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Sukkot 2021 in Bnei-Brak

An Ultra-Orthodox Jew decorates a Sukkah in the city of Bnei-Brak ahead of the Sukkot Jewish holiday that begins today at sunset. Bnei-Brak, Sep 20, 2021. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS

Sukkot Four Species Market in Jerusalem

An Orthodox Jew examines a myrtle bough at the four species market in Jerusalem. The four species prescribed by the Torah for waving during the Jewish festival of Sukkot are etrog (citron tree fruit), lulav (date palm tree frond), hadass (myrtle tree boughs), aravah (willow tree branches). The most pious Jews usually look for the most flawless ...