kapparah
noun
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.
kapparot
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pluralof kapparah.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
The group is seeking an injunction against the Hebrew Discovery Center forbidding the kapparot practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019
Regardless of animal cruelty allegations, he said, kapparot is illegal because synagogues don’t dispose of the chickens properly and aren’t using the animals for consumption.
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
