by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen~
For many years I collected feathers. Walking along the trails, near my home or far away, whenever I spotted a feather, I brought it home. Together with rocks, shells, bits of wood, and other nature memorabilia, they helped to create a sense of the outdoors inside. The feathers meant a lot to me.
Then one day, while trying to identify a feather my granddaughter had found, I stumbled inadvertently across a government website with information about feathers.
I learned that it is illegal in the United States to collect feathers.
The reason ...
