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Donkey redemption Mitzvah of peter chamor, “redeeming the firstborn donkey” Return Return to top

impression, nature, potography Eli Basri photography, Elibasri@gmail.com, elibasri.com Impression Return to top Return

spiders, israel, outdoor, nature, Eli Basri photography, Elibasri@gmail.com, web, elibasri.com, Tetragnatha nitens, cobs, curtains, mosquitos, creek, Treated waste water, water, waste water Spiders Mlilliones of Tetragnatha niten s spiders gathering and lurking for mosquitos. Treated waste water, rich in organic sustances creating ideal conditions for an uncontrolled reproduction of mosquitos. The plentiful food enable the spiders to be reproduced in huge numbers. During the autumn season, huge curtains of cobwebs cover the vegetation along Sorek creek, near Jerusalem, Israel. Return to top Return

israel, landscape, nature, outdoor, elibasri photography, elibasri@gmail.com, elibasri.com Iaraeli Landscape Return to top

outdoor, fog, mist, israel, nature, outdoor, Eli Basri photography, Elibasri@gmail.com, forest elibasri.com, trees Misty Views Return to top Return

documentary, faith, irsael, Eli Basri photography, wheat harvest, Elibasri@gmail.com, religion, tradition, photojournalism, elibasri.com, wheat, harvest, wheat harvest Wheat Harvest Tthe old Jewish Biblical traditional custom of harvesting the wheat takes place. For generations, UltraOrthodox Jewish people have kept the annual ritual of harvesting and collecting the wheat by a sickle - an ancient harvesting tool. The wheat is preserved for a year and will be used for making unleavened bread (Mattza) for the next Passover holiday. As part of the tradition, many families are used sharing the experience with their children. .The pictures were taken in wheat fields, central Israel Return to top Return

Jerusalem, documentary, faith, documentary Eli Basri photography,Elibasri@gmail.com, assumption, photojournalism, faith, religion, elibasri.com, nuns, night, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, parade Assumption of Mary Jerusalem Return Return to top

Jerusalem Marathon Return Return to top Return

ecological balance balance, ecologic, israel eli basri photography, elibasri.com, elibasri@gmail.com, elibasri.com Ecological balance Return to top Return

samaritans, israel, faith, documentary, Eli Basri photography, elibasri@gmail.com, religion, elibasri.com, sacrify, ceremony Samaritans Samaritans, the old Jewish community live at mount Gerizim, near the city of Nablus. They celebrate and keep the tradition of the Jews holidays as described in the Torah.In eve of Passover they hold the annual Passover sacrify ceremony, an old Biblical tradition - every family sacrifice a sheep at eve of Passover ceremony. At the dawn of Shavuot holiday, they pray and celebrate the giving of the Torah Return to top

Mayim Shelanu Water to be used in matzah baking must be left to stand overnight (to ensure that it is allowed to cool). This water is then referred to as “mayim shelanu” (water that has “slept”). As mayim shelanu is necessary for the preparation of each day’s production, the mashgichim supervising a matzah bakery must take care that: the water tanks are filled immediately prior to nightfall at the Ein chinya - a small spring near Jerusalem there is sufficient mayim shelanu for the next day’s matzah production; no additional water is added to the mayim shelanu tank during the day’s production Return to top Return