Eligious Jews Conduct Kapparot Ceremony Ahead Of Yom Kippur

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 02: An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man performs the Kaparot ceremony on October 02, 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel. It is believed that the Jewish ritual, which involves swinging a live chicken above one's head, transfers the sins of the past year to the chicken, which is then slaughtered and traditonally given to the poor. It is performed before the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, the most important day in the Jewish calendar, which this year will start on sunset on October 03. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)