RABBI STRIKES ARMED ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEW DURING CEREMONY FOR YOM KIPPUR
IN JERUSALEM.
A rabbi strikes the back of an armed ultra-orthodox Jewish man as part
of the 'Malkot' ceremony to atone for his sins for the Yom Kippur High
holiday in Jerusalem September 15, 2002. Yom Kippur, literally 'Day of
Atonement,' is the holiest day of the Jewish year and is marked with a
25-hour fast beginning before sunset on the evening before Yom Kippur
and ending after nightfall the next day. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
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