Many mispallalim in shuls on Shabbos morning felt an earthquake at 10:30 in Israel. The epicenter of the earthquake which measured 4.1 on the Richter scale was south of the Dead Sea but felt in areas of Israel. Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) reported the quake was felt in the Beit Shemesh and Rishon L’Tzion areas too. Israel Police reports receiving hundreds of calls from residents from Eilat to Ashdod about the quake.
B’chasdei Hashem there were no reports of injuries or property damage.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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“vaTokie ho’Oretz”:- Eretz Yisroel was trying to vomit the upcoming Tumo of the papal visit as stated in Parshas Acharei Mos.
147, since you know it all, what was the reason for the 1837 earthquake?
vashti_schwartz This he knows, about 1837 he doesn’t פשות it’s that simple . Its not so hard to understand .But its very interesting you are tracking the earthquakes since 1837. You mamish have history at the tip of your fingers.
Are you sure the pope didn’t come then also? I would like to be Mevarer this issue .
#1 – #3: A 4.1 earthquake is nothing to shake about (pun intended).
@grepsoops
The first pope to visit Israel in 2,000 years was in 1964.