From Sidur Tehilas Hashem, Sidur Rav Amram, and Nitei Gavriel Hilchos Yom Hakipurim 10:20 you take additional chickens for Kaparos for a pregnant lady in order to cover the fetus. What sin (or sins) has the fetus done that it requires a Kapara?
asked Sep 2, 2013 at 13:50
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2Achila Gasa?.....– Hacham GabrielSep 2, 2013 at 15:28
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Why do you assume the child is getting a kappara? The chicken is not a korban– Double AA ♦Sep 2, 2013 at 15:29
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Some say gilgul,others say maybe mother ate something assur,and others don't include the unborn child– samSep 2, 2013 at 16:07
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1(...and that ^^^ is why the rishonim hated this.)– Double AA ♦Sep 2, 2013 at 17:48
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2Actually, there is a huge question about pregnant women; what if she's carrying twin boys, or twin girls, or triplets...?– user4751Sep 30, 2014 at 14:35
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Whatever it is that would cause a fetus to die or grow sickly, whether it is the sins of the parents or a gezeira or nature roulette, which is 'hanging over the head' of this fetus, will be effected by the kaparos which will draw that away into the chicken.
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=50519&st=&pgnum=241
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And of course chucking the gizzards onto the roof plays a big role.– user6591Sep 30, 2014 at 15:10
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In other words, no sin -- just to shield it from possible tragedy. Am I reading you right?– MTLSep 30, 2014 at 15:17
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@Shokhet For two of the situations. But in the third there might be sin. A parent's sin can cause a childs death if the child is very young. So if the paparent's sin has been decreed to cause this child/fetus to die, then the chicken helps for that too.– user6591Sep 30, 2014 at 15:25