SAMARITAN WATCH:
Samaritans gather at dawn to mark the start of Sukkot. A month after Jews celebrated the festival, members of the faith gathered at Mount Gerizim, near Nablus (Michael Daventry, Jewish News). The Samaritan celebration of Sukkot began yesterday.
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