kapparot

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew כפרות.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkapəˌɹɒt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæpəˌɹɑːt/
  • IPA(key): /ˌkæpəˈɹoʊt/

Noun

kapparot (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) 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.
    • 2017 May 16, “Lawsuit over synagogue’s chicken slaughter dismissed”, in Associated Press‎[1]:
      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.
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