Posts Tagged: Shechita
They Shouldn’t Ban Shechita, But Sure They Can
One Shabbat, during the time I was studying for a Master’s degree in International Law and Human Rights, I mentioned the courses I was taking...
Top Jewish and Muslim Religious Leaders Urge European Court of Justice to Overturn Belgian Ban on Religious Slaughter
Two top Jewish and Muslim leaders issued a joint statement calling on the European Court of Justice to rule against Belgian laws banning religious slaughter. The...
Belgian Jews, Muslims Cite Religious Freedom in Challenging Shechita Bans in Court
A hearing was held on Thursday at the Constitutional Court of Belgium in a lawsuit challenging prohibitions on the ritual slaughter of animals in two...
European Jewish Leader Sounds Alarm Over Impending Shechita Bans in Belgium
A top European Jewish leader expressed alarm on Monday ahead of the impending implementation of prohibitions on the ritual slaughter of animals in two regions of...
Responding to the European Crusade Against Jewish Ritual
It comes as no surprise to me that more European countries are trying to make life difficult for Jews in various ways. But, how should...
Unholy Cow? Archaeologist Claims Romans Influenced Jewish Ritual Slaughter
JNS.org - An Israeli archaeologist is claiming to have discovered that Jewish ritual slaughter (shechita) was influenced not only by the kosher laws spelled out in the...
Polish Jews Continue Shechita Despite Ban on Ritual Slaughter
JNS.0rg - The Polish-Jewish community is still practicing shechita (kosher slaughter), despite a January legal ban on ritual slaughter passed by the country's ...
Kosher Meat Sales Surge in UK in Wake of Horse Meat Scandal
There are a few big winners in the horse meat scandal that has shocked the United Kingdom--kosher butchers. After it was recently revealed that many...
Dutch Set to Ban Ritual Slaughter
Telegraph - The prohibition against Jewish Kosher or Muslim Halal meat from animals slaughtered by having their throats cut before being stunned is expected to...
Are the Circumcision Opponents Anti-Semitic?
The growing anti-Semitic images and caricatures associated with the attempt to ban circumcision in San Francisco are disturbing. These include the highly inflammatory "Foreskin Man"...
Free Range Shechita – An Eye Opening Experience
Having grown up as the daughter of an Army Rabbi, my childhood was spent in three different countries, often in places where orthodox Jewish communities...
