Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men bust yoga moves in Ramat Beit Shemesh
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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man takes part in a yoga class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men take part in a yoga class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh, some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. Almost a dozen devout Jewish men meet weekly at the studio, the only one of its kind in a neighbourhood where tensions have flared in the past between religious and secular Jews. The studio offers gender separated classes in accordance with the religious beliefs against mixing of the sexes in public. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Yoga instructor Avraham Kolberg leads a class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man takes part in a yoga class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man takes part in a yoga class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man does yoga on his mat before the start of a class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men take part in a yoga class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Yoga instructor, Avraham Kolberg (left), helps an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men take part in a yoga class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Yoga instructor Avraham Kolberg (second from left) sits beside a student during a yoga class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Yoga instructor Avraham Kolberg leads a class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Yoga instructor, Avraham Kolberg (centre), looks at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man takes part in a yoga class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men take part in a yoga class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh, some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. Almost a dozen devout Jewish men meet weekly at the studio, the only one of its kind in a neighbourhood where tensions have flared in the past between religious and secular Jews. The studio offers gender separated classes in accordance with the religious beliefs against mixing of the sexes in public. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Yoga instructor Avraham Kolberg leads a class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man takes part in a yoga class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man takes part in a yoga class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man does yoga on his mat before the start of a class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men take part in a yoga class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Yoga instructor, Avraham Kolberg (left), helps an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men take part in a yoga class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Yoga instructor Avraham Kolberg (second from left) sits beside a student during a yoga class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Yoga instructor Avraham Kolberg leads a class in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Yoga instructor, Avraham Kolberg (centre), looks at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a class at a studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh some 20km from Jerusalem on Jan 1, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Almost a dozen devout Jewish men meet weekly at a Ramat Beit Shemesh yoga studio, some 20km from Jerusalem. It is the only one of its kind in a neighbourhood where tensions have flared in the past between religious and secular Jews.
The studio offers gender separated classes in accordance with the religious beliefs against mixing of the sexes in public.
