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✡️🐔- Six Israeli Cities Prohibit Live-Chicken Kapparos Ahead of Yom Kippur as Animal Rights Group Calls for Wider Ban: - Six Israeli cities have banned live chickens for the traditional kapparos ritual ahead of Yom Kippur, following appeals from animal rights group Let the Animals Live. - The organization says the practice causes animal suffering and urges additional municipalities to join the initiative. Alternatives include donating money to charity while preserving the ritual’s spiritual purpose.