Crowds gather on Wednesday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to celebrate the festive day of Shmini Atzeret marking the end of Succot. ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390")
succot at the kotel 390 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390 1")
succot at the kotel 390 1 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390 2")
succot at the kotel 390 2 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390 3")
succot at the kotel 390 3 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390 4")
succot at the kotel 390 4 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390 5")
succot at the kotel 390 5 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390 6")
succot at the kotel 390 6 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390 7")
succot at the kotel 390 7 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) ![Succot prayers at the Western Wall.]( "succot at the kotel 390 8")
succot at the kotel 390 8 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) In Israel, the holiday is celebrated in conjunction with Simhat Torah at the culmination of the seven days of Succot, while in the Diaspora the two festivals are observed separately. if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("656089") != -1){console.log("hedva connatix");document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";}
succot at the kotel 390 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
succot at the kotel 390 1 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
succot at the kotel 390 2 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
succot at the kotel 390 3 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
succot at the kotel 390 4 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
succot at the kotel 390 5 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
succot at the kotel 390 6 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
succot at the kotel 390 7 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
succot at the kotel 390 8 (Photograph: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post) 
