kapparot

English

Alternative forms

• kaparot

Etymology

Hebrew כפרות

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kˈæpɐɹˌɑːt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /kˈapɐɹˌɒt/

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.