Kosher slaughter

The noise around religious slaughter has killed debate across the Diaspora - opinion

A ban on non-mechanically stunned slaughter would profoundly harm the lives of observant Jews.

 A man, wearing a kippah, holds the British flag at a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.
People stroll through the Grand Place (Grote Markt) near the Brabo Fountain in Antwerp, Belgium November 7, 2025.

US ambassador demands that Belgium drop ‘ridiculous and antisemitic’ investigation of mohels

 HOW DO factory farms figure in?

Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat

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Canadian court issues injunction against rules limiting Kosher meat production


Israel calls Polish ban on ritual slaughter 'totally unacceptable'

Polish Chief Rabbi threatens to resign over shechita ban; Foreign Ministry summons Poland's envoy to register formal protest.

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Polish parliament upholds kosher slaughter ban

Lawmakers argue that kosher slaughter is cruel to animals; Polish Jewish community leaders: Decision harms Jews, Muslims.

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‘Jewish religion is under attack in Europe’

Conference of European Rabbis president says anti-Semitism in Europe is rooted in delegitimization of Israel.

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Polish Left tries to ban religious animal slaughter

Parliamentarians, NGOs call on Polish PM Tusk to support efforts to stop Jewish and Muslim religious slaughter.

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Poland tries to calm dispute over kosher slaughter

After Polish court ruling against kosher slaughter angers Jewsih community, Warsaw set to draft new laws to allow shechita.

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'Pre-slaughter stun less humane than shechita’

"Anti-kosher meat bill delayed in Dutch legislature due to Israeli research," TAU psychiatrist says.

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Shechita resumes in New Zealand

Judge allows kosher slaughter until Jewish lawsuit comes to trial.

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Diaspora: Who’s got the beef?

Sholom Rubashkin has received a life sentence.

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A modest proposal for solving the kosher slaughter problem

Since countries that banned the practice also have hunting "traditions," maybe we can get them to recognize kosher slaughter as "Jewish ritual hunting?"

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New Zealand bans Kosher slaughter

Jewish community shocked by new regulations

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