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Religious practices

The platform brings together data from the main Jewish Cemetery of Lisbon, the Estrela Jewish Cemetery, and cemeteries in Faro, Funchal, Ponta Delgada and Horta.

The image shows houses with roofs that could be opened. These unusual mechanisms had a very specific purpose: they allowed Jewish families to transform part of their homes into sukkot.

Yom Kippur - 5786

Yom Kippur 5786 celebrations at the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue.

This year's celebration held special significance as the institution had been recently restored after suffering damage from a Russian drone attack.

The new year of the trees always represents a moment of hope for the Jewish people.

The one dollar bill was imbued with a tribute to the Jewish people.