NY Appellate Court: Orthodox Jews Have Right to Slaughter Chickens in Ritual
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Just before Yom Kippur begins, some Ultra-Orthodox Jewish people practice a ritual called “Kapparot” (also spelled “Kaparot” or “Kaparos”) in which they swing a live chicken around their heads three times in order to transfer their sins to it. Because logic. Afterwards, they slaughter the chicken.