Ultra-Orthodox Jews examine a chicken before performing the Kaparot ritual before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in the religious neighborhood Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Israel, September 28, 2017. Religious Jews believe the ritual transfers their sins from the past year to the chicken, which is then slaughtered and given to the poor. Kaparot is performed before Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year, which begins at sunset Friday, September 29. JER2017092819 DEBBIExHILL
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews examine a chicken before performing the Kaparot ritual before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in the religious neighborhood Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Israel, September 28, 2017. Religious Jews believe the ritual transfers their sins from the past year to the chicken, which is then slaughtered and given to the poor. Kaparot is performed before Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year, which begins at sunset Friday, September 29. JER2017092819 DEBBIExHILL
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