Kaparos
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“Kapparot is not consistent with Jewish teachings and law. Repentance and charity can be better accomplished by using money instead of a slaughtered chicken.” - Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren
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Photo by: David Rosenfeld
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Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos:
- End Chickens as Kaporos Campaign: A Growing Force for Compassionate Change 18 October 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Video of Kaporos 4 Oct 2011 Demo #1 (Midwood, Brooklyn) 5 October 2011 - www.youtube.com
- A Yom Kippur of Mercy or Cruelty? | The Jewish Week 3 October 2011 - www.thejewishweek.com
- Need volunteers to transport rescued chickens to several locations in NY, PA, and possibly MD 1 October 2011
- Directions & Instructions for End Chickens as Kaporos Demos October 4, 5, and 6 1 October 2011
- Gothamist.com: Annual Protests Of Annual Jewish Chicken Ritual On Schedule 1 October 2011
- Times Square Ad for End Chickens as Kaporos Rally & Logo - Our PR Newswire Release was displayed on September 28, 2011 29 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- News Release: Activists Will Rally In Brooklyn, NY to "End Chickens as Kaporos" 28 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- “An End to Chickens as Kapores?” By Jenna Weissman Joselit, Forward.com, September 21, 2011 26 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Join Us in Brooklyn for 3 End-Chickens-As-Kaporos Demos in October 21 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Gourmet Dinner to Benefit the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos - Join Us at Blossom in NYC on Monday 3 October 2011 at 6pm 14 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Jonathan Scovner's Review of When the Chickens Went on Strike and interview with Erica Silverman 2 September 2011 - picturebooksreview.blogspot.com
- Please Sign Our End-Chickens-as-Kaporos Petition for 2011 30 August 2011
- End Chickens as Kaporos: Get Ready for Demos in New York City! 15 August 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- 11/16/10: End Chickens as Kaporos Campaign Wins Major Media Attention (UPC Winter 2010 Poultry Press)
- 11/15/10: AECK Founding Member's Home & Banner Vandalized
- 10/11/10: “An ancient tradition draws protests” by Carol Guzy, The Washington Post, Oct. 9, 2010
- 10/04/10: Mary and Peter Max Benefit to End Chickens in Kaporos Rituals was a Great Success!
- 09/27/10: Kind Kaporos Article, Blog & Letters to the Editor
- 09/15/10: Brooklyn Rally to End Chickens as Kaporos
Draws Vigorous Activist Turnout & Media Coverage
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09/09/10: Activists Cry Foul Over [Cruel] Chicken Ritual
- 09/07/10: Activists Will Rally on September 12 in Brooklyn, NY to “End Chickens as Kaporos”
- 08/17/10: Petition to Replace Chickens with Money in Kaporos Rituals
- 08/04/10: End Chickens As Kaporos Rally on September 12 in Brooklyn, NY
more on www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
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Photo by: Rina Castelnuovo for The New York Times
New York Times Monday September, 16 2002 |
Kapparot practitioners prepare to
swing chickens in Chicago in 2004 |
Now Available from UPC!
When the Chickens Went on Strike
By Erica Silverman and illustrated by Matthew Trueman.
$10.00
One day during Rosh Hashanah - the beginning of the Jewish New Year - a boy overhears the chickens in his village plan a strike. They are sick of being used for Kapores, the custom practiced in his Russian village where live chickens are waved over everyone's heads to erase their bad deeds. "An end to Kapores!" the chickens chant as they flee the town.
This book is adapted from a story by Sholom Aleichem, the great Yiddish author best known for his tales which are the basis of the internationally acclaimed play Fiddler on the Roof.
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