Ritual slaughter
Canadian Jewish agencies sue over government rules they say have curbed kosher meat production
The lawsuit brought forth by two prominent kosher certification agencies against the Canadian government follows years of challenges to kosher slaughter in Europe.
Top European rights court upholds Belgian ban on kosher slaughter
Eid Mubarak! Muslims around the world mark Eid al-Adha
Ancient stone monument in Saudi Arabia sheds light on rituals
Netanyahu appeals to European leaders not to outlaw kosher slaughter
European regulations prohibit slaughter without pre-stunning, but make an exception for religious reasons. However, member states may pass their own laws to reduce animal suffering.
Hebrew U. law professor asks King of Belgium to reconsider kosher ban
Shetreet describes himself as "a jurist deeply concerned with the protection of freedom of conscience and religion and as an Israeli public figure."
EU court upholds ritual slaughter bans, blow to Jewish and Muslim advocate
Israel’s ambassador to Belgium called the ruling “a blow to Jewish life in Europe.”
Jewish leaders outraged as Belgium’s shechita ban goes into effect
"This is another sad day for Europe's darkening skies," said Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, president of the Conference of European Rabbis.
Don't count your chickens: Israel to experience poultry shortage
As Muslim workers are to be absent on Eid al-Adha, several slaughterhouses are to be shut down
Jewish journalist enters politics to end Belgian ritual slaughter ban
Both the Jewish and Muslim faiths require animals be conscious when they are killed for meat. The ban has put several abattoirs out of business.
Two recent cases herpes in babies following Brit Milah
The infections are believed to be the result of circumcisions in which the “metzitzah ba’peh” procedure was used, whereby the mohel, or circumciser, uses his mouth to suction blood off the penis.
Jewish groups welcome limited legalization of shechita in Poland
Several international Jewish communal bodies applaud the Polish decision.
Denmark outlaws Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter as of next week
Animal rights come before religion, states agriculture and food minister; Kantor: Move is an attack on Jewish religious practice.
Terra Incognita: Marius: Denmark’s shame
Marius touched many of us. But it was more than the seemingly senseless murder of a healthy giraffe that caused outrage; it was the spectacle with which it was carried out.
