Israelis were busy Friday morning making preparations for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Centering on the theme of repentance and marked with a 25 hour period of fasting and intense prayer in Synagogue. This year, Yom Kippur coincides with the Moslem feast of Eid al-Adha, marking the day on which Moslems believe Abraham was ready to sacrifice his son Ishmael (instead of Issac, as recorded in the Book of Genesis.) Eid al-Adha is marked by the sacrificing, roasting and eating of sheep as well as a general atmosphere of festivity, leading some security officials to worry about tensions in Jerusalem and other cities where large numbers of Jews and Moslems live in close proximity.Read More
