Court Orders Immediate Halt to Work at Ancient Hebron Cemetery
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Israeli Court Orders Immediate Halt to Work At Ancient Chabad Cemetery in Chevron
The section served Hebron's Hasidic community approximately 170 years ago and is the resting place of prominent figures in Chabad and the wider Jewish community. Among those buried there are Rebbetzin Menucha Rachel, as well as leading rabbis Rabbi Shimon Menashe Chaikin and Rabbi Hillel Moshe Gelbstein.
Chabad Wins Court Order to Stop Construction at Chevron Cemetery
As we read Parshas Chayei Sara, which recounts Avraham Avinu’s purchase of Me'aras Hamachpela in Chevron, the Yerushalayim District Court has issued a major ruling, following Chabad’s extensive intervention, ordering an immediate halt to construction work and upholding the sanctity of Chevron’s ancient Jewish cemetery.
Victory for the Chabad position: The Jerusalem District Court today (Wednesday) accepted the request of the Chabad Rabbinical Court and issued an interim order ordering an immediate halt to all work being carried out on the grounds of the ancient cemetery in Hebron. In addition, the court ordered the Hebron Local Council to pay costs. As a reminder, the petitions on this subject were filed several months ago by the Chabad Rabbinical Court, claim…
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