As most shuls opt for coins, Kapparot Still Observed in Woodland Hills
Tess Cutler
September 29, 2017
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Hug a chicken and 4 other twists on traditional High Holy Days rituals
Ben Sales, JTA
September 20, 2017
At 11th hour, federal judge allows Southern California kapparot ritual
Jewish Journal
October 13, 2016
A Los Angeles federal court judge lifted a temporary injunction against performing kapparot, a Jewish pre-Yom Kippur ritual in which a chicken is swung by its legs and then slaughtered, shortly before the holiday.
Anti-kapparot protest leads to at least one arrest
Ryan Torok
October 11, 2016
The Jewish ritual of kapparot for Yom Kippur is causing clashes in the local community between Jews who believe in the act of slaughtering chickens as a way of transferring one’s sins in advance of the holy day and animal rights activists who are opposed to the activity.
Judge blocks kapparot pre-Yom Kippur chicken ritual in Southern California
Jewish Journal
October 11, 2016
A Los Angeles federal court judge ordered a preliminary injunction against performing kapparot, a Jewish pre-Yom Kippur ritual in which a chicken is swung by its legs and then slaughtered.
Kapparot ritual allowed in New York
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2015
The Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot can proceed in New York, a state Supreme Court judge ruled.
Letters to the editor: Peoplehood, kapparot, Joseph L. Young and more
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2015
I am writing to say that I agree with what David Suissa said in his editorial (“Bubblehood vs. Peoplehood,” Sept. 11). But he forgot to mention something important.
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