Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. DITZA EKSHTEIN, 70, mother of 13 and grandmother of over 100, scurries with ground carp and carp heads in her home in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation of Gefilte Fish for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. TZVI YECHIEL EKSHTEIN, father of 13 and grandfather of over 100, stands in the living room of his home in the Mea Shearim neighborhood before Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Workers and volunteers of Mishan LaCholeh non profit prepare food products for distribution to the community's needy as part of the 'Kimcha Depischa' charity tradition in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Workers and volunteers of Mishan LaCholeh non profit prepare food products for distribution to the community's needy as part of the 'Kimcha Depischa' charity tradition in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. A man descends a narrow stairway in the Mea Shearim neighborhood before Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. A young man delivers dry cleaned laundry in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. A man engraves the cover of a Passover Haggadah, personalizing the Jewish text that sets the order of the Passover Seder and tells the story of the ancient Hebrews' exodus from bondage in Egypt, in a bookstore in the Mea Shearim neighborhood, in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. TZVI YECHIEL EKSHTEIN, father of 13 and grandfather of over 100, stands in the living room of his home in the Mea Shearim neighborhood before Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. TZVI YECHIEL EKSHTEIN, father of 13 and grandfather of over 100, stands in the living room of his home in the Mea Shearim neighborhood. On top of the bookcase in the background are six boxes of Matzah in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Workers and volunteers of Mishan LaCholeh non profit prepare food products for distribution to the community's needy as part of the 'Kimcha Depischa' charity tradition in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. A father and children are out and about in the Mea Shearim neighborhood scurrying in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Men purify newly bought eating utensils dipping them in a rain water cistern in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. The ritual rich holiday mandates that Jews remove all leavened products, 'hametz', from their kitchens and homes. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. A mother and children are out and about in the Mea Shearim neighborhood scurrying in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. TZVI YECHIEL EKSHTEIN, father of 13 and grandfather of over 100, stands in the living room of his home in the Mea Shearim neighborhood. On top of the bookcase in the background are six boxes of Matzah in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Talithot, traditional Jewish prayer shawls, hang above the street to dry, in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Workers and volunteers of Mishan LaCholeh non profit prepare food products for distribution to the community's needy as part of the 'Kimcha Depischa' charity tradition in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. A man sweeps through a doorway in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. The ritual rich holiday mandates that Jews remove all leavened products, 'hametz', from their kitchens and homes. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Men purify newly bought eating utensils dipping them in a rain water cistern in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. The ritual rich holiday mandates that Jews remove all leavened products, 'hametz', from their kitchens and homes. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Haredi men shop for religious books in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. TZVI YECHIEL EKSHTEIN, father of 13 and grandfather of over 100, stands in the living room of his home in the Mea Shearim neighborhood. On top of the bookcase in the background are six boxes of Matzah in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Workers and volunteers of Mishan LaCholeh non profit prepare food products for distribution to the community's needy as part of the 'Kimcha Depischa' charity tradition in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Workers and volunteers of Mishan LaCholeh non profit prepare food products for distribution to the community's needy as part of the 'Kimcha Depischa' charity tradition in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Women clean a courtyard in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. The ritual rich holiday mandates that Jews remove all leavened products, 'hametz', from their kitchens and homes. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Men have their hair cut in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. The 49 days between Passover and Shavuot constitute the Counting of the Omer, 'Sfirat HaOmer', a time of semi mourning, during which Jewish Law forbids haircuts, shaving, listening to instrumental music, or conducting weddings and parties. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.

Passover 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 5th April, 2017. Haredi men shop for religious books in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in preparation for Passover, to be celebrated this year beginning sundown, 10th April, 2017. Mea Shearim is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and totally populated by ultra Orthodox haredi Jews.