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

Live poultry trade in Shanghai

Live poultry trade in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows live chickens sold without permission on a street in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 30, 2014. Shanghai authorities have banned live poultry trading for three months in an attempt to curb bird flu infections.

Live poultry trade in Shanghai

Live poultry trade in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows live chickens sold without permission at a market in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 30, 2014. Shanghai authorities have banned live poultry trading for three months in an attempt to curb bird flu infections.

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Officials disinfect a poultry farm in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2014, after three chickens at the farm tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza.

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Local officials of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki put culled chickens into bags at a farm where three chickens have tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm.

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (2nd from R) attends a task force meeting on Dec. 16, 2014, at the prefectural government offices after three chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza at a farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm.

Pathogenic bird flu strain detected at Japan poultry farm

Pathogenic bird flu strain detected at Japan poultry farm

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Local officials in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki head for a chicken farm in the city of Nobeoka on Dec. 16, 2014, to cull all the roughly 4,000 chickens after a genetic test confirmed a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza in three birds there.

Pathogenic bird flu strain detected at Japan poultry farm

Pathogenic bird flu strain detected at Japan poultry farm

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Local officials in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki head for a chicken farm in the city of Nobeoka on Dec. 16, 2014, to cull all the roughly 4,000 chickens after a genetic test confirmed a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza in three birds there.

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

Pathogenic bird flu strain detected at Japan poultry farm

Pathogenic bird flu strain detected at Japan poultry farm

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Local officials in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki head for a chicken farm in the city of Nobeoka on Dec. 16, 2014, to cull all the roughly 4,000 chickens after a genetic test confirmed a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza in three birds there. (Kyodo)

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (2nd from R) attends a task force meeting on Dec. 16, 2014, at the prefectural government offices after three chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza at a farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm. (Kyodo)