Chickens Are Swung Through the Air in Crown Heights
In Crown Heights, Orthodox Jews perform the Kapporos ritual around 2am on the night before Yom Kippur. The tradition involves swinging a chicken around above one’s head.
Audio slideshow created by Jack Mirkinson and Nathania Zevi
Tags: chickens, Jack Mirkinson, Jewish, Nathania Zevi, street party
Tue, Oct 13, 2009