Yom Kippur Kapparot

Since the destruction of the temple in jerusalem not only have the casts of the people of israel been eliminated we no longer have priests but sacrifices.

Yom kippur kapparot. Kaparot consists of carefully see instructions below passing a chicken over one s head three times while reciting the. Others such as immersion in a mikvah to indicate a state of purity are still. Practioners symbolically transfer their sins to the birds. Yom kippur message from rabbi sergio bergman.

A few hours before yom kippur starts religious jewish people from all over the globe will be participating in a very unique ceremony called kapparot. Kaparot also spelled kapparot or kaporos literally means atonements just as yom kippur means the day of atonement. September 25 2020 from kapparot to selichot. Yom kippur is literally the day of atonement.

Kapparot many of the big poskim have decided that it is best not to engage in the practice of kapparot as there might be some suggestion of idolatry רמב ן ורשב א. Kapparot is related to the word kippur as in yom kippur day of atonement and also the action done for kapparot is related. Since late talmudic times it has been a widespread jewish custom to perform kaparot in preparation for yom kippur. Kapporois kappores is a customary atonement ritual practiced by some jews on the eve of yom kippur this is a practice in which a chicken or money is waved over a person s head and the chicken is then slaughtered in accordance with halachic rules.

By rabbi sergio bergman wupj president. Yom kippur starts on a sunday evening this year 2020. Some of these customs such as flogging oneself to atone for sin happily have been forgotten.