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ZipUSA: Iowa Kosher
JUNE 2005
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The Hasidim of Iowa
Photograph by Carolyn Drake
Atoning for sins the day before Yom Kippur, the Jewish New Year, a Hasidic Jew holds a chicken in the right hand, waves it over his head, and recites a prayer. This ritual—kapparah—is practiced by the Hasidim, an Orthodox branch of Judiasm founded in eastern Europe in the 18th century. Such rites regularly take place in the tiny town of Postville, Iowa, population 2,300. Hasidic Jews began to immigrate here in 1987, when a Brooklyn family bought a rundown slaughterhouse and turned it into a successful kosher meatpacking plant.
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Photo Fast Facts
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Camera: Canon EOS 10D
Lens: 17-35mm, zoom set at 19mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/60 @ f/3.5
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Weather Conditions: Sunny
Time of Day: 7:30 a.m.
Lighting Techniques: Sun shining through a window on the opposite side of the garage
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