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Swinging Chicken Ritual Divides Orthodox Jews

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Rabbi Shea Hecht in Brooklyn, N.Y., demonstrates how Orthodox Jews wave a chicken three times over their heads and say the prayer of <em>Kapparot</em> (or <em>Kapparos,</em> depending on heritage) in the days leading up to Yom Kippur.
Rabbi Shea Hecht in Brooklyn, N.Y., demonstrates how Orthodox Jews wave a chicken three times over their heads and say the prayer of Kapparot (or Kapparos, depending on heritage) in the days leading up to Yom Kippur.

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