the people crossed the Jordon into Canaan.Over looking the valleyBritish MandateThe place the Samaritans believe Abraham offered IsaacThe place where the Samaritans believe HaShem pulled their temple into the earth because of the sins of Israel and one day He will bring it up to the surface againRuins from the British Mandate periodThe mansion of the richest Arab in Israel. Look at the size of it way off in the distance compared to the house in foregroundThe next High Priest. His brother is the current High Priest. When he passes then this man will replace himSh’ma engraved on plaque and placed above their doors.I would have loved to have had the opportunity to ask a millions questions about this book. It is used to calculate the beginnig of their years. they don’t use the new moon. Whatever their calculations their for this year had an intercalated month. I wonder if it is not because their seasons are a bit different. As you may have noticed I could still find barley and blooming flowers on the top of Mount GerizimSights around townSights around towntheir HebrewSights around townWe had a lot of IDF protection. Our tour guides were armed. Our buses were bullet proofed.IDFthe poles are where the bodies of the lambs were skinned and cleaned with the yellow hoses that were hanging.Stoking the fire in the pitStanding room only for the observersSo many people, because of extra month and the fact that this would have been a Pesach Sheni, a second Passover to the Jews many came on the tour.Playground equipment being used by observersThe round pits is where the lambs were roastedThe location of the sacrifices before the fires were builtA full moon over Mount GerizimApril 29, 2018Updated May 2, 2018, 10:36 PM