please do not pass in immodest clothes

Nir

haredim - fearers of God

kdog

Interesting shot. It would be nice to see it in larger size.

Are the Haredim are similar to the Hasidics? We have a lot of Hasidics in the US, especially in NY. I'm guessing the the Haredim are even more religious and never leave Israel?

Regards,
-joel

wxwax

Fascinating.

ChrisJ

Interesting shot and blog, Nir. Are the woman and children in the foreground considered to be "immodest clothes?"

Nir

kdog wrote:

Are the Haredim are similar to the Hasidics? We have a lot of Hasidics in the US, especially in NY. I'm guessing the the Haredim are even more religious and never leave Israel?

to the best of my understanding the haredim is a more general name for the group. most of them are hasidic while others oppose the hasidim and their doctrine.

ChrisJ wrote:

Are the woman and children in the foreground considered to be "immodest clothes?"

no chris, these are haredim children. notice long sleeves, nylon stockings, girls in dresses,...

on the eve of passover they prepare for the special kosher laws governing passover. leavened yeast is prohibited signifying the haste with which the ancient hebrews left the bondage of slavery in egypt. in their haste, they could not wait for their dough to ferment and rise before baking bread.


photo displays traditional burning of leavened leftovers.



photo displays immersion of dishes in boiling water in large tubs in the street in order to make them kosher for passover.

and one more i found fascinating -


this is a branch of a chain of photography shops. unique to this branch in the mea-shaarim neighborhood is the display of portraits of rabbis in the front window.