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kapparah

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

noun

Hebrew.

PLURAL

kapparoth, kapparot, kapparos

  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.

Etymology

Origin of kapparah

kappārāh literally, atonement

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The caption said the photograph depicted the practice of kapparah but offered no explanation of the practice.

From Washington Post

The custom of kapparah, dating back more than 500 years, is practiced only by ultra-Orthodox Jews.

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