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Jewish Teaching Promotes Compassion, So Why Are Thousands of Chickens Abused and Killed for Yom Kippur Every Year?

Every year before Yom Kippur, countless chickens are slaughtered as part of the Jewish kapporos ritual. But some of the most prominent and influential scholars in the history of Judaism have taken issue with this cruel and inhumane ritual.

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