Posts Tagged: kapparot
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...
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...
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...
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...
