Israel – Yom Kippur Turns Busiest Cities Into Ghost Towns

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    Two Ultra Orthodox Jewish men walk on a street surrounded by bicycles during Yom Kippur holiday in Tel Aviv, Israel on 08 October 2011. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving.  EPA/OLIVER WEIKENIsrael – There can’t be many days in the year when pedestrians, cyclists – and skateboarders – reign supreme on some of Israel’s busiest roads.

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    In a scene which could have come straight from a movie, there isn’t a car in sight as families, teenagers and Rabbis freely roam the empty streets.

    On any other day, you might expect the highways in and around Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to be teeming with traffic, choking fumes rising above the cityscape.

    But thanks to the holiest Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur the streets are empty and the air is clear, allowing many to enjoy a rare car-free day.


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    MBD358
    MBD358
    12 years ago

    Ashreichem Yisrael!