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A Sudanese refugee woman carries food supplies March 21 at Abu Shouk, the largest camp in North Darfur for internally displaced people, outside El Fasher, the capital of Darfur, in Sudan. Nasser Nasser/AP hide caption

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In Darfur, Absence Of Fighting Doesn't Equal Peace

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Rabbi Shea Hecht in Brooklyn, N.Y., demonstrates how Orthodox Jews wave a chicken three times over their heads and say the prayer of Kapparot (or Kapparos, depending on heritage) in the days leading up to Yom Kippur. Dianna Douglas hide caption

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Swinging Chicken Ritual Divides Orthodox Jews

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