If you want to witness this event this year: Since the Passover is on Friday, whereas Friday evening is the Paschal day, the Passover sacrifice will take place at 1 in the PM after the sun begins to set from its highest point. It should be finished by 4 in the afternoon. So I would suggest that you get there earlier and visit the ruins on the top of the mount. Bring a camera, food, warm cloths and then have fun. It will be worth seeing this ancient historical memorial!

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Bus from Jerusalem Prayer Center to Mt. Gerizim

Departure: Friday May 4th @ 9 am

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Future Dates of the Samaritan Passover Sacrifice on Mount Gerizim

Friday, May 4, 2012

Tuesday. April 23, 2013

Sunday, April, 13, 2014

Future Events

May 4 - Passover Sacrifice

May 5 - 11 , 2012 - Seven Days of the Festival of Unleavened Bread

Monday - Sunday, June 6-12, 2012 - The Seven Days of Shavuoth (Feast of Weeks)

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - Memorial Day of Sinai Assembly

June 23, 2012 - Special Shabbat of the Ten Commandments

Sunday, June 24, 2012 - The Festival of Pentacost (The Harvest Festival)

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The Samaritan High Priest

The Samaritan High Priest is Aaron b. Ab-Hisda b. High Priest Jacob. He is the eldest priest of the priestly family, of the sons of Aaron and the 132nd High Priest since Aaron, Moses' brother. He was born in Nablus in February 1, 1927 and is considered as one of the finest singers and teacher of the Samaritan Community.

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Number of Samaritans in the World Today

On January 1, 2012, the Community numbered 751 persons [353 in Kiryat Luza-Mount Gerizim, Samaria; 398 in the State of Israel: 396 males [190:206] and 355 females [170: 185]. These included 350 married persons [158:192], 215 unmarried males [104:111], 153 unmarried females [70:83]; 7 widowed men [4:3]; 23 widowed women [15:8]; 2 Divorced Men [0:2]; 1 Divorced Woman [0:1].
Source: Benyamim Tsedaka, A.B. - Institute of Samaritan Studies, Holon, Israel

The community totaled 745 individuals on Jan. 1, 2011.

The Samaritans call themselves

Bene-Yisrael “Children of Israel”,

or Shamerim “Observant Ones”

Hebrew: שומרונים‎ Shomronim,

Arabic: السامريون‎ as-Sāmariyyūn

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The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah:

First English Translation Compared with the Masoretic Version

Sharon Sullivan (Editor), Benyamim Tsedaka (Translator), James H. Charlesworth (Introduction), Emanuel Tov (Foreword)

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Learn about the Samaritan-Israelites

A Short History of the Samaritan-Israelites

by Benyamim Tsedaka
A.B. - Institute of Samaritan Studies, Holon, Israel

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The Link to the Samaritan Museum on Mount Gerizim.

http://www.samaritans-mu.com/

If you would like to visit the Samaritan Museum, you may make an appointment with Salwa Kahen,

email her at slwas@hotmail.com

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The Samaritan Chancellor’s Medal

for Humanitarian Achievement and Services for Peace

Samaritanmedal.org

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Questions Regarding the Samaritan-Israelites

and the Torah of Israel answered by

Samaritan Binyamin Tsedaka

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New Samaritans-

A DOCUMENTARY on Samaritan brides from the Ukraine

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The Real Samaritans

MT. GERIZIM, Palestinian Territories, April 14, 2006

By CBS read &watch it now

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/14/eveningnews/main1501069.shtml

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