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Added on the 02/03/2018 16:12:22 - Copyright : AFP EN
Ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in costumes celebrate Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. IMAGES
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Mount Meron in northern Israel during the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, which marks the anniversary of the death of the Talmudic sage. IMAGES
Jerusalem, Sep 29 (EFE/EPA).- Ultra-Orthodox Jews from vizhnitz hasidic dynasty attended Wednesday a Special prayer after the Sukkot holiday at the Western Wall of the old city of Jerusalem. (Camera: ABIR SULTAN).SHOT LIST: ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS FROM THE VIZHNITZ HASIDIC DYNASTY PRAY AFTER THE END OF THE SUKKHOT HOLIDAY AT THE WESTERN WALL OF THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM, ISRAEL.
Jerusalem, Apr 29 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Atef Safadi) Ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem danced around a large bonfire Thursday to commemorate the holy day of Lag Ba'Omer.
Bnei Brak (Israel), Sep 23 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Abir Sultan).- The Jewish ceremony of Kaparot was celebrated on Thursday among the Orthodox community in Israel despite the lockdown measures imposed by the government.FOOTAGE OF THE KARAPOT CEREMONY IN BNEI BRAK, ISRAEL.
Ultra-Orthodox worshippers gather at Mount Meron in northern Israel to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer marking the anniversary of the death of the Talmudic sage, a year after 45 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the annual pilgrimage. IMAGES