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A thoughtful Yom Kippur moment from the #landofcute

Mommy “Some Jewish people take a chicken and swing it over their heads just before Yom Kippur”
Eyes wide open…”What for?”
“Well, we say a prayer and as we swing it, we give the chickens our sins, and we ask god to forgive us for the sins we have committed”
Best question….”What is a sin?”
“Well, Stealing would be a sin, being mean to other people is a sin”
“Well, what happens to the chicken?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, what does the chicken swing over it’s head to get rid of it’s sin?”
“A mouse!”
“Annnnnd what does a mouse swing?”
“A fly!”
“And what does a fly swing?”
“An ant!”
“And what does an ant swing?”
“An atom!”
“Hmmmmm, I guess the sin filled atom just has to float in the air until it disappears”
“I guess so”
Marcus “This reminds me old lady who swallowed the fly”

May you all have a meaningful Yom Kippur.