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Rites And Rituals In Contemporary Judaism

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Abbas Orthodox Jews buy the four species to be used during prayers in Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabenacle, which are carefully checked to see if they are kosher. Jerusalem, Israel. Oct. 16, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A hen is swung over one's head as a substitute for atonement for the years sins. The sect of Lubavitch provide the hens for a fee and then send them to be slaughtered, the meat distributed to chari (...)
Abbas Orthodox Jews buy the four species to be used during prayers in Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabenacle, which are carefully checked to see if they are kosher. Jerusalem. Israel. Oct. 16, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Jews celebrate the end of Sukkot with fervent Sidor prayers at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. October 23, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A Jew celebrates the end of Sukkot with fervent Sidor prayers at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. October 23, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Jews celebrate Sukkot by praying at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Celebrants talk to the reader of the Torah scrolls. Jerusalem, Israel. October 21, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Jews celebrate the end of Sukkot with fervent Sidor prayers at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. October 23, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Jews celebrate the end of Sukkot with fervent Sidor prayers at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. October 23, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A Jew celebrates Sukkot by praying under a sukhat, a hut at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. October 23, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Jews celebrate Sukkot by praying at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. The Torah scrolls are raised for all to worship. Jerusalem, Israel. October 21, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Jews celebrate Sukkot by praying at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. October 18, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A Jew celebrates Sukkot by praying at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. October 18, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Jews celebrate Sukkot by praying at the Western Wall, while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. October 20, 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Orthodox Jews, in celebratory clothes, pass by shadows at the Jaffa Gate. Jerusalem, Israel. October 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Women of the Wall, a controversial feminist group whose aim is to follow the rituals usually used by men, celebrate Sukkot at the Western Wall while holding the four species. Jerusalem, Israel. 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Israelis and Christians on the Jerusalem March, an annual festive parade in the middle of the week long celebrations of Sukkot. Jerusalem, Israel. 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas An Orthodox Jew, in celebratory clothes, passes by shadows at the Jaffa Gate. Jerusalem, Israel. October 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A Korean Evangelical Christian plays the shofar to announce the coming of the Messiah. Jerusalem, Israel. October 2016. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Israelis and Christians on the Jerusalem March, an annual festive parade in the middle of the week long celebrations of Sukkot. An Ethiopian woman holds the Israeli flag. Jerusalem, Israel. Octobe (...)