PHOTOS: Sukkot In Israel
September 26, 2013
Ultra-orthodox Jews cover their heads with prayer shawls beside the Western Wall during ceremonies for the Blessing of the Priests, or 'Birkat Cohanim,' on September 22, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of religious Jews travel to Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, or the feast of the Tabernacles, which commemorates the Israelites journey through the desert after their exodus from Egypt. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 181526957 )
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children work on their Sukkah (tabernacle or booth) in the religious Mea Shearim neighbourhood on September 15, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. The Feast of the Tabernacles, which begins Wednesday evening September 18, 2013, commemorates the biblical Hebrews' 40 years of wandering in the desert after the exodus from Egypt some 3200 years ago. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) ( 180638061 )
Ultra Orthodox Jews inspect an Etrog (citron) fruit which will be used during the upcoming Jewish festival of Sukkoth in the religious Mea Shearim neighbourhood September 15, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. The Feast of the Tabernacles, which begins Wednesday evening September 18, 2013, commemorates the biblical Hebrews' 40 years of wandering in the desert after the exodus from Egypt some 3200 years ago. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) ( 180638067 )
Ultra-orthodox Jews cover their heads with prayer shawls beside the Western Wall during ceremonies for the Blessing of the Priests, or 'Birkat Cohanim,' on September 22, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of religious Jews travel to Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, or the feast of the Tabernacles, which commemorates the Israelites journey through the desert after their exodus from Egypt. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 181526954 )
Ultra-orthodox Jews cover their heads with prayer shawls beside the Western Wall during ceremonies for the Blessing of the Priests, or 'Birkat Cohanim,' on September 22, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of religious Jews travel to Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, or the feast of the Tabernacles, which commemorates the Israelites journey through the desert after their exodus from Egypt. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 181526952 )
A man looks on as Ultra-orthodox Jews preform ceremonies for the Blessing of the Priests, or 'Birkat Cohanim', on September 22, 2013, in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of religious Jews travel to Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, or the feast of the Tabernacles, which commemorates the Israelites journey through the desert after their exodus from Egypt. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 181526950 )
Ultra Orthodox Jewish children shop for palm branches for their Sukkah (tabernacle or booth) which will be used during the upcoming Jewish festival of Sukkoth, in Mea Shearim neighbourhood on September 15, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. The Feast of the Tabernacles, which begins Wednesday evening September 18, 2013, commemorates the biblical Hebrews' 40 years of wandering in the desert after the exodus from Egypt some 3200 years ago. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) ( 180638056 )
Covered in prayer shawls, ultra-Orthodox Jewish men of the Cohanim Priestly caste participate in a blessing during the holiday of Sukkot, in front of the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 . The Cohanim, believed to be descendants of priests who served God in the Jewish Temple before it was destroyed, perform a blessing ceremony of the Jewish people three times a year during the festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) ( Mideast Israel Sukkot )
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather during Sukkot celebrations in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. During the holiday, which commemorates the Israelites 40 years of wandering in the desert, a decorated hut is erected outside religious households as a sign of temporary shelter. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Sukkot )
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays inside the Belz yeshiva in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The holiday commemorates the biblical story of the Israelites 40 years of wandering in the desert. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( CORRECTION Mideast Israel Sukkot )
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man attends a Sukkot prayer at the Belz yeshiva during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. The holiday commemorates the biblical story of the Israelites 40 years of wandering in the desert. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Sukkot )
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men watch Israeli surfers during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in the southern Israeli port city of Ashdod, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( APTOPIX Mideast Israel Daily Life )
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in the courtyard of the Belz yeshiva in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The holiday commemorates the biblical story of the Israelites' 40 years of wandering in the desert, and decorated huts are erected outside religious households as a symbol of temporary shelter. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Sukkot )
A hot air balloon crew member works ahead of take off during a festival during the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot, at the Eshkol National Park in the Negev, southern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 24 2013. Seven balloons, operated by international crews, took part in the flyover on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) ( Mideast Israel )
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man eats inside a Sukkah in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. The Sukkah is built and lived in during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, named for the shelters the Israelites lived in as they wandered the desert for 40 years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Sukkot )
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather during Sukkot celebrations in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. According to the Bible, during the Sukkot holiday, known as the Feast of the Tabernacles, Jews are commanded to bind together a palm frond, or "lulav," with two other branches, along with an "etrog," which makes up the "four species" used in holiday rituals. The weeklong holiday begins on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Mideast Israel Sukkot )
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man checks an etrog, a lemon-like citrus fruit, for blemishes to determine if is ritually acceptable, before buying it as one of the four items used as a symbol on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. The holiday commemorates the Israelites 40 years of wandering in the desert and a decorated hut is erected outside religious households as a sign of temporary shelter. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( APTOPIX Mideast Israel Sukkot )
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man inspects an "Etrog" (citron), one of four species used during the celebration of Sukkot, the feast of the Tabernacles, in the conservative central Israeli city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, on September 16, 2013. The Sukkot feast, to start on September 19, is a week-long holiday when people eat and sleep in makeshift booths in their gardens and commemorates the exodus of Jews from Egypt some 3200 years ago. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 522943196 )
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man inspects a branch of Hadas or Myrtle to be used during the celebration of Sukkot, the feast of the Tabernacles, in the conservative central Israeli city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, on September 16, 2013. The Sukkot feast, to start on September 19, is a week-long holiday when people eat and sleep in makeshift booths in their gardens and commemorates the exodus of Jews from Egypt some 3200 years ago. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 522943447 )
Israelis march during a parade in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles) and to express solidarity with Israel, in downtown Jerusalem, on September 24, 2013. Thousands of Israelis and Christian Evangelical supporters of the Jewish state marched today during their annual parade marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of the Tabernacles. GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images ( 523202440 )
Israeli border policewomen march during a parade in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles) and to express solidarity with Israel, in downtown Jerusalem, on September 24, 2013. Thousands of Israelis and Christian Evangelical supporters of the Jewish state marched today during their annual parade marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of the Tabernacles. GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images ( 523202434 )
Israeli girls hold balloons during a parade in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles) and to express solidarity with Israel, in downtown Jerusalem, on September 24, 2013. Thousands of Israelis and Christian Evangelical supporters of the Jewish state marched today during their annual parade marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of the Tabernacles. GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images ( 523202406 )
A picture taken on September 24,2013 shows a makeshift tent designated for the Sukkot celebrations, feast of the Tabernacles, decorated with fruits in the courtyard of a synagogue in downtown Tehran. The Sukkot feast, to start on September 19, is a week-long holiday when people eat and sleep in makeshift booths in their gardens and commemorates the exodus of Jews from Egypt some 3200 years ago. BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images ( 523203217 )
Palestinians run for cover from water being sprayed by Israeli security forces to disperse demonstrators in front of Damascus gate leading to the old city of Jerusalem on September 24, 2013 during a protest against the old city being fenced off due to the Jewish celebration of Sukkot. The Sukkot (Tabernacles) is a biblical Jewish holiday on which Hebrews make a pilgrimage to a temple in Jerusalem. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 523202732 )
A general view shows Israeli security forces standing in the doorway of Damascus gate, which leads to Jerusalem's old city, after dispersing Palestinian protestors on September 24, 2013 who were demonstrating against the old city being fenced off due to the Jewish celebration of Sukkot. The Sukkot (Tabernacles) is a biblical Jewish holiday on which Hebrews make a pilgrimage to a temple in Jerusalem. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 523202012 )
Israeli undercover policemen detain a Palestinian man during clashes in front of Jerusalem old city's Damascus gate on September 24, 2013 during a protest against the old city being fenced off due to the Jewish celebration of Sukkot. The Sukkot (Tabernacles) is a biblical Jewish holiday on which Hebrews make a pilgrimage to a temple in Jerusalem. MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images ( 523202738 )
A Palestinian woman yells at Israeli security forces during a demonstration in front of Jerusalem's old city's Damascus gate on September 24, 2013 against the old city being fenced off due to the Jewish celebration of Sukkot. The Sukkot (Tabernacles) is a biblical Jewish holiday on which Hebrews make a pilgrimage to a temple in Jerusalem. MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images ( 523202740 )
A woman blows a ram's horn during a prayer of thousands of evangelical Christian pilgrims on the Dead Sea shore in Ein Gedi on September 20, 2013 in the Judean Desert, during their the annual visit to Israel to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles) and to express solidarity with Israel. Some five thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world arrived for a long week visit to Israel, in an annual show of solidarity with the Jewish state. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 523065718 )
Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty hold the four plant species: the Lulav (palm leave stalk), the Etrog (citrus), the Hadas (myrtle) and the Arava (willow-branches), as they pray during the last day of Sukkot, or the feast of the Tabernacles, at their synagogue in Jerusalem on September 25 , 2013. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 523229939 )
Ultra-orthodox jewish Children play next to wooden "Sukkah", traditional booth built for the seven-day-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the feast of the Tabernacles, in an Ultra Orthodox neighbourhood of Jerusalem on September 17, 2013. The Sukkot feast begins on September 19 and commemorates the exodus of Jews from Egypt some 3200 years ago. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522976212 )
A woman prays during a prayer of thousands of evangelical Christian pilgrims on the Dead Sea shore in Ein Gedi on September 20, 2013 in the Judean Desert, during their the annual visit to Israel to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles) and to express solidarity with Israel. Some five thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world arrived for a long week visit to Israel, in an annual show of solidarity with the Jewish state. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 523065732 )
Evangelical Christian pilgrims from China dance during a parade in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles) and to express solidarity with Israel, in downtown Jerusalem, on September 24, 2013. Thousands of Israelis and Christian Evangelical supporters of the Jewish state marched today during their annual parade marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of the Tabernacles. GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images ( 523202746 )
Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty hold the four plant species: the Lulav (palm leave stalk), the Etrog (citrus), the Hadas (myrtle) and the Arava (willow-branches), as they pray during the last day of Sukkot, or the feast of the Tabernacles, at their synagogue in Jerusalem on September 25 , 2013. Thousands of Jews make the week-long pilgrimage to Jerusalem during Sukkot, which commemorates the desert wanderings of the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 523239662 )
Thousands of evangelical Christian pilgrims pray during a prayer gathering on the Dead Sea shore in Ein Gedi on September 20, 2013 in the Judean Desert, during their the annual visit to Israel to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles) and to express solidarity with Israel. Some five thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world arrived for a long week visit to Israel, in an annual show of solidarity with the Jewish state. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 523081477 )
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