כּפּרה
kapore
Atonement; sacrifice · noun, feminine
You drop your phone and the screen shatters. Before the anger, there's another, older reaction. A word of resignation, of substitution.
ס׳איז געפֿאַלן די גאַנצע טאָרט, אָבער אַ כּפּרה, מיר זענען אַלע געזונט.
“The whole cake fell, but never mind, we're all healthy.”
Think of a time you broke or lost something valuable and your first thought was 'better it than me'.
Published 10 August 2026