Ultra Orthodox

Mass prayer session for the sake of the people and the land of Israel

A mass prayer session is held by ultra-orthodox people in the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem for the sake of the People of Israel and the Land of Israel due to the ongoing war in Gaza. Senior rabbis including Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi attend the prayer. Jerusalem, Nov 9, 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS

Baking Matzah Shmurah in Jerusalem

The process of matzah making - Ultra-Orthodox men bake Matzos "Shmurot" for the Passover holiday, at the Israeli factory in Jerusalem. Traditional handmade Matzah Shmurah is made from wheat, which is guarded from the time that it is harvested and is recommended for Seder use. Jerusalem, Mar 30, 2023. Photo by Oz Faber/TPS

Joshua’s Altar

Arab graffiti on the vandalized remains of Joshua's Altar on the Biblical site of Mount Ebal in Samaria on Jan. 5, 2024. Photo by TPS

Joshua’s Altar

Jews pray at the Biblical-era site of Joshua's Altar on Mount Ebal in Samaria after the holy site was damaged by Palestinian vandals on Jan. 5, 2024. Photo by TPS

Haredi Jews

Orthodox (Haredi) Jews in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim. Photo by Elyashiv Rakovski/TPS.

Tashlich ritual at the lake of Ramat-Gan’s national park

Ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of Atonement which begins tomorrow, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children of the Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty and Rabbi Menachem Mendel perform the Tashlich ritual at the lake of Ramat-Gan's national park. The Tashlich is the ceremony of symbolically tossing one’s sins into a body of water. Ramat Gan, Sep 14, ...

COVID

An Israeli man in Bnei Brak walks past a sign urging masking and social distancing on Oct. 16, 2020. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS

Ultra-Orthodox vacationers enjoy the Bein Hazmanim vacation

Jewish Orthodox families spend time at a separate beach in the city of Bat-Yam during the Bein Hazmanim (between the semesters) vacation, when the official studies of Yeshivas students are suspended. Bat-Yam, Aug 9, 2023. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/TPS

Ultra-Orthodox vacationers enjoy the Bein Hazmanim vacation

Jewish Orthodox families spend time at a separate beach in the city of Bat-Yam during the Bein Hazmanim (between the semesters) vacation, when the official studies of Yeshivas students are suspended. Bat-Yam, Aug 9, 2023. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/TPS

Camp Yaakov Dori Tel-Hashomer

Ultra-Orthodox Jews at the entrance to the Recruitment Bureau (Lishkat HaGiyus) at the IDF base Camp Yaakov Dori in Tel-Hashomer. Ramat Gan, Jun 25, 2023. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/TPS