Tag: Shechitah
Polish Senate Votes to Delay Bill that Would Ban Exports of Kosher Meat
Still, Rabbi Menachem Margolin of the European Jewish Association said “the battle isn’t over. It has merely been postponed. If you kick a can down a road, you will eventually run out of road.”
Chabadniks Rejoice as Trump Commutes Sentence of Sholom Rubashkin
"Mr. Rubashkin has now served more than 8 years of that sentence, which many have called excessive in light of its disparity with sentences imposed for similar crimes," President Trump's announcement noted.
Belgian Court Upholds Shechita Laws Despite Challenge by Lawmakers
Belgian parliamentarians have lost their bid to ban the Jewish ritual slaughter of meat - for now.
Polish Court Rules Ban on Shechitah Unconstitutional
The ban was ruled unconstitutional by the narrowest of margins in a 5-4 vote.
British Lawmaker Calls for Labeling of Non-stunned Animal’s Meat
Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed recently that there would be no ban on religious slaughter in the United Kingdom.
The Giraffe Mezuzah
Bar Ilan researchers recovered the ancient method of converting giraffe hide into Kosher parchment for writing Torah scrolls and Mezuzot.
Poland’s Chief Rabbi Suspends Aide over Kosher Slaughter Controversy
Amid reports that kosher slaughter is continuing in Poland in the face of a law prohibiting it, the country’s chief rabbi suspended an aide...
Authority, Shmothority, Is Hebrew National Meat Kosher?
One judge wondered how meat could be considered kosher, if the employees of the kosher slaughtering firm "just passed on the cows."
Belgian ‘Holocaust Ad’ Against Ritual Slaughter Riles Jews, Muslims
A Belgian radio ad that is accused of drawing on Holocaust themes to promote a ban on ritual slaughter has drawn sharp criticism from...
Will Israeli Embassies in Europe Expand Services to Include Brit Mila and Shechitah?
The proposal will allow European Jews to use the extraterritorial status of the Israeli embassy to legally perform Brit Mila.
French Senator Receives Death Threats over Anti-Shechitah Stance
A French senator said she will complain to police over death threats she received after proposing special labels for halal and kosher meat.
Sylvie Goy-Chavent...
Poland’s Chief Rabbi Threatens to Quit over Kosher Slaughter Ban
Poland’s chief rabbi said he will resign if a definitive ban on kosher slaughter is imposed in the country.
“I cannot imagine serving as chief...