KAPAROS AT THE SEDER TABLE

Pesach Seder

The Chida describes his travels* to Tunis. He celebrated the Seder at the Rosh Hakohol-R.Yehoshua Hakohen Tanuji.Rachamim. The servant  raised the Seder plate and surrounded it three times over the heads of all the men. Rachamim wasn’t sure how many times to do it for the women. The Chida told him there is a Pasuk in Shoftim (5:30)   רחם רחמתים לראש גבר Rachem = 1 Rachmosaim =2 : 2+1 = 3 times, only L’rosh Gever -over the head of a man and not for a woman. The original Minhag is brought down in th Bais Yosef(O.Ch. 473) in the name of Reb  Yeruchem.” The Minhag is to raise the basket over the heads of the childrenAnd to say    לפיכך אנחנו חייבים –

מעגל טוב *

KAPOROS AT THE SEDER TABLE

The Chida describes his travels* to Tunis:

He celebrated the Seder at the Rosh Hakohol R.Yehoshua Hakohen Tanuji.  The servants  name was Rachamim. He raised the Seder plate and surrounded it three times over the heads of  all the men. Rachamim wasn’t sure how many times to do it for the women. The Chida told him there is a Pasuk

in Shoftim (5:30)   רחם רחמתים לראש גבר Rachem = 1 Rachmosaim =2 : 2+1 = 3 times.Only L’rosh Gever over the head of a man  and not for a woman.


The original Minhag is brought down in th Bais Yosef( O.Ch. 473) in the name of R. Yeruchem. ”The Minhag is to raise the basket over the heads of the children

and to say   לפיכך אנחנו חייבים –


מעגל טוב *

Do you have a Teretz ? - Kaparos

1)Pregnant women don’t eat extra Kezaisim of Matzah or drink additional four cups of wine on Pesach for the baby that is in her stomach.

Why  for Kaporos, we add additional chickens for the baby in her stomach?

2) Nobody buys an Esrog etc. for a 1 or 2 year old infant. Why do they get to have their own chicken for Kaporos? 

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מנהג של שטות

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The first eighteen editions of the Shulchan Aruch (first 4 during the life time of the Bais Yosef)  

Siman #605 had this header 

"Minhag Kaparos on Erev Yom Kippur is a Minhag Shtus"

Shulchan Aruch Mantova Edition 

Shulchan Aruch Krackow Edition 

This edition was printed in Venice 1565. The Bais Yosef was Niftar

1573-74   (no Rema)

Shulchan Aruch Siman #605


In the later editions they removed this header. It is unknown who decided to remove it..