Before Yom Kippur:
zeh temurahti, zeh kaparoti,
This is my substitute, this is my atonement
Thank you Angelo for taking these great photos of me
and my struggle with the rooster!
The bird’s blood drains onto the earth. This connects us with the murder of Able.
“And the Lord said, 'What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground'” (Gen. 4:10).
Rabbi Hoffman will make chicken soup for a pre Yom Kippur meal with the rooster and chicken.