shechita
The major parties have revealed their positions on key election issues of interest to Jewish voters.
June 23, 2016, 12:00 am
Parties’ positions on key election issues
The five major parties that could decide the future of Australia after the election said they do not support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and would fund security for Jewish schools and institutions if it was recommended by police or ASIO.
By Joshua Levi
August 20, 2013, 12:00 am
ECAJ goes back to the future
THE Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s (ECAJ) new president will have no trouble learning the ropes when he takes up the post in November.
By Gareth Narunsky
July 26, 2013, 12:00 am
ECAJ dismayed at Polish shechitah ban
THE Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has raised its voice in support of Poland’s Jewish community, which faces a ban on shechitah.
By Peter Kohn
Rabbi Moshe Gutnick of the Sydney Beth DIn.
December 20, 2012, 12:00 am
All God’s creatures
From Noah and Moses to present-day ritual slaughter, the humane treatment of animals is a core value for Jews. Rabbi Moshe D Gutnick explains.
Kosher meat in a butcher's shop. Photo: AJN file
December 15, 2011, 11:14 am
Dutch withdraw bill banning shechita
Executive Council of Australian Jewry executive director Peter Wertheim.
November 4, 2011, 12:00 am
Government safeguards shechita
A POTENTIALLY crippling blow to the kosher meat industry in Australia was averted last week, with the Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC) ruling that ritual slaughter would continue to be exempt from stunning.
July 7, 2011, 11:52 am
Secord calls for shechita support
THE NSW Government will continue to adhere to national guidelines for ritual slaughter, but has not pledged open support for the practice.
July 1, 2011, 9:22 am
Editorial, July 1, 2011
June 30, 2011, 4:06 pm
Kosher meat under the grill
THE ethics of Jewish ritual slaughter have once again been put on the agenda following the publicaton of a series of prominent newspaper articles at the weekend.
A law change means the kosher slaughter of beef is no longer possible in New Zealand.
June 30, 2011, 10:57 am
European groups rip Dutch vote on ritual slaughter ban
December 3, 2010, 9:53 am
Minister U-turns on Kiwi shechita ban
AS lawyers for the New Zealand Jewish community completed their final preparations ahead of a High Court challenge against the ban on shechitah (kosher slaughter), there was a last-minute reprieve for the country's kosher consumers.
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