News for Kapparot Bedouin suspected of stealing 1,800 chickensBedouin truck driver fails to deliver chickens, is arrested. LA Jewish center sued to prevent kapparot ritualAnimal rights group launches lawsuit against Hills Hebrew Discovery Center to prevent pre-Yom Kippur ritual involving chickens.NY court okays Kapparot ritualNY State Court of Appeals rules ancient Jewish ritual does not amount to animal cruelty.Supreme Court rejects petition against pre-Yom Kippur ritualSupreme Court rejects petition against using chickens in kapparot. Agriculture Ministry discouraging chicken use for KapparotMinistry launches campaign urging Israelis to use money instead of livestock in popular religious ritual.'Money preferable to chickens for Kapparot'Leading rabbi Meir Mazuz says it is preferable to observe the pre-Yom Kippur custom with money rather than chickens. Kapparot scandal: Chickens sold to Arab factoryCommunity leaders promise to file complaint with local police. California animal rights group sues to stop kapparot ceremonyGroup seeks to force California police to prevent pre-Yom Kippur custom. Kapparot can continue in NY, appeals court rulesNY appellate court upholds ruling allowing pre-Yom Kippur custom of 'kapparot' in the city after suit filed to stop it. LA judge throws out lawsuit against kapparot Yom Kippur ritualLA federal judge dismisses lawsuit against syangogue for holding kapparot ceremony with live chicken before Yom Kippur.At 11th hour, judge allows California kapparotLos Angeles court lifted a temporary injunction against performing kapparot shortly before Yom Kippur.More towns ban kaparot in public placesThe cities of Petah Tikva and Rishon Letzion have banned the performance of kaparot on chickens in public places. Judge bars kapparot ritual in Irvine, CAPre-Yom Kippur ritual temporarily banned by federal judge in southern California city.Southern California Chabad sued over kapparotFederal lawsuit filed in Southern California calls for the halting of the pre-Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot. 'Animal Rights' Protesters Hurl Anti-Semitic AbuseProtest against pre-Yom Kippur kaparot ritual turns ugly as protesters goad Jews with anti-Semitic slogans. Haredi Papers Refuse Ads Against KapparotAgriculture Ministry campaign against 'inhumane' chicken-twirling custom reaches haredim through posters instead. |
