NewzThirteen municipalities in Israel are banning the use of live chickens in the pre-Yom Kippur 'kapparot' ritual, according to an animal welfare NGO. The prohibition affects communities such as Tel Mond, Yeruham, Mevaseret Zion, and Yavne, which join other cities including Tel Aviv and Beersheba in outlawing the practice.
During the kapparot ceremony, practitioners swing live birds around their heads as a symbolic act to remove sins prior to the Day of Atonement. The growing list of municipal bans reflects increasing local restrictions on the controversial ritual.
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