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24.09.12 - An Orthodox Jew walks in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim orthodox neighborhood next to decoration for sale for "Sukkot  before the holiday of "Sukkot" - Feast of Tabernacles, a biblical holiday marking the 40 years of travel in the desert of the people of Israel on their way from slavery in Egypt to the promised land...The sukkah or tabernacle, a walled structure covered with skhakh (plant material such as leafy tree overgrowth or palm leaves) is the symbol of the fragile dwellings in which the Israelites dwelt during their 40 years of travel in the desert...The holiday starts after Iom Kippur -the Day of Atonement.....Photo:Ariel Jerozolimski..