CrownHeights.info » PETA Documents Cruelty To Chickens At Kaparos

CrownHeights.info » PETA Documents Cruelty To Chickens At Kaparos: "written extensively about kosher slaughter and serve on the Animal Welfare Technical Committee of the Food Marketing Institute and the National Council of Chain Restaurants. Through this process, we hope that clear standards and increased scrutiny and enforcement along with education will minimize the negligence and egregious conduct seen in previous years. We have already been in contact with Dr. Regenstein on this matter, and he is eager to help your departments develop clear guidelines for kapporos that will ensure that organizers are in legal compliance without conflicting with the religious components of this ritual. He commented that, at this point, the practices that he observed in the enclosed video are not even up to the basic standards of the National Chicken Council, the United Egg Producers, and the American Meat Institute. In 2006, Dr. Regenstein attempted to set up a private discussion with Yossi Fraenkel, the organizer of the large kapporos ceremony in Crown Heights, in an effort to discuss Dr. Regenstein’s plan to improve practices and ensure that the event is in full compliance. However, Mr. Fraenkel declined. Please also note that the Community Council of Brooklyn representative we spoke with cited that, in her long tenure at the office, the only permits required for kapporos organizers (that she is aware of) have been for Dumpster disposal. During the 2005 and 2006 kapporos ceremonies in Crown Heights, there was no visible presence of any enforcement/inspection officials—city, state or federal—to oversee transportation, handling, slaughter, and sanitation, and the only police activity was to block off i"

YentIT Jewish News Yenta - Rabbonim Meet To Discuss Kapporos-Related Issues

YentIT Jewish News Yenta - Rabbonim Meet To Discuss Kapporos-Related Issues: " Rabbonim from across the Torah community spectrum met Monday afternoon to discuss problems that have come to light over recent years in the fulfillment of the minhag of Kapporos before Yom Kippur. The meeting, which took place in the Novominsk beis medrash Rabbonim from across the Torah community spectrum met Monday afternoon to discuss problems that have come to light over recent years in the fulfillment of the minhag of Kapporos before Yom Kippur. The meeting, which took place in the Novominsk beis medrash "

Rabbis cry 'fowl' on ritual use of chickens - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews

Rabbis cry 'fowl' on ritual use of chickens - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews: "profession, claims that in light of the welfare crisis in this country it is better to think of more efficient ways to practice Kapparot: “Needy people, who once received the slaughtered chicken, would today prefer a cooked and prepared chicken, and would always prefer money. In many cases the chickens are not given to poor people, but are cruelly tossed to the side.' As a child, Vanderbrook experienced Kapparot and to this day, she claims that she will never forget the sights and sounds. “We would buy chickens a few days before Yom Kippur and they would wander through our garden,” she retells, “Before Yom Kippur the butcher would arrive and I would go to my room and hide under the covers in order to not hear the cries of the chickens. It was a difficult and cruel experience. Children who are exposed to this custom either become cruel adults or are traumatized. Vanderbrook agrees with Rabbi Kariv that it is not just the slaughter that is unacceptable, but also the manner in which the birds are treated. “Next to my house in Jerusalem there are chicken cages scattered around without water,’ she tells ‘The chickens are brought to the slaughter in cramped cages without water in the broiling sun. Half of them die on the way. No one thinks that these poor creatures deserve to live on the way to their death. “Unfortunately I think that it will be very hard to eradicate this custom in the Ultra-Orthodox community” Vanderbrook pessimistically summarizes, “But I am appealing "

Haazinu Shabbos Shuvah

Haazinu Shabbos Shuvah: "troubled him greatly. One night, in a dream, he saw that they were lifting him up to the supernal worlds, taking him into ever more recondite chambers, until he could no longer see due to the great supernal illumination, and had to shut his eyes. Finally, they brought him to one inner chamber and said to him, 'Open your eyes.' He opened them and beheld many great sages and Tzaddikim sitting and studying Torah, with the Baal Shem Tov sitting at the head of them all. The Baal Shem Tov said to him, 'Why are you having so much trouble understanding the Tosephos. The answer is as follows..' When the scholar awoke in the morning, he took his Gemara and looked over the words of the Tosephos. He saw that the Baal Shem Tov's answer was remarkably clear. Nevertheless, he still thought that it was only a dream. When the holy Shabbos arrived, he went to the Third Meal2 of the Baal Shem Tov. As soon as he walked into the house, the Baal Shem Tov said to him, 'Welcome! Did you look over explanation of the Tosephos that I told you to see if it is true?' From that day on, he attended to the Baal Shem Tov and became a great Chasid. I heard this from honest individuals. Kesser Shem Tov 2, p. 16a"

Haazinu Shabbos Shuvah

Haazinu Shabbos Shuvah: "troubled him greatly. One night, in a dream, he saw that they were lifting him up to the supernal worlds, taking him into ever more recondite chambers, until he could no longer see due to the great supernal illumination, and had to shut his eyes. Finally, they brought him to one inner chamber and said to him, 'Open your eyes.' He opened them and beheld many great sages and Tzaddikim sitting and studying Torah, with the Baal Shem Tov sitting at the head of them all. The Baal Shem Tov said to him, 'Why are you having so much trouble understanding the Tosephos. The answer is as follows..' When the scholar awoke in the morning, he took his Gemara and looked over the words of the Tosephos. He saw that the Baal Shem Tov's answer was remarkably clear. Nevertheless, he still thought that it was only a dream. When the holy Shabbos arrived, he went to the Third Meal2 of the Baal Shem Tov. As soon as he walked into the house, the Baal Shem Tov said to him, 'Welcome! Did you look over explanation of the Tosephos that I told you to see if it is true?' From that day on, he attended to the Baal Shem Tov and became a great Chasid. I heard this from honest individuals. Kesser Shem Tov 2, p. 16a"

Baal Shem Tov

Baal Shem Tov: "His name was Israel ben Eliezer. Like other great Jews, including Moshe Rabenu, Israel came from circumstances that would hardly have given cause to believe that he could lead anyone, let along the Jewish people. He was terribly poor. As a young boy he became an orphan and was raised as a community charge. Because life expectancy was short in the 18th century there were orphan homes in every community, as parents died young. Israel began his career as a Beihilfer, a German or Yiddish word for assistant. He was assigned the job of teacher’s assistant, a job even lower in the esteem of the community than teacher. This didn’t work out for him and so he was assigned the job of assistant to the shammes, or sexton, of a congregation. He married young and became an innkeeper but that failed also. Finally he became a teacher - melamed in Hebrew. This was the usual profession for those who could not otherwise His name was Israel ben Eliezer. Like other great Jews, including Moshe Rabenu, Israel came from circumstances that would hardly have given cause to believe that he could lead anyone, let along the Jewish people. He was terribly poor. As a young boy he became an orphan and was raised as a community charge. Because life expectancy was short in the 18th century there were orphan homes in every community, as parents died young. Israel began his career as a Beihilfer, a German or Yiddish word for assistant. He was assigned the job of teacher’s assistant, a job even lower in the esteem of the community than teacher. This didn’t work out for him and so he was assigned the job of assistant to the shammes, or sexton, of a congregation. He married young and became an innkeeper but that failed also. Finally he became a teacher - melamed in Hebrew. This was the usual profession for those who could not otherwise "