Yom Kippur

Tashlich ritual at the Sadigura Hassidic courtyard in Bnei Brak

The Sadigura Hassidic Tashlich ritual, led by the Rebbe and with the participation of hundreds of Hasidic Jews, takes place in the Hasidic courtyard in Bnei Brak ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of Atonement, which begins in two days. The Tashlich symbolically tosses one’s sins into a body of water. Bnei Brak, Oct 9, 2024. Photo by Yossi ...

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

Tashlich ritual at Ashdod beach

Ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of Atonement which begins in three days, Hassidic Jews perform the Tashlich ritual at Ashdod beach. The Tashlich is the ceremony of symbolically tossing one’s sins into a body of water. Ashdod, Sep 21, 2023. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/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, ...

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