An ultra orthodox Jewish man in Jerusalem checks a palm branch for blemishes before buying it as one of the four items used as symbols on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. According to the Bible, during the Sukkot holiday, known as the Feast of the Tabernacles, Jews are commanded to bind together a palm frond, or "lulav," with two other types of branches and one type of fruit to make up the "Four Species" used in holiday rituals. The week long holiday begins Monday.