25.04.2011                      21.Nisan, 5771                      Schwii schel Pesach; Tag 6 des Omer

Samariter:

Samaritans celebrate Shavuot atop Mt. Gerizim

The Samaritan religion closely resembles Judaism, though it has several marked differences, including its own Torah in the ancient Hebrew.

Members of the Samaritan sect gathered atop Mount Gerizim to watch the sun rise early Sunday morning as part of the traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Shavuot.
The Samaritan religion closely resembles Judaism, though it has several marked differences, including its own Samaritan Torah, written in the ancient Hebrew that is their language of liturgy. In addition, they believe that Mount Gerizim, not Jerusalem, is the holiest place on earth and the site of the temple, as well as where Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God….