IDF soldiers revive 700-year-old Jewish tradition on Lebanese border
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Troops from the Carmeli Brigade climbed Mount Betarim on the Lebanese border. The soldiers revived an ancient Jewish tradition before Shabbat Lech Lecha. Their activities included reading a promise from God to Abraham and blowing the shofar. The soldiers also prayed for peace and victory in Israel.
Carmeli Brigade troops ascended Mount Betarim, reviving an ancient Jewish tradition ahead of Shabbat Lech Lecha: reading God's promise to Abraham, blowing the shofar and praying for victory and peace in Israel.