• Kaparot

    A Jewish atonement ritual practiced on the eve of Yom Kippur (the Jewish Day of Atonement) whereby a bag of coins (or a chicken!) is...

  • Kaporet

    According to the Bible, the cover or mercy seat ("atonement piece") was an object which rested upon the Ark of the Covenant, and was connected...

  • Kapparot

    A Jewish atonement ritual practiced on the eve of Yom Kippur (the Jewish Day of Atonement) whereby a bag of coins (or a chicken!) is...

  • Kasha

    A soft food made from cooked buckwheat or similar grain

  • Kashrut

    The set of Jewish dietary laws (the state of being "kosher")

  • Kashruth

    The set of Jewish dietary laws (the state of being "kosher")

  • Kavanah

    Mindfulness, the intention or mindset necessary for Jewish prayers

  • Kavod HaBriyot

    The Jewish concept of treating others with respect and dignity

  • Kedusha

    Hebrew word that variously translates as holiness, separateness, transcendence, or otherness.

  • Keffiyeh

    A traditional Arab headdress worn by men