In preparation for Yom Kippur
Kaparot
כפרות
Kaparot is a widespread Jewish custom carried out in preparation for Yom Kippur. The word kaparot means atonement — the same sense in which Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement.
The custom consists of carefully passing a chicken over one’s head three times while reciting a specific text. The chicken is then slaughtered humanely in accordance with the laws of kashrut, and discreetly donated to a charitable cause to be eaten.
Date to be confirmed
To take part in the custom with a chicken:
Or to fulfill the custom by giving the chicken’s value to tzedakah instead:
