The prohibition of eating blood applies to the developed species: cattle, beasts, and fowl (Leviticus 7: 26; Keritut 21b). But on the less developed species, such as fish and grasshoppers, there is no ...

A few streets over from the bookstore where Anne Frank bought her famous diary, the only kosher butcher shop in Holland is bustling. Two employees man the long counter at Slagerij Marcus, pausing from ...

A New Zealand judge has allowed the kosher slaughter of animals to resume until the lawsuit filed by the Jewish community against the government comes to trial. Justice Denis Clifford of the High ...

New attempts in the U.K. to outlaw shechitah (ritual slaughter) — and the broader political threat this poses to the Jews — bring to mind a book by Elijah J. Schochet, who has deep roots in the L.A.

Are amateur shochets up to the task of ritual slaughter? A small but growing number of Jews are taking their shot. ASHLAND, Ore. (JTA) — It’s a crisp fall day in southern Oregon and Josh Shupack, 32, ...

The Polish Parliament rejected a draft law that would have legalized Jewish ritual slaughter, or shechitah, in Poland. The bill, defeated 222-178 on Friday, would have allowed shechitah provided it is ...

Part of the Torah reading this week deals with the dietary laws. It gives us a general principle, "lo tochal kol to’evah" – "do not eat any disgusting thing" (Deut. 14:3). The traditional translation ...

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Shechitah-slaughtered meat is apparently to be labelled as such, but not meat from animals killed by electrocution, gassing, shooting or clubbing. Nor are consumers to be afforded the privilege of ...

The killings, which prompted an international outcry, make it “more apparent that this [shechitah ban] is less about animal welfare, and much more about the politics of immigration and integration,” ...

Shechitah — involving the use of a razor sharp knife by a trained expert — is certainly very good, but not as good.” Cet article est réservé aux abonnés. Pour profiter pleinement de l'ensemble de ses ...

(JTA) — The Polish Parliament rejected a draft law that would have legalized Jewish ritual slaughter, or shechitah, in Poland. The bill, defeated 222-178 on Friday, would have allowed shechitah ...