Haredim gathered on Monday morning to burn leaven in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem ahead of Passover. Haredim buning hametz GALLERY 465 1 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) Haredim buning hametz GALLERY 465 2 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) Haredim buning hametz GALLERY 465 3 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) Haredim buning hametz GALLERY 465 4 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) Haredim buning hametz GALLERY 465 5 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) Haredim buning hametz GALLERY 465 6 (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) The ceremony is known in Hebrew as biur hametz, a cultural reference reflecting the practice of burning hametz before Pessah.Click for special Jpost Pessah features
