kapparot in Jerusalem

Kapparot is a process of attaining atonement before Yom Kippur, so that a more severe judgment will not be reached on that day. On the day before Yom Kippur a live chicken is taken and is swung by the neck around the person who says: "This is my atonement, this is in exchange for me, this is my substitute." The fowl is then slaughtered and it, or its value, is then given to the poor. Today, most Rabbis oppose the custom, but recognizing the power of folk religion, they suggested that at least a monetary substitution for the fowl of eighteen coins be made, and in that form the custom is still present. Except in Machane Yehuda, where they prefer the old school method. Just a word of warning, this video has some graphic footage.

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