Although there are now less than 800 Samaritans, their Passover sacrifice – set according to calendar different from the mainstream Jewish one – draws an even bigger crowd.
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Houses of worship in Israel are generally exempt from municipal property tax, but the Grace Covenant Gospel Church, which caters to Israel’s migrant workers, is being accused of functioning as more than just a church.
Father Ramzi Sidawi, the parish priest, conducted the Midnight Mass in Arabic.
‘I definitely take for granted being able to pray how I like at home,’ says Rhiannon Humphreys, who was detained for wearing a tallit at the Western Wall.
