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WATCH: IDF soldiers humorously mimic Jewish tradition of Kapparot on the battlefield

Kapparot, a Jewish tradition practiced between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, involves circling a chicken or money around one’s head to symbolically transfer sins to the chosen item. These IDF soldiers, however, opted to use artillery shells instead.

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