Yom Kippur

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, ...

Yom Kippur in Israel

Yom Kippur 5783 in Israel, 5 October 2022, Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS5

Jerusalem’s streets on Yom Kippur

Jerusalem's streets on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest of Jewish holidays, when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving. Jerusalem, Sep 15, 2021. Photo by Shalev Shalom/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, ...

Selichot at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur eve amid Coronavirus lockdown

Jewish man blows the shofar during Selichot (forgiveness) prayer on Yom Kippur eve at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, amid the 2nd Coronavirus lockdown. Jerusalem, Sep 26, 2020. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS

Selichot at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur eve amid Coronavirus lockdown

The the Mughrabim Bridge at the Kotel plaza, seen in the back. (Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS)

Selichot at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur eve amid Coronavirus lockdown

Jewish people during Selichot (forgiveness) prayer on Yom Kippur eve at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, amid the 2nd Coronavirus lockdown. Jerusalem, Sep 26, 2020. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS

Selichot at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur eve amid Coronavirus lockdown

Jewish people during Selichot (forgiveness) prayer on Yom Kippur eve at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, amid the 2nd Coronavirus lockdown. Jerusalem, Sep 26, 2020. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS

Selichot at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur eve amid Coronavirus lockdown

Jewish people during Selichot (forgiveness) prayer on Yom Kippur eve at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, amid the 2nd Coronavirus lockdown. Jerusalem, Sep 26, 2020. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS