23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Kaparot (‘atonements’).
Kaparot is a ritual practiced by religious Jews. According to Jewish belief, by rotating a chicken three times over a person's head, the sins he had committed in the past year are passed on to the bird, thus releasing him from his sins.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Bnei Brak., Israel |
| Camera: | NIKON D750 |
| Copyright: | © Hezy Holzman |