During Yom Kippur, virtually everything in Israel shuts down. The streets of Jerusalem, however, become loaded with traffic.

This Yom Kippur traffic is not the usual traffic one would expect to see on the streets of a big city. Hard as it may be to imagine, this traffic is even more chaotic than the usual traffic. The majority of these drivers have no license. They obey no rules. They even completely disregard which side of the street they should drive on.

You see, with the exception of emergency vehicles (and the occasional vehicle from a nearby Arab village), this traffic is composed almost entirely of children. On tricycles and bicycles, rollerblades and skates, in strollers and on foot, the children of the city take to the streets - an incredible sight to see.

You can watch this transformation of the streets on our webcam, where you'll see Jaffa St. - one of the busiest streets in Jerusalem - become empty of cars and buses. You probably won't be able to see the children playing in the street, since the webcam is 17 stories above ground level, but the lack of vehicles should be easy to see. Go take a peek!