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How pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple.
In ancient times, the holiday of Sukkot was a pilgrimage festival, and Jews converged from across the Land of Israel and the Diaspora to bring their holiday offerings to Jerusalem. Entering the Temple required ritual immersion in a mikveh, and that makes a recent discovery especially timely. Miriam Sela-Eitam reports:
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How pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple.
“Gittleson, Defender of the Faith.”
In ancient times, the holiday of Sukkot was a pilgrimage festival, and Jews converged from across the Land of Israel and the Diaspora to bring their holiday offerings to Jerusalem. Entering the Temple required ritual immersion in a mikveh, and that makes a recent discovery especially timely. Miriam Sela-Eitam reports:
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