Ahead of Yom Kippur, Jewish activists debunk Kapparot misconceptions
The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos has fought for years to end the practice to no avail. Now they do outreach to educate Jews about the ritual make sure it is done as humanely as possible.
Ultra Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ceremony on September 26, 2020, in Beit Shemesh. The Jewish ritual is supposed to transfer the sins of the past year to the chicken, and is performed before the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, the most important day in the Jewish calendar.(photo credit: YAAKOV LEDERMAN/FLASH90)ByAARON REICH
