The Aron haKodesh Only Cohanim are allowed to approach the Aron Kodesh area. Thus it is the Cohanim who lead the prayer services. Prayer, for males, is an important part of Samaritan religious life. On Yom Kippur, for example, the Samaritans spend the entire 24 hours in the synagogue. Also everyone, without exception, fasts, including all children who have been weaned
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