Posts Tagged: Animal Rights
A Double Standard on Kaparot: Chickens Suffer More on Factory Farms
This week thousands of chickens are being slaughtered as part of the 'Kaparot' ritual performed by some Orthodox Jews before Yom Kippur. A live chicken is rotated...
Israeli Executive Producer of “Homeland” Speaks Out Against Animal Cruelty (VIDEO)
As the highly anticipated second season finale of "Homeland" aired this weekend on Showtime, creator of the original Israeli version of the show Gideon Raff...
Jewish Friends Killed During Sandy Remembered for Selflessness, Activism
Jessie Streich-Kest and Jacob Vogelman, two Brooklyn Jews and friends from childhood who were killed during the height of Hurricane Sandy, both came from families deeply...
Former “House” Star Lisa Edelstein Cites Kosher Home as Gateway to Vegetarianism (VIDEO)
A vegetarian since the age of 15, former "House" star Lisa Edelstein recently posed nude for the animal rights organization, PETA. "I was never a big...
