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Actions Displays	Kapparot Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2008/002:010 TitleKapparot DescriptionA small, embossed, cut out card showing a Jewish family, mother, father and daughter, performing Kapparot on the eve of Yom Kippur. The man holds a live chicken, to which sins will be symbolically transferred during the ceremony. Then, the chicken is slaughtered and given to the poor. Such novelty cards were popular in the early 20th century. Production date 1900 - 1935 Subjectcards, art, Yom Kippur, chickens, families, rites & ceremonies, Culture and Religion, Jewish festivals Object namecards Materialpaper Dimensions width: 70.00 mm height: 75.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection

Object numberM2008/002:010

TitleKapparot

DescriptionA small, embossed, cut out card showing a Jewish family, mother, father and daughter, performing Kapparot on the eve of Yom Kippur. The man holds a live chicken, to which sins will be symbolically transferred during the ceremony. Then, the chicken is slaughtered and given to the poor. Such novelty cards were popular in the early 20th century.

Production date 1900 - 1935

Subjectcards, art, Yom Kippur, chickens, families, rites & ceremonies, Culture and Religion, Jewish festivals

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection

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