page_title: Kapparot
section_title: Etymology
hierarchical_section_title: Kapparot / Etymology
caption_attribution_description: English: Lithography of a man holds fowl for Kapparot on Yom Kippur eve, late 19th / early 20th century, Yeshiva University Museum Notes: Kapparot man holds fowl, woman w. prayerbook &amp; young girl
context_page_description: Kapparot is a customary atonement ritual practiced by some Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur. This is a practice in which a chicken or money is waved over a person's head and the chicken is then slaughtered in accordance with halachic rules.
context_section_description: Kapparah (כפרה), the singular of kapparot, means 'atonement' and comes from the Hebrew root k-p-r, which means 'to atone'.
caption: Lithograph of Kapparot, late 19th/early 20th century
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