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27-Year-Old Torah Scroll Finally Installed at New Yeshiva on Mount Ebal
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By דסק החדשות C14
First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jul 9, 2026
What happened
A Torah scroll started by Nehemia Perlman in 1999 was installed at the new yeshiva on Mount Ebal, fulfilling a 27-year-old dream. The event, attended by community leaders and Perlman’s family, celebrated the historic Jewish presence on Mount Ebal and the continuation of a long-held vision for settlement and religious study there.
- 01A Torah scroll begun in 1999 by Nehemia Perlman was installed at Mount Ebal’s new yeshiva after 27 years.
- 02Perlman dedicated the scroll to the future establishment of a Jewish presence on Mount Ebal.
- 03The ceremony included Samaria Council head Yossi Dagan and other regional religious leaders.
- 04Dagan called the event a victory of faith and part of a plan to build 18 new settlements in northern Samaria.
- 05Perlman’s widow highlighted the scroll’s symbolic journey mirroring Israel’s biblical wanderings.
- 06The event concluded with dancing as the scroll was placed in the yeshiva, marking a historic milestone.
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