Orthodox men,women and children celebrate the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Everyone carries prayer books, and the Rabbi stands on the Bimah, or ceremonial stage and blows the shofar, which is the ceremonial Ram's horn. The women sit in the balcony at the back left corner of the image.
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