The question presupposes that a zoo is necessarily to the detriment of an animal. If this were so, most would have likely been shut down by now. In reality, the zoo tends to replicate the animal’s ...

There are legislative attempts around the world to require stunning of animals prior to religious slaughter. I do not get involved in the politics of this issue, but the following discussion may help ...

(JTA) — Diaspora Jews often find themselves exasperated with the Israeli rabbinate. But on one significant issue, an Israeli rabbinic authority is looking far more enlightened and merciful than his ...

Calling something “kosher” may seem like an American colloquialism, but the origins date back thousands of years, to a religious dietary practice upheld by Jewish people through today. Kosher refers ...

Prominent Israeli Rabbi Yuval Cherlow says meat from a cloned pig would be considered kosher under Jewish dietary laws. Cherlow, who is a leading scholar on modern interpretations of Kashrut, is ...

Americans are snapping up kosher food products across the country, prompted by health concerns and a belief that kosher meats and poultry -- prepared under strict Jewish dietary laws -- are a safer ...

Each year on Yom Kippur, when Jews fast for 25 hours, we abstain not only from food and water, but also from the wearing of leather footwear. One of the most beautiful interpretations for this ...