Ultra Orthodox Jews take part in the "Hoshana Raba" ritual at the end of the week-long Sukkot festival at their synagogue in Rehovot, 30 km south of Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 23, 2016. Sukkot, or the feast of the Tabernacles, commemorates the 40 years of travel in the desert after the Exodus from slavery in Egypt.(Xinhua/Gil Cohen Magen)
