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Kapparot ritual ahead of Yom Kippur

Jews practicing the Kapparot ritual in the city of Bnei-Brak, a center of Haredi Judaism, ahead of the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, by waving a chicken which represents the sins they wish to cast away, over a person's head. The meat of the chicken, or money instead, is then given to the homeless or poor as an act of charity. Bnei Brak, Sep 20, ...

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Chickens in Jerusalem on Sept. 27, 2017. Photo by Shira Hershkop/TPS *** Local Caption *** כפרות תרנגולת בעלי חיים זכויות בעלי חיים עוף עופות