kaporos

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A form of kapparot — 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.

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nounkaporos (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of kapparot.

    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
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kaporos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaporos

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“kaporos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaporos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaporos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaporos.

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