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Meaning of kaparot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

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Noun. [B1]

Examples

“Waving chickens above their heads, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel performed the ritual of "kaparot" ahead of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar, which begins at sundown on Tuesday.”
“An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his child’s head in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Thursday, October 10. It was part of the Kaparot ritual a day before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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