Ultra-Orthodox Jews buy chickens for the Kaparot ritual in Bnei Brak, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Observant Jews believe the ritual transfers one's sins from the past year into the chicken and is performed before the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year, which starts at sundown Sunday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)