kapparot
- plural of kapparah.
Example Sentences
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Many also have the custom to make donations for kapparot, a form of ritual atonement otherwise performed by slaughtering a chicken ahead of Yom Kippur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
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
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
