18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Morning prayer
Ethiopian "Falash Moura" Jews praying on a weekday morning at the temporary synagogue in Gondar. they are wearing the "tefillin" (phylacteries) on their hands & foreheads - the small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. These Falash Moura Jews are stranded in Gondar for a very long time, waiting for permission to immigrate to Israel.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 01.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Gondar, Ethiopia |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV |
Copyright: | © Doron Talmi |