![]() Kaporos money used should not be from Ma’aser.įrom this morning until the end of Tishrei, we do not say Tachanun. If possible, say the beracha after the שוחט checks his knife after the Shechita although in reality this is impractical.ĭonate the value of kaporos to the poor (but not the actual chicken lest you embarrass them). If the שחיטה is good you’re yotzeh even if the chicken is found to be treif later.Ĭovering the blood is a mitzvah of the שוחט, so you need his permission. If the שחיטה was not properly done, you must redo the kapara. Preferably the Shechita should be done immediately after doing the Kaporos. If the chicken is dirty, wash or wrap it to avoid foul odor when saying the Pesukim Preferably do your own kapara before doing for others - “let the innocent atone for the guilty”. The acronym is ח'ת'ך' - the name of the Angel of life. If chickens are unavailable use live fish or money (and say זה הכסף ילך לצדקה וכו’).Īfter each בני אדם swing the chicken over the head saying "זה חליפתי זה תמורתי זה כפרתי" (some do a total of 9 times). Still, one must not specifically seek out white chickens but any color is good, except black which represents severity. White chickens are best, as it says “I will whiten (your sins) like snow”. If the ultrasound wasn’t fully conclusive you need three.Ī woman who was told she has twins, should do the same kaporos as any pregnant woman. If an ultrasound shows the gender conclusively, take only 1 extra chicken based on the baby’s gender. Bedieved vice versa works too.Ī pregnant woman needs 2 hens and 1 rooster, since it is a ספק what she will give birth to and it’s lechatchila one chicken per person. Roosters are used for males and hens for women. Some have a custom that men go to Mikvah before Kaporos. If you missed it, according to some it can still be done on Hoshana Rabba. ![]() However, you may do kaparos any weekday of Aseres Yemei Teshuva. The optimal time for ( shechita of) kaporos is the last third of the night before alos hashachar of Erev Yom Kippur, the time of Hashem’s חסד ורחמים. Compiled by Rabbi Yoseph Vigler & Rabbi Mendel Zirkind
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