Chabad of Japan Kaparot
It is customary on the morning of Yom Kippur eve or the days preceding Yom Kippur to say the
following prayer using a live chicken, live fish or money.
The prayer is said with the intention that the money given to Tzedaka is an atonement and an exchange for anything bad that was G-d forbid supposed to happen.
Scroll down to say the prayer in Hebrew or English.
![KaparotMachane](https://chabadjapan.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/KaparotMachane.jpg)
It is customary to give the value of the live chicken to Tzedaka.
One can fulfill the tradition of Kaparot by donating to Chabad Tokyo
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