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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews select chickens before the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews select chickens before the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparaation of Jewish Passover Holiday - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items during the final preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparaation of Jewish Passover Holiday - Jerusalem

An Ultra-Orthodox Jew burns leavened items during the final preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparaation of Jewish Passover Holiday - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items during the final preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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Preparaation of Jewish Passover Holiday - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items during the final preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparaation of Jewish Passover Holiday - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items during the final preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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Preparaation of Jewish Passover Holiday - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items during the final preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanukkah Celebration - Jerusalem

A man lights candles for the festival of Hanukkah at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2024. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanukkah Celebration - Jerusalem

Candles for the festival of Hanukkah are lit at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2024. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hanukkah Celebration - Jerusalem

A man lights candles for the festival of Hanukkah at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2024. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Mark Tisha B'Av - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men use a candle to read the Book of Lamentations during the annual fasting and memorial day of Tisha B'Av in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on August 12, 2024. Photo by Chen Junqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Mark Tisha B'Av - Jerusalem

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man uses a candle to read the Book of Lamentations during the annual fasting and memorial day of Tisha B'Av in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on August 12, 2024. Photo by Chen Junqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Mark Tisha B'Av - Jerusalem

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man uses a candle to read the Book of Lamentations during the annual fasting and memorial day of Tisha B'Av in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on August 12, 2024. Photo by Chen Junqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Mark Tisha B'Av - Jerusalem

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man uses a candle to read the Book of Lamentations during the annual fasting and memorial day of Tisha B'Av in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on August 12, 2024. Photo by Chen Junqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Mark Tisha B'Av - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men use candles to read the Book of Lamentations during the annual fasting and memorial day of Tisha B'Av in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on August 12, 2024. Photo by Chen Junqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare for Seder, the traditional Passover meal, ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on April 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(240422) -- JERUSALEM, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(240422) -- JERUSALEM, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(240422) -- JERUSALEM, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(240422) -- JERUSALEM, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare for Seder, the traditional Passover meal, ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(240422) -- JERUSALEM, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare for Seder, the traditional Passover meal, ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(240422) -- JERUSALEM, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Graffiti in the Ultra-Orthodox, mainly anti-zionist neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem says "Zionists are not Jews" in Hebrew. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of Jewish Holiday Of Purim - Jerusalem

Ultra-orthodox Jewish youth in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim celebrate the holiday of Purim by dressing up in carnival-like costumes, dancing, and consuming alchohol. Purim is celebrated to commemorate the survival of the Jewish people against a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire. March 25, 2024. Photo by Emily Glick/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jews prepare for Sukkot holiday in Jerusalem

STORY: Jews prepare for Sukkot holiday in Jerusalem DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people preparing for Sukkot holiday STORYLINE: Jews in Jerusalem begin to prepare for the weeklong celebration for the upcoming Jewish festival of Sukkot starting on Friday sunset. During the holiday, some Jews live in a type of temporary dwelling called "sukkah," a walled structure covered with plant materials such as palm leaves. The palm leave stalk, citrus, myrtle and willow branches are used by Jews during the celebration of Sukkot. Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare for Sukkot holiday in Jerusalem ahead of the holiday. They visit the four-species market in Mea Shearim neighborhood which offers the agricultural items associated with the holiday - the "etrog" (citrus), "lulav" (palm branch), "hadas" (myrtle), and "arava" (willow). Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-TISHA B'AV

(230727) -- JERUSALEM, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews light candles to read the Book of Lamentations during the annual fasting and memorial day of Tisha B'Av in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem on July 26, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-TISHA B'AV

(230727) -- JERUSALEM, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews light candles to read the Book of Lamentations during the annual fasting and memorial day of Tisha B'Av in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem on July 26, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-TISHA B'AV

(230727) -- JERUSALEM, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews light candles to read the Book of Lamentations during the annual fasting and memorial day of Tisha B'Av in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem on July 26, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(230405) -- JERUSALEM, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox Jew burns leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(230405) -- JERUSALEM, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem on April 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(230405) -- JERUSALEM, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(230405) -- JERUSALEM, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(230405) -- JERUSALEM, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 5, 2023. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-PREPARATION

(230405) -- JERUSALEM, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on April 5, 2023. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-LEAVEN-REMOVAL

(230403) -- JERUSALEM, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, on April 3, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PASSOVER-LEAVEN-REMOVAL

(230403) -- JERUSALEM, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cookware in boiling water to remove remains of leaven during preparations for the Jewish Passover holiday in Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, on April 3, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-CANDLES-HANUKKAH

(221220) -- JERUSALEM, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man lights candles for the festival of Hanukkah at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community Mea Shearim in Jerusalem on Dec. 19, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)