Yom Kippur eve
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Boys pray along the Mediterranean Sea
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A man prays along the Mediterranean Sea
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Boys perform the “Tashlich” ritual
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Men pray along the Mediterranean Sea
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A man prays along the Mediterranean Sea
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Men listen to their rabbi
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Men pray on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
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Worshippers take part in the Tashlich ritual
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Women pray at Western Wall
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Men pray at the Western Wal
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Men pray with a Torah scroll at the Western Wall
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A boy holds a chicken
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A man performs the Kaparot ritual
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A boy stands next to his chicken
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A girl holds a toy gun
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Chickens are carried during the Kaparot ritual
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A man swings a chicken over his family
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Chickens are selected
Yahoo News Photo Staff
As the sun set on Sept. 28, 2017, Jewish worshipers in Israel took part in the Tashlich ritual during which “sins are cast into the water to the fish” and the Kaparot ritual, swinging a live chicken above one’s head to transfer the sins of the past year to the chicken, which is then slaughtered and traditionally given to the poor. Both are performed on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most important day in the Jewish calendar, which this year will start at sunset on Sept. 29. (Getty Images)
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