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Kaparot in Halakhic Sources
Sources from the Rishonim and Acharonim discuss the custom of kaparot performed on the eve of Yom Kippur, including the procedure, the use of chickens, accompanying verses, objections raised by some authorities, and the proper disposition of the chicken or its monetary value to charity.
יש מקומות שנוהגין לשחוט תרנגול לכפרה
Asking Mechilah Before Yom Kippur
These sources establish the halakhic requirement to seek forgiveness from those one has wronged before Yom Kippur, clarifying that divine atonement on Yom Kippur does not extend to interpersonal offenses without prior reconciliation. The sources span biblical, rabbinic, and codified law, emphasizing practical steps for appeasement.
עֲבֵרוֹת שֶׁבֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ אֵינוֹ נִמְחַל לוֹ
Teshuvah, Community, and the High Holidays
Sources on repentance, divine compassion, and communal responsibility during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The sources address the spiritual foundations of the Days of Awe, the stages and accessibility of teshuvah, the role of interpersonal reconciliation, and the place of collective turning toward God in High Holiday observance.
אַחַת שָׁאַלְתִּי מֵאֵת־יְהֹוָה אוֹתָהּ אֲבַקֵּשׁ