In ancient times, people celebrated this holiday by swinging a live chicken around their head, killing it, and giving it to the poor.
In ancient times, people celebrated this holiday by swinging a live chicken around their head, killing it, and giving it to the poor. Adults observing it are prohibited from wearing leather shoes, bathing, and having sex, while the Seudah Ha-Mafseket is traditionally the final meal eaten before it begins. The Book of Jonah is read during its Mincha service, while its Musaf service includes a recitation of the Martyrology. Opening with the chanting of the Kol Nidre [Nid-RAY], its observers also recite the Ashamnu and the Al Chet [all KHATE] in order to gain forgiveness from God for the sins committed over the past year. Observed on the tenth day of Tishrei, FTP, name this Jewish day of atonement, which occurs nine days after Rosh Hashanah.
In ancient times, people celebrated this holiday by swinging a live chicken around their head, killing it, and giving it to the poor.
{Yom Kippur}