Amelia Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 Religious ritual An Orthodox Jewish couple in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood begin the Kaparot ritual by reciting a prayer and then twirling a chicken over their heads to release the sins accumulated over the past year, ahead of the Yom Kippur holiday, which is the Day of Atonement. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Moderators LynnDel Posted October 1, 2009 Moderators Posted October 1, 2009 A chicken goes limp when blood goes to its head. That's why when you catch a chicken, you grab it by its feet and carry it around, head down. Don't know if this means that the chicken is any more senseless when carried upside down than it is when it's pecking at another chicken's toes, but it appears that way, and therefore would mean that twirling the chicken wouldn't cause anguish to the chicken. That's my hypothesis. LD Quote LD
Guest Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 That is animal cruelty! It's just not right for that poor chicken to have to bear all those sins. Quote
Moderators LynnDel Posted October 1, 2009 Moderators Posted October 1, 2009 And on top of that useless, since Jesus already did it for everyone, including Jews. LD Quote LD
Members phkrause Posted October 1, 2009 Members Posted October 1, 2009 Not just orthodox Jew's, must jews dgrimm. I know all those on my fathers side of the family want nothing to do with us because we believe that Jesus is the Messiah. pk Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Narcah Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 I never read about twirling chickens in the Bible, is it in there? Quote -Jason Youtube.com/narcah
Dr. Shane Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Them feathers can make a decent pillow. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Neil D Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 No they don't....They smell.... Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Members phkrause Posted October 3, 2009 Members Posted October 3, 2009 There is nothing in the Bible about that. Probably just a tradition that has changed as the years have gone by. pk Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Amelia Posted October 3, 2009 Author Posted October 3, 2009 Chicken feathers are never used for pillow making. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Dr. Shane Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Actually, I think duck and geese feathers are used for beds and pillows. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
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