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Posts Tagged: kapparot

October 14, 2016 6:20 am
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The Battle for Kapparot and Jewish Tradition

Over the past few months, animal rights activists in the United States have focused their attention on the pre-Yom Kippur custom of "kapparot." Here in Los...

September 13, 2013 12:43 am
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Animal Rights Advocates in Israel Protest Jewish Custom

Ynet - Dozens of animal rights activists protested Thursday in Petah Tikva against the use of live chickens in the Jewish custom of Kapparot, in which one...

September 25, 2012 2:26 pm
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Use Fish, Not Chicken for Kaparot

Thousands of Orthodox Jews are preparing to swing live chickens over their heads before Yom Kippur, symbolically transferring their sins to the chicken. The chicken...

December 7, 2011 10:49 am
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My Conversations with PETA about Jewish Ritual Slaughter

About a year ago a Chabad Rabbi got in touch with me and asked if I would agree to meet a senior Jewish PETA executive...

World

‘We Have Had Enough’: Dutch Jews Demand Action Against Rising A...

Jewish community leaders in The Netherlands issued a plaintive warning on Thursday concerning the continuing rise of antisemitism in the...

Israel

IDF Moves to Purchase 20,000 Israeli-Made Guns as Country Seeks Less Foreig...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has moved forward with a purchase order of 20,000 Israeli-made M4A1 rifles, a move that...

Middle East

Druze Israeli Killed in Hezbollah Strike as Tensions Escalate on Lebanon Bo...

A 25-year-old Druze Israeli was killed during a massive rocket attack by Hezbollah on northern Israel on Wednesday, the latest...

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