TOPSHOT - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man wearing plastic above his clothes and hat is seen at a synagogue as worshippers read the book of Esther in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood on March 13, 2017 during the religious holiday of Purim. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian Empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. / AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA