kaparot

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kaparot

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alternative, uncountable Alternative form of kapparot Waving chickens above their heads, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel performed the ritual of "kaparot" ahead of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar, which begins at sundown on Tuesday.

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@misc{kaparot_2026,
  title = {kaparot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kaparot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}