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Subscribe to RSSYom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, is the holiest of Jewish holidays, when observant Jews atone for the sins of the past year. Traffic is not allowed during the 25-hour long period.
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A man walks along an empty street in Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Sept. 26.
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Israelis ride bikes on an empty motorway during Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 26.