kapparah

American  

[kah-pah-rah, kah-paw-ruh] / kɑ pɑˈrɑ, kɑˈpɔ rə /

noun

Hebrew.

• kapparoth,
  plural
• kapparot,
  plural
• kapparos
  plural

1. a ritual performed by some Orthodox Jews before Yom Kippur that consists of swinging a fowl around the head and reciting prayers that symbolically transfer the person's sins to the fowl.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• kapparos
  plural
• kapparot
  plural
• kapparoth
  plural

Etymology

Origin of kapparah

kappārāh literally, atonement

Example Sentences

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kapparot

Pease said kapparot participants used some type of liquid to spray protesters over a fence that divided them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019

The group is seeking an injunction against the Hebrew Discovery Center forbidding the kapparot practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019

Klein said even if kapparot is protected as a religious practice, the treatment of the animals before, during and after the ceremony should be humane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019

In a 2017 lawsuit, Pease argued that in practicing kapparot and charging people for the service of killing chickens, the Chabad of Irvine violated California’s unfair competition law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019

Klein, who participated in last year’s protests, said he thinks law enforcement is giving rabbis practicing kapparot special treatment because of the rite’s religious nature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019