By Elad Benari
First Publish: 1/10/2012, 7:00 AM
Flag at Jericho Synagogue
Israel news photo
Jewish history was made in Jericho on Sunday, as a new kollel opened in the city.
The kollel opened on the site of the Shalom Al Yisrael synagogue, an ancient synagogue in Jericho which dates back to the late 6th or early 7th century CE. The kollel is operating under the direction of students from the Maale Efraim yeshiva.
Orna Kovos, one of the leaders of the Jewish return to Jericho, told Arutz Sheva on Monday that there has also been a demand for use of the kollel by other yeshivas. She added that the kollel so far has 11 students and is headed by Rabbi Yuval Aharoni, but many more are expected to join.
She noted that over the past three years, the Jewish presence in Jericho has increased. What began as monthly visits by Jews during Rosh Chodesh for the purpose of conducting prayer services, she said, gradually increased and the Jewishpresence in Jericho today is in the form of tours, prayers, lessons, and now the kolel as well. Read the rest on: Arutz7
The kollel opened on the site of the Shalom Al Yisrael synagogue, an ancient synagogue in Jericho which dates back to the late 6th or early 7th century CE. The kollel is operating under the direction of students from the Maale Efraim yeshiva.
Orna Kovos, one of the leaders of the Jewish return to Jericho, told Arutz Sheva on Monday that there has also been a demand for use of the kollel by other yeshivas. She added that the kollel so far has 11 students and is headed by Rabbi Yuval Aharoni, but many more are expected to join.
She noted that over the past three years, the Jewish presence in Jericho has increased. What began as monthly visits by Jews during Rosh Chodesh for the purpose of conducting prayer services, she said, gradually increased and the Jewishpresence in Jericho today is in the form of tours, prayers, lessons, and now the kolel as well. Read the rest on: Arutz7
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