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All trafik stod stilla när Israel gick in i bön och fasta

Israeliska ungdomar passade på att hålla en gemensam måltid mitt i en öde vägkorsning i Ramat Gan på Yom Kippur. Foto: Oded Balilty/AP/TT

Under Yom Kippur klär sig många i vita kläder, för att symbolisera renheten i försoningen. (Bild från Yaffa Street, Jerusalem.) Foto: Karin Nytomt

An ultra-Orthodox Jew crosses a car-free highway in Jerusalem on October 4, 2022, as Israelis mark the solemn Jewish fast of Yom Kippur and abstain from driving. - Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is one of the most important holidays of the Jewish year during which Israelis observe a period of a 25-hour fasting, reflection and prayers. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) Foto: AFP

Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather around a plastic pool with water and fishes as they participate in a Tashlich ceremony in the ultra-Orthodox Israeli town of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv,, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Tashlich, which means 'to cast away' in Hebrew, is the practice by which Jews go to a large flowing body of water and symbolically 'throw away' their sins by throwing a piece of bread, or similar food, into the water before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which start on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) XOB120 Foto: AP

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men of the Kiryat Sanz Hasidic sect pray on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea as they participate in a Tashlich ceremony, in Netanya, Israel, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Tashlich, which means ”to cast away” in Hebrew, is the practice in which Jews go to a large flowing body of water and symbolically ”throw away” their sins by throwing a piece of bread, or similar food, into the water before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ASC101 Foto: AP

A man rides his skateboard on a car-free road during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday Oct. 5, 2022. Israelis are marking Yom Kippur, or ”Day of Atonement,” which is the holiest of Jewish holidays when observant Jews atone for the sins of the past year and the Israeli nation comes to almost a complete standstill. Many residents take bicycles onto the streets as no traffic is permitted on the roads. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) XOB105 Foto: AP

På onsdagen tystnade Israel när den årliga stora försoningsdagen, Yom Kippur, inföll. – Hela samhället stänger ner. Det är en oerhört speciell upplevelse, säger Göran Duveskog, kristen bibellärare och Israelkännare, som flera gånger varit i landet under denna högtidsdag, den största i judendomen.

David Spånberger

Publicerad 6 oktober 2022 - 15:00 Uppdaterad 6 oktober 2022 - 15:00

Han förklarar att Gamla testamentet beskriver Yom Kippur som den heligaste dagen på året, då judarna skulle fasta, söka Gud och försonas.

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