(Photo: Veteran Jewish community leader Uri Karzen joins
archaeologists on the latest excavation of Tel Hebron.)
archaeologists on the latest excavation of Tel Hebron.)
The Tel Hebron (Tel Hevron) / Admot Yishai neighborhood continues to reveal a
treasure trove of archaeological artifacts dating back thousands of years. The
most recent excavations were once again conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority
and have uncovered a mikvah (Jewish ritual bath), and homes belonging to Jewish
residents during the Second Temple Era.
treasure trove of archaeological artifacts dating back thousands of years. The
most recent excavations were once again conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority
and have uncovered a mikvah (Jewish ritual bath), and homes belonging to Jewish
residents during the Second Temple Era.
The team also worked to clean up the heaps of garbage that has been dumped by
local non-Jewish residents on the hillside.
local non-Jewish residents on the hillside.
(Photo: The slope in the empty field became a convenient place for
citizens of H1 Hebron to dump garbage, which has sat for
years.)
citizens of H1 Hebron to dump garbage, which has sat for
years.)
In 2014, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Ariel University led by archaeologists
Prof. Emanuel Eisenberg and Prof. Shlomo Ben-David uncovered mikvot next to wine
presses. Historians explain that the wine was for ritual use in the Holy Temple in
Jerusalem and thus the wine makers would immerse in the mikvah to become purified before
beginning work. Next to the wine presses is an area where the workers would then package
wine and olive oil into containers.
(Photo: The seemingly empty tract of land revealed remains of
buildings from the Jewish community during the Second Temple
Era.)
buildings from the Jewish community during the Second Temple
Era.)
Both the 2014 discoveries and the new finds are located on the hillside near the ancient
“Cyclopean wall” behind the Tomb of Jesse and Ruth.
Thousands of visitors are expected for the annual Shabbat Hebron on the weekend of
Parshat Chayei Sarah. This year’s celebration is expected to be bigger than every thanks
to an anonymous donor who is sponsoring a Chabad tent offering free meals in what may
turn out to be the largest Shabbat gathering in history.
Last year’s Shabbat Hebron was marred by a terrorist shooting incident in which two
people were injured by bullets. An American college student, 20-year-old Eli Borochov, was injured but
nevertheless expressed interest in returning this year.
This year’s event will come on the heels of the latest vote by the
United Nations UNESCO vote to condemn Israel which erases any Jewish connection to
Hebron and Jerusalem.
United Nations UNESCO vote to condemn Israel which erases any Jewish connection to
Hebron and Jerusalem.
For Further Reading:
* College Student Still
Positive After Hebron Terrorist Attack – 5 Towns Jewish
Times
Positive After Hebron Terrorist Attack – 5 Towns Jewish
Times
To visit Hebron:
United States contact info:
http://www.hebronfund.org
1760 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
718-677-6886
info@hebronfund.org
In Israel contact the offices of the Jewish Community of Hebron at:
http://en.hebron.org.il/
02-996-5333
office@hebron.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hebronofficial
United States contact info:
http://www.hebronfund.org
1760 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
718-677-6886
info@hebronfund.org
In Israel contact the offices of the Jewish Community of Hebron at:
http://en.hebron.org.il/
02-996-5333
office@hebron.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hebronofficial
