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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

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Religion, Israel, faith, documentary, Eli Basri photography, Elibasri@gmail.com, photojournalism Jerusalem, elibasri.com, religion,for species market Sukkot Return Return to top Return

Zombie Walk The annual tradition of Zombie walk in Tel Aviv Return to top Return

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

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

Emilio Mogilner Emilio Mogilner is an Israeli artist and environmental activist. Mogilner, born in Argentina, immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of 4, and has made a name for himself as an environmental painter and sculptor who invests all his energy and money in improving the quality of the environment. Mogilner, a married Chabadnik with children, lives in a house in Rehovot, a house with a water well built in the 19th century, the walls of which he restored himself. He uses the house as a painting studio. His works, which are exhibited in open spaces in Israel, are all made from recycled materials and raw materials from nature. Emilio works alone, without sketches, diagrams or plans. The idea from his brain comes straight to life. Emilio is disabled in his right hand as a result of a gunshot wound and does all the work alone with his left hand. Two works were born after and during the "Iron Swords" War The first: the "Shema Yisrael" Menorah Immediately after the October 7th tragedy, Emilio set himself a goal - to build a giant menorah called: "Shema Yisrael" in memory of the victims of the Simchat Torah massacre. The menorah, which he built alone!!, stands nine meters high and weighs about two hundred tons, and is considered the largest in the world. Emilio managed to finish its construction after about a year and on Hanukkah 2024 it was placed in front of the military cemetery in Rehovot and every evening the holiday candles were lit at its top. The second work: the "Am Kalavi" statue Following the war with Iran in June 2025 called "Am Kalavi", hundreds of ballistic missiles were launched at Israel towards population centers. One of the missiles fell in Rehovot, the city where Emilio lived, who set himself a goal of erecting a statue called "Am Kalavi" in the shape of a lion. Emilio, known for creating installations from recycled materials, personally assembled most of the sculpture's parts from metal parts and scrap metal and missile parts he collected at the site of the missile's fall. The sculpture is currently in the final stages of construction and will be placed in the city center. Return to top Return

Wildfire I n the aftermath of the big wildfire raged in Carmel forest, Israel, Dec 2010 Return to top Return