An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man performs the Kaparot ritual ahead of Yom Kippur, in Ashdod, Israel
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man performs the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Ashdod, Israel September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen