Chief Rabbi Lau urges better treatment for chickens in kapparot ritual Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi, David Lau, called for better treatment of the chickens used in the pre-Yom Kippur kapparot ritual. September 3, 2013 10:53 am
Peres swears in Israel’s new chief rabbis Israel’s newly elected chief rabbis were sworn in by Israeli President Shimon Peres at a ceremony in Jerusalem. August 14, 2013 11:52 am