August 23, 2016 – Jewcology

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Restoring The Overlooked Mitzvah Of Tsa’ar Ba’alei Chaim

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Restoring The Overlooked Mitzvah Of Tsa’ar Ba’alei Chaim

August 23, 2016 No Comments

While tsa’ar ba’alei chaim (the mandate not to cause “sorrow to living creatures”) is a Torah prohibition, many religious Jews seem to be unaware of it or to not consider it of any great importance. Some examples reinforce this assertion: Upon reading an article about my efforts to get Jewish

An Audacious Proposal to Restore and Transform the Ancient New Year for Animals

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The conditions under which animals are raised for food today are completely contrary to Jewish teachings about compassion to animals: * While Judaism teaches that “God’s compassion is over all His works” (Psalms 145:9), egg laying hens are kept in cages so small that they can’t raise even one wing

Home of the Jewish-Environmental Movement

Restoring The Overlooked Mitzvah Of Tsa’ar Ba’alei Chaim

Restoring The Overlooked Mitzvah Of Tsa’ar Ba’alei Chaim

An Audacious Proposal to Restore and Transform the Ancient New Year for Animals

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