Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare for Jewish Day of Atonement-Xinhua

Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare for Jewish Day of Atonement

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2025-09-30 16:47:57

Ultra-Orthodox Jews select Etrogs, or citrons, used in rituals performed during the upcoming Jewish festival of Sukkot in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on Sept. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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 Sept. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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 Sept. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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 Sept. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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 Sept. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)