The Times of Israel

A new book looks at Jewish law’s relationship with animal family bonds

In 'What Animals Teach Us About Families,' Prof. Beth Berkowitz of Barnard College delves into commandments involving mother ...
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Animal-Based Agriculture, Climate Crisis, and Judaism’s Moral Wake-Up Call

For Jews, this reality carries profound ethical significance.
Jewish Journal

“For the Love of Animals” at The Braid

The theme of The Braid’s latest True Jewish animal stories — and the humans who love them — are at the center of The Braid’s latest salon theatre production. “For the Love of Animals” features 12 ...
The Forward

Jewish Groups Slam Dutch Ban on Animal Slaughter

European Jewish groups slammed a decision by the lower house of the Dutch parliament to ban the ritual slaughter of animals. The Conference of European Rabbis President Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt ...
The Forward

Dutch Parliament Bans Jewish, Muslim Ritual Animal Slaughter

The lower house of the Dutch parliament voted to ban the ritual slaughter of animals, Reuters reported. Under the bill passed Tuesday, animals are required to be stunned before slaughter. Both Jewish ...
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Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat

If the chickens, cows, and lambs that rendered the food on your dinner plate were slaughtered according to Jewish law in a manner that hastens death and minimizes pain but were bred, raised, and ...