August 26th, 2004  

Vol.  IV - No.1

In This Issue

  • Pilgrimage photos

  • Samaritan Periodical

  • Differences

  • From the Editor

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Editor: Shomron

Co-Editor: Osher    

                  Sassoni

Staff Writer:

Staff Photographer:    

               Eyal Cohen

Staff Translator:

            Guy Tsabary

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A. B. - Samaritan News

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Sunset Times for Central Israel calculated by Abraham Cohen from Holon

Sabbaths

begins Friday August. 27th, 6:13pm to Saturday 28th,

6:11 p.m.

Weekly Parshiyot-

Shemor-Exodus

20:8-12

with Genesis

46:8-48:2

 

September 3rd 6:03pm- 4th 6:02pm

Weekly Parshiyot-

Shemor-Exodus

20:8-12

with Genesis

48:3-49:21

 

Samaritan Calendar

of Festivals

Samaritan Calendar

of Festivals

Festival of the Seventh Month- Oct. 14th, 2004

Day of Atonement Oct 23rd, 2004

Succoth- Oct. 28th

Rejoicing of the Torah- Nov. 4, 2004

 

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Pilgrimage photos

 

Twenty-eight original Pilgrimage photos by photographer Edward Kaprov can now be seen on the net. These wonderful pictures were taken at the first pilgrimage of the year, right after the Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim this past May 10,  2004. Edward has taken an interest in photographing the events recently on the mount. The 2003 Passover photos he had taken are also on his we site and can be viewed.

 

Kaprov Edward Photographer
Phone:(972)-52-3485524 
           (972)- 54-4751126
E-mail: kaprovboroda@yahoo.com

 

 

http://www.geocities.com/kabra1219/SamaritansPiligrimageContact.html

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SAMARITAN PERIODICAL  

 

IN THIS BOOK IS A RARE FIND:

 

  • A WHOLE YEAR PERIODICAL VOLUME OF SAMARITAN  COMMUNITY OF ISRAEL .
  • THIS COMMUNITY OF FEW THOUSANDS FAMILY IS  A JEWISH DEVIATION WITH SPECIAL CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIES .

  • ·        THEY ARE CLUSTERED AROUND SHECHEM – MOUNT GERIZIMAND CHULON NEAR TEL AVIV .

  • THEY POINTED ON THE MOUNT GERIZIM AS THE MOUNT OF PINCHAS , THERE ACCORDING TO TRADITION THE PRIEST PINCHAS AND ELIEZER ARE BURIED .THE BASIC FAITH OF SAMARITAN IS :”I BELIEVE IN YOU GOD , AND IN MOSES AND AMRAM , YOUR SERVANT , AND IN THE HOLY TORAH , AND IN THE MOUNT GERIZIM , THE HOUSE OF GOD , AND IN THE DAY OF  JUDGEMENT  AND REQUITAL”
  • INSTEAD OF MEZUZAH  THEY HAVE A STONE INSCRIBED WITH VERSES  WHICH THEY PLACE NEXT DOOR , THEY HAVE NO TEFILLIN OR PRAYER SHAWL ONLY THE CANTOR WEAR ONE . THE CALENDAR IS DIFFERENT . THEIR MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVAL IS PASSOVER , THEY ARE GATHERED ON MOUNT GERIZIM AND SACRIFICE A LAMB .
  • THE SAMARITAN TORAH IS SCRIBE IN OLD CANAANITE – HEBREW SCRIPT  AND NOT IN SQUARE LETTERS CUSTOMARY TO US.

 

THIS VOLUME HOLDS  SUCCESSIVE  PERIODICAL OVER A YEAR FROM

15.8.75  OR 3613 TO SAMARITAN CALENDAR .VOLUME 3 OF 24 JOURNALS INCLUDES ARTICLES FROM COMMUNITY NEWS . SCRIPT FROM NEWSPAPER IN  DIFFERENT LANGUAGES ESPECIALLY ENGLISH .MANY PICTURES .

THE TEXT MOSTLY IN HEBREW AND  FEW IN ARABIC 7”-9.75” .

THERE ARE PART OF  RELIGIOUS TEXT  BROUGHT IN THIS PERIODICAL TO POPULAR  VIEW

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Differences Between Samaritan-Israelites and Jews
of their Religious Beliefs

   The Samaritan-Israelites are the descendents of the northern kingdom of Israel and are not Jewish. The Jews are the descendents of the southern kingdom of Judea. Both are of Israelite ancestry.

   The Samaritan-Israelites have much in common with the Jewish people yet many beliefs have their differences. An example; a Samaritan-Israelite must follow the Torah, or be expelled from the community while the Jewish people have many divisions of religious zeal.

 

 

 

Samaritan-Israelites

  1. Remnant of the northern kingdom of Israel
  2. Small in number (under 700 souls)
  3. One level of religious belief
  4. Only live in the land of Israel
  5. Patrilineal lineage (child of father)
  6. Mount Gerizim is the center of worship
  7. Prayers made facing Mount Gerizim
  8. Torah is the only Holy Scripture
  9. The Samaritans have their own Torah
  10. Torah is mostly in the Ancient Hebrew script
  11. Authority of Torah is the Levite Priests
  12. Complete list of High Priesthood of Pinhas
  13. Torah not supplemented
  14. Ten Commandments
  15. Scripture has altar built on Mount Gerizim
  16. Scripture has, ‘mount I have chosen’
  17. Messiah, called Taheb, from sons of Joseph or Levi
  18. Calendar reckoning using lunar and solar
  19. Bakes their own matzos (unleavened Bread)
  20. Actually has a Passover Sacrifice
  21. Do not celebrate Purim or Hanukkah
  22. Counting of Omer starts day after the Sabbath after Passover
  23. Do not eat or drink when fasting
  24. Do not light candles on the Sabbath
  25. Samaritans do not have sex on the Sabbath
  26. Does not wears head cover all the time
  27. Do not wear Tefillin as the Jews interpret it

 

Jewish-Israelites

  1. Followers of the southern kingdom of Judah
  2. Millions in number
  3. Many levels of religious beliefs
  4. Live around the world
  5. Matrilineal lineage (child of mother)
  6. Jerusalem is the center of worship
  7. Prayers made facing Jerusalem
  8. Torah and Old Testament is Holy Scripture
  9. The Jewish people have their own Torah
  10. Torah- uses Babylonian square Hebrew script
  11. Authority of Torah is the Rabbis
  12. Incomplete list of High Priesthood of Pinhas
  13. Torah is supplemented
  14. Nine Commandments
  15. Scripture has altar built on Mount Ebal
  16. Scripture has, ‘mount I will choose’
  17. The Messiah, will come from the tribe of Judah
  18. Calendar reckoning using lunar only
  19. Buys factory matzos (unleavened Bread)
  20. Does not have a Passover Sacrifice
  21. Do celebrate Purim or Hanukkah
  22. Counting of Omer starts the day after Passover
  23. Do not eat when fasting
  24. Jews will have sex on the Sabbath
  25. Do light candles on the Sabbath
  26. Head cover worn most of the time (orthodox)
  27. Wear Tefillin  (Orthodox)

 

 

 

Please note that no. 22 was backward during the issue of this Update. It has been corrected since and as is shown is correct now

 

From the Editor

This August 26th issue marks the beginning of the fourth year of publication of the Samaritan Update. There has been many hours of publishing the updates, while some information has been kindly supplied by A. B. News Services in which we are grateful! I have been very busy working on other projects which takes away from the issues of the Updates. now be seen on the net. I hope in the future I will be able to contribute to the quality. I wish to thank all the people that have contributed to the web site and also the information in the past issues tof the updates and hope that you will continue to support us! We hope to have our website the-Samaritans.com accessible to you very soon! Take care and drop us a note from time to time

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