Hebron Is Not “Occupied” — It Is Ours

 

 At the entrance to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, Avi Abelow shares a powerful message about the unbreakable connection between the Jewish people, our ancestors, and the Land of Israel. Hebron is not just another city. It is where the Jewish story began. 

Nearly 4,000 years ago, Abraham Avinu purchased Maarat HaMachpela as an eternal inheritance for the Jewish people, establishing the first Jewish foothold in the land promised to our forefathers. Buried there are Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah — the foundation of Jewish history itself. 

Avi also reflects on the miracle of the Jewish return to Hebron after the Six-Day War in 1967, decades after the horrific 1929 massacre that destroyed the ancient Jewish community there. This is a powerful message every Jew — especially the next generation — needs to hear.