kapparoth

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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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Meanings

nounkapparoth (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of kapparot.
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