Israeli pop star Sarit Hadad may be a more common sight packing Tel Aviv’s largest stadiums, where her mix of traditional mizrahi music and Western pop has made her a household name for many years – but she was filling a slightly different venue on Sunday night.
Just days away from Yom Kippur authorities at the Western Wall are reporting a sharp decline in the number of participants at prayer gatherings held at the holy site during the ten days of repentance, the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, compared to previous years.
A state judge in Manhattan on Monday refused to block Orthodox Jewish congregations in Brooklyn from carrying out the bloody Kaporos chicken-slaughter ritual on public streets in advance of Yom Kippur.
Brooklyn, NY – Lawyers for a group opposing the Jewish ritual of Kaporos were in a Manhattan court today, asking that a Superior Court judge put an end to the annual event not only because of they find it offensive, but due to the fact that it violates some 15 laws.