Thousands of Jewish pilgrims attended Selichot prayers at Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur, Tuesday early morning.

Footage shows the pilgrims praying at the Western Wall, while many Rabbis were seen blowing Shofar, a traditional musical instrument made from a ram horn, which should sound 100 times during a traditional Rosh Hashanah service.

“At the eve of Yom Kippur, the people of Israel gather here, at the Western wall, and the people that join us from home or the synagogues, in order to ask God forgiveness, for the things we didn’t do right in the past year, and to ask him to sentence us to good and peaceful life,” said Shmuel Rabinovitch, the Rabbi of the Western Wall.

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is considered as one of the holiest days in Judaism, as believers seek to expiate their sins and achieve reconciliation with God. It is observed on the 10th day of the lunar month of Tishri, this year it started at sunset of October 4 till nightfall of October 5.