Article

2023-10-05 Arabia

[JTA] Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi held a Sukkot prayer service in Riyadh on Tuesday, a sign of warming ties as Israel and Saudi Arabia move toward establishing diplomatic relations...

A photo of the Torah scroll’s velvet cover, shared by Israeli journalist Shirit Avitan Cohen, showed that it bore an embroidered inscription in English, Hebrew and Arabic. Many torah scrolls are dedicated in someone’s honor or memory, and the inscription on this scroll read, "The Jewish Congregation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In honor of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and all of their ministers and advisers."

The Torah scroll was adorned according to Ashkenazi custom although Karhi is of Tunisian descent, perhaps indicating that the scroll had been in Saudi Arabia prior to his visit. The kingdom has no organized Jewish community, though Jews have traveled there for business.

Truly we live in an age of miracles.

Posted by lord garth 2023-10-05 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11153 views ] Top

#1 "Miracles" doesn't begin to describe it. I worked in Riyadh in the 1990s, and this was unimaginable back then.

Posted by Tom 2023-10-05 15:17|| 2023-10-05 15:17|| Front Page Top

14:58 Skidmark
14:56 swksvolFF
14:54 Pancho Poodle8452
14:45 Pancho Poodle8452
14:32 3dc
14:28 3dc
14:26 Procopius2k
14:26 Silentbrick
14:25 Procopius2k
14:24 Silentbrick
14:24 Silentbrick
14:18 Winky Crash3580
13:47 DarthVader
13:31 Lord Garth
13:02 swksvolFF
12:55 mossomo
12:55 Grom the Affective
12:54 Winky Crash3580
12:54 swksvolFF
12:42 Winky Crash3580
12:41 swksvolFF
12:40 Skidmark
12:23 Grom the Affective
12:18 Grom the Affective
Merry-Go-Blog