Photo Essay: Eight Jewish Families Plant New Roots in Ancient Jericho
Eight Jewish families settled in Jericho on November 5, 2026, after a covert purchasing operation, drawing sharp reactions from military and political groups.

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וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ לֵ֣ב חָדָ֔שׁ וְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י אֶת־לֵ֤ב הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ מִבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם לֵ֥ב בָּשָֽׂר׃
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
This Shabbat ·
Parashat Chayei Sara
- Torah
- Genesis 23:1-25:18
- Haftarah
- I Kings 1:1-31
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