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  • Infiltration into Lebanon: Hassidim attempted to 'annex' the tomb of 4th-century sage

    02/17/2025 10:33:46 PM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 3 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 18/2/25
    A day after a group of haredim from the Breslov Hassidic sect were apprehended after infiltrating Lebanese territory, it turns out that the incident was more dramatic than originally thought to be. It has been learned that the suspects did not just sneak into Lebanese territory, but also removed the barbed wire fence marking the border to transfer the entire grave site of Rabbi Ashi to Israeli territory. The compound, which houses the tomb of Rabbi Ashi (352–427 CE), one of the "Amoraim" (sages who lived from 200 to 500 CE) and one of the compilers of the Babylonian Talmud,...