The ultra-Orthodox photographer Yaakov Nahumi arrived at the''Daily Mail'' - A British daily newspaper with a circulation of over two million copies.
The website displays Nahumi's photos under the title: "A fascinating glimpse into rituals performed by ultra-Orthodox Jews.".
Among the spectacular images, one can find almost all the intersections that accompany the life of the Haredi around the calendar, and around the burning issues:
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A Jewish man lies in an open grave in the belief that it prolongs his life; a dance of a Rebbe with a bride using a rope (mitzvah tanz), a Hasidic tish, a custom of atonement on Yom Kippur Eve, a protest dance against the 'conscription decree', the ceremony of redeeming a son, Tashlich, the ceremony of redeeming a donkey, the funeral of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, the wedding of the Rebbe of Belz's grandson, the burning of the Israeli flag by zealous Haredim from Jerusalem, the commandments of the four species, a Chumash party of the children of the Nadburna Hasidic community, a flogging ceremony on Yom Kippur Eve, the phenomenon of the 'Frenchies', harvesting wheat to grind flour for baking matzah, and of course, of course - the Haredi Taliban women in Mea Shearim.
Nahumi told the Daily Mail that his goal in the photo series is not to present ultra-Orthodox Jews as strange, but to enhance the essence of their rituals.
Nahumi, 32, is a well-known and respected Haredi photojournalist, who grew up in a Haredi home in Bnei Brak. Today, he says: "Over time, I learned to step outside my own perspective and observe events from the perspective of people who are not part of the community, to whom it seems strange.".
""It is precisely the fact that I grew up in an ultra-Orthodox home," says Nahumi, "that allows me to understand and follow the events and observe them from an external perspective.".
In the interview, Nahumi says that despite his personal background and his involvement in community life, he too encountered unique rituals - ones that even he had not encountered before.
""If my series of photographs makes someone stop and ask themselves: What is this? – I have succeeded in my work.".
View the photos displayed on the English website (For a comfortable browsing experience: Click on one of the images and scroll using the mouse or arrows):
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