Kapparot - פדיון כפרות

מנהג ישראל לערוך לפני יום כיפור ״פדיון הכפרות״ מנהג זה הינו סגולה לשנה טובה ומוצלחת בגשמיות וברוחניות.

לפניכם ההזדמנות לקיום מנהג עתיק וקדוש זה בקלות ובמהירות

• Pidyon Kaparot - פדיון כפרות

  Kaparot is an ancient ritual we do in preparation for Yom Kippur. Kaparot can be done any time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

  Gather those who want to do the ritual your children, yourself, your spouse, etc. (you can have separate monies for each person). Some recommend that you use the same amount that is spent on a chicken, or more. After performing Kaparot, the money is given to tzedakah.

לפני הפדיון יש לומר:

בְּנֵי אָדָם יֹשְׁבֵי חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת, אֲסִירֵי עֳנִי וּבַרְזֶל: יוֹצִיאֵם מֵחֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת, וּמוֹסְרוֹתֵיהֶם יְנַתֵּק: אֱוִילִים מִדֶּרֶךְ פִּשְׁעָם, וּמֵעֲווֹנוֹתֵיהֶם יִתְעַנּוּ: כָּל אֹכֶל תְּתַעֵב נַפְשָׁם, וַיַּגִּיעוּ עַד שַׁעֲרֵי מָוֶת: וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֶל אֲ־דֹנָי בַּצַּר לָהֶם, מִמְּצֻקוֹתֵיהֶם יוֹשִׁיעֵם: יִשְׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ וְיִרְפָּאֵם, וִימַלֵּט מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָם: יוֹדוּ לַא־דֹנָי חַסְדּוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו לִבְנֵי אָדָם: אִם יֵשׁ עָלָיו | מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ, אֶחָד מִנִּי אָלֶף, לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרוֹ: וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ, וַיֹּאמֶר, פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שַׁחַת, מָצָאתִי כֹפֶר:

זֶה חֲלִיפָתִי, זֶה תְּמוּרָתִי, זֶה כַּפָּרָתִי. זֶה הַכֶּסֶף יֵלֵךְ לִצְדָקָה, וַאֲנִי אֵלֵךְ לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים אֲרֻכִּים וּלְשָׁלוֹם:

אומרים את כל התפילה שלוש פעמים.

The prayer to be read (Transcription)

Bnei adam yoshvei hoshech vetzalmavet asirei oni u’varzel
Yotzi’em mihoshech vetzalmavet umosroteihem yenatek
Evilim miderech pish’am ume’avonoteihem yit’anu
Kol ochel teta’ev nafsham veyagi’u ad sha’arei mavet

Vayiz’aku el Adonai batzar lahem mimetzukoteihem yoshi’em
Yishlach dvaro vayirap’em vayimalet mishchitutam

Yodu la’Adonai chasdo venifle’otav livnei adam
Im yesh alav mal’ach melitz echad mini elef l’ehagid le’adam yoshro
Vayechunenu vayomer pda’ehu miredet shachat matzati chofer.

RECITE THREE TIMES: Children of man who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, bound in misery and chains of iron --- He will bring them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and will sunder their bonds. Foolish sinners, afflicted because of their sinful ways and their wrongdoings; their soul loathes all food and they reach the gates of death --- they cry out to the Lord in their distress; He saves them from their afflictions. He sends forth His word and heals them; He delivers them from their graves. Let them thank the Lord for His kindness, and [proclaim] His wonders to the children of man. If there be for a man [even] one interceding angel out of a thousand [accusers], to speak of his uprightness in his behalf, then He will be gracious to him and say: Redeem him from going down to the grave; I have found expiation [for him].

WHEN RECITING THE VERSES BELOW, PASS THE MONEY DESIGNATED AS TZEDAKAH OVER YOUR HEAD THREE TIMES.

Someone doing the ceremony for themselves says:

This is my exchange, this is my substitute, this is my expiation. This money shall go to tzedakah and I shall proceed to a good, long life and peace.