Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year 5775

A worker shows off a ram skull before crafting a Shofar, a religious musical instrument made from the horn (AFP)

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man tests a Shofar ahead of the celebrations (AFP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Modi'in mayor Haim Bibas, also head of the Union of Local Authorities in Israel, take part in a pre-Rosh Hashana toast in celebration of the Jewish New Year festival (AFP)

A workman files down the Shofar (AFP)

Scores of worshipers gather at the Wailing Wall in preperation for Rosh Hashanah (AFP)

Prayers in Jerusalem ahead of Rosh Hashanah (AFP)

A man wonders through the streets of ancient Jerusalem ahead of Rosh Hashanah (AFP)

Prayers in Jerusalem (AFP)

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