Israel’s Minister of National Security Ben Gower distributed leaflets among the worshipers.

Bin Guwer joined a large crowd of worshipers gathered at the Western Wall of occupied Jerusalem for the Selikot prayer ahead of Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Tishri in the Hebrew calendar.

It usually falls in September or October—a long fast at the end of Ushrat al-Tuba, which begins at sundown on the evening of Yom Kippur and is broken at sunset the next day.

The purpose of this festival is to repent for the whole year