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Kever Yosef (Shechem)
קבר יוסף (שכם)
Traditional burial place of Yosef HaTzaddik, son of Yaakov Avinu, at the eastern edge of Shechem. Army-escorted visits: usually on erev Rosh Chodesh, and on 1 Tammuz (Yosef's yahrzeit), Yosef's day in Sefirat HaOmer and Yosef's Ushpizin day on Chol HaMoed Sukkot.
Army-escorted visits only. Organised entries coordinated with the IDF and the Shomron Regional Council, mostly at night: usually on erev Rosh Chodesh, plus 1 Tammuz (Yosef's yahrzeit), Yosef's day in Sefirat HaOmer and Yosef's Ushpizin day on Chol HaMoed Sukkot. Since January 2026 some escorted entries also take place in daytime. In Shechem (Nablus), Area A.
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