Kosher slaughter

Rabbi Asa Keisar hopes his new project will reduce animal suffering while promoting better Torah adherence.

Puda did not explain the reason for the decision, but he seemed to suggest that the original legislation was not restrictive enough on ritual slaughter, a $1.8 billion industry in Poland

Animal welfare activists oppose the slaughter of animals for kosher and halal meat because it precludes stunning before the animals’ throats are cut.

Prior to the decision, only non-glatt kosher foie gras was available for consumption.

The Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia regions of Belgium passed laws 2017 prohibiting slaughter without pre-stunning, even in the context of religious rites.

Under typical circumstances, as many as 15 Israeli rabbis travel to Argentina twice a year and stay for a few months, but currently Argentina has banned all commercial flights.

Everything is a lie,” Rubashkin said of the many misdeeds alleged against the company, Agriprocessors.

The switch to chicken is meant to alleviate an expected shortage in kosher meat in Europe because of the coronavirus.

The ban should serve as “a wake-up call” to Jewish communities across Europe to the necessity of building ties with national governments, a senior European rabbi said.

“I came to the Holy Land to give thanks at the Western Wall for the great miracle, and to thank all those who prayed for my release,” Rubashkin said.