Kapparot

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

tashlikh yom kippur passover shofar blowing havdalah seder yom tov passover seder brit milah bar mitzvah avinu malkeinu simchat torah

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