An estimated 20,000 guests were on hand, spending Shabbos Chayei Sarah in Chevron amid mounting tension in the city as the government prepares to oust residents of Bet HaShalom.

The ongoing media campaign to besmirch the residents of Chevron did not deter the many who understand the significance of spending this particular Shabbos in the City of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs.

The Machpelah was overflowing with tefillos on Shabbos, as a special atmosphere permeated the Holy City as the tzibur read the parsha documenting Am Yisrael’s undisputable right to the city, a right that has yet to be realized by the Supreme Court and Government of Israel.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)