Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews select chickens before the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews select chickens before the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

(230921) -- BNEI BRAK, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ceremony, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Bnei Brak, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel on Sept. 20, 2023. (JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

(230921) -- BEIT SHEMESH, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ceremony, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

(230921) -- BNEI BRAK, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Ultra-Orthodox Jew holds a white chicken for the Kaparot ceremony, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Bnei Brak, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel on Sept. 20, 2023. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement

STORY: Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews performing the Kaparot ritual STORYLINE: Ultra-Orthodox Jews performed the Kaparot ritual in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, during which white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The ritual consists of carefully passing a chicken over one's head three times while reciting the appropriate text, hoping to transfer their sins. The chicken is then slaughtered in a humane fashion in accordance with the laws of kashrut. The chicken itself is discreetly donated to a charitable cause, such as a yeshiva or orphanage, where it will be eaten just as any other chicken. Alternatively, the chicken will be sold. This year the Jewish Day of Atonement runs from the sunset of Sept. 24 to the sunset of Sept. 25. Xinhua News Agency cor

Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement

STORY: Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:49 LOCATION: BEIT SHEMESH, Israel CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jewish people buying white chickens 2. various of Jewish people passing white chicken over others' heads STORYLINE: Ultra-orthodox Jews on Sunday performed the Kaparot ritual in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, during which white chickens were slaughtered as a symbol of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The ritual consists of carefully passing a chicken over one's head three times while reciting the appropriate text, hoping to transfer the sins. The chicken is then slaughtered in a humane fashion in accordance with the laws of kashrut. The chicken itself is discreetly donated to a charitable cause, where it will be eaten just as any other chicken. This year the Jewish Day of Atonement will run from the sunset of Oct. 4 to the sunset of Oct. 5. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from