kapparot

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kapparot

/ˈkapəˌɹɒt/ UK
/ˈkæpəˌɹɑːt/ US
/ˌkæpəˈɹoʊt/

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From Hebrew כפרות.

noun kaparot · kaporos · kaparoth · kapparoth

Judaism, uncountable A customary atonement ritual practised by Orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur, involving the waving of money or a chicken over a person's head before it is donated to charity or to feed the hungry. Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ruled that Chabad of Irvine doesn’t engage in an unfair business practice by charging for the killing and disposal of chickens used in the rite called kapparot or kaporos.

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@misc{kapparot_2026,
  title = {kapparot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kapparot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}