Animal rights group sues NYC over Yom Kippur ritual The lawsuit accuses police and health departments of assisting the ritual by blocking off streets and sidewalks, and not enforcing laws that regulate health and animal cruelty issues. July 7, 2015 12:30 pm
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