APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Jerusalem - 26 March 2021. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn leaven ahead of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover as the country begins to emerge from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic closures due to its rapid vaccine roll-out, in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem,
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Jewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivalsو are holidays observed in Judaism and by Jews throughout the Hebrew calendar.
They include religious, cultural and national elements, derived from three sources: biblical mitzvot ("commandments"), rabbinic mandates, and the history of Judaism and the State of Israel.
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