Hebron Jewish Community
A man prepares for prayer just before the start of the Haye Sarah Shabbat in Hebron. Thousands of Jews, and a large number of settlers, come to Hebron to participate in the Haye Sarah during which the story of Abraham purchasing the land and cave on which stands the Tomb of the Patriarchs is read. Some six hundred Jews live in the heart of Hebron's old city surrounded by over 160,000 Palestinian inhabitants..Hebron, Israel. 02/11/2007.Photo © J.B. Russell/Blue Press
