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Tens of Thousands Pray at Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis visited Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem for her Hillula, a tradition spanning millennia. The pilgrimage occurred from Wednesday evening to Friday night, with new regulations requiring a walk to the site.
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- 01Hundreds of thousands of Israelis visited Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem for her Hillula.
- 02The pilgrimage continued a tradition thousands of years old.
- 03New regulations required attendees to walk the final stretch to the tomb.
- 04Public transportation was provided from the Teddy parking lot to the complex.
- 05The site is considered a place of prayer conducive to salvation.
Despite the changes, massive crowds prayed and wept at the tomb, considered a place of salvation.
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