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kapparot

UK/ˈkapəˌɹɒt/US/ˈkæpəˌɹɑːt/

kapparot noun: 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.

Noun

kapparot (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) 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.2017 May 16, “Lawsuit over synagogue’s chicken slaughter dismissed”, in Associated Press

Forms of kapparot

alternative formkaparot
alternative formkaporos
alternative formkaparoth
alternative formkapparoth

Origin of kapparot

From Hebrew כפרות.

Questions about kapparot

What does kapparot mean?
Kapparot means 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.
What part of speech is kapparot?
Kapparot is a noun.
How do you pronounce kapparot?
Kapparot is pronounced /ˈkapəˌɹɒt/ (UK).

Words near kapparot in the dictionary

  1. kappacism
  2. kappal
  3. kappals
  4. kappamaki
  5. kapparah
  6. kapparot
  7. kapparoth
  8. kappas
  9. kappel
  10. Kappel War
  11. kappels

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