Israel: Tense Jewish Holidays in Jerusalem

A religious Jewish man wrapped in a talit, a traditional Jewish prayer shawl, walks down Jaffa Road in downtown Jerusalem as a Christian nun walks down the opposite side of the road.

Israel: Tense Jewish Holidays in Jerusalem

Restaurants offer clients the opportunity to dine in an outdoor sukkah, a temporary shelter, during the week long holiday of Sukkoth, as described in Leviticus as a symbolic wilderness shelter, commemorating the time God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness after they were freed from slavery in Egypt.

Israel: Tense Jewish Holidays in Jerusalem

Head of Samaria Regional Council, YOSSI DAGAN (seated), protests at the PM's residence following the murder of Naama and Eitam Henkin, who were shot in front of their four children. Dagan calls for settlement building to counter Palestinian terrorism. Security forces on high alert and readiness as Jews celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah in the wake of three major Palestinian terror attacks over the past few days.

Israel: Tense Jewish Holidays in Jerusalem

A religious Jewish man wrapped in a talit, a traditional Jewish prayer shawl, carries a lulav, a closed frond of the date palm tree and one of the Four Species used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, as he walks away from the walls of the Old City.

Israel: Tense Jewish Holidays in Jerusalem

Head of Samaria Regional Council, YOSSI DAGAN (seated left), protests at the PM's residence following the murder of Naama and Eitam Henkin, who were shot in front of their four children. Dagan calls for settlement building to counter Palestinian terrorism. Security forces on high alert and readiness as Jews celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah in the wake of three major Palestinian terror attacks over the past few days.

Israel: Tense Jewish Holidays in Jerusalem

Emergency medical services motorbikes stand outside the Jerusalem Great Synagogue as security forces on high alert and readiness for Jewish celebration of Sukkot and Simchat Torah in the wake of three major Palestinian terror attacks over the past few days.