Photo Essay: A walk around the block

Marc Israel Sellem photographs pre-Succot rituals in Jerusalem.

By MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

OCTOBER 4, 2012 13:09

Four Species Succot 370 (photo credit: Havakuk Levison/Reuters) — Four Species Succot 370

(photo credit: Havakuk Levison/Reuters)

The Jerusalem Post's photographer, Marc Israel Sellem, toured Jerusalem prior to Succot in order to document some of the Jewish holiday's rituals.

Succa building in Mea Shearim — Succa building in Mea Shearim (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)

Succa building in Mea Shearim — Succa building in Mea Shearim (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)

Succa building in Mea Shearim — Succa building in Mea Shearim (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)

Succa building in Mea Shearim — Succa building in Mea Shearim (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)

Mahane Yehuda Arba Minim market — Mahane Yehuda Arba Minim market (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)

Mahane Yehuda Arba Minim market — Mahane Yehuda Arba Minim market (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)

Mahane Yehuda Arba Minim market — Mahane Yehuda Arba Minim market (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)

Mahane Yehuda Arba Minim market — Mahane Yehuda Arba Minim market (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)

The resulting gallery captures the religious intricacies of one Judaism's most joyous celebrations, in the Jewish People's capital city.