Tinjdad, Morocco - Orthodox Jewish rabbi Natan Levy, who is one of the leaders of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, is taking part in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by fasting, like millions of Muslims around the world.
According to the International Business Times (IBT), the 40-year-old religious leader is observing the Islamic month of fasting, “hoping to increase understanding between Jews and Muslims.”
Like all Muslims of the world, Levy must abstain from food, drink, sexual relations, and profanity from sunrise to sunset.
"Yet, I am doing this out of choice. Imagine the nearly one million people in the UK who have nothing to eat except handouts from a soup kitchen or food bank?" he added.
The Jewish people have also fasting in their religion. The day is called Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, which is their holiest day of the year.
On this day, Jews abstain from eating and spend their time in synagogues offering their prayers.