This ceremony is traditionally performed by Jews, daily in Israel (except in Galilee),[REF] and among most Sephardic Jews worldwide, every day during the repetition of the Shacharit Amidah.
In the Diaspora in Ashkenazic Orthodox communities, the Jewish ceremony is performed only on Pesach, Shavuot, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur [REF].