Jerusalem, Israel (YeshaSpeaksOut.org) Since the reunification of Jerusalem thirty-eight years ago, an annual tradition has evolved from the initial ecstatic return to the holiest site in Judaism.  Each year thousands of youth (and young at heart) gather to dance from the center of the city through the gates of the Old City to the plaza in front of the last remnant of the Holy Temple, the Western Wall.

Yakov Ben-Avraham, as aspiring young photographer, joins the throngs as they gather in Independence Park, and dances his way along with the thousands and thousands of exuberant youth, as they make their way to the Western Wall. 

You can view his unedited photo essay here.