Dec 20, 2020
The method of “shechita” has been twisted and distorted by anti-Semites for various tales of blood libel and theologically mandated cruelty allegedly practiced by Jews down the ages.
By Ben Cohen, JNS
Last time I checked, the French were still preparing their famed foie gras delicacy using the method of “gavage.” This involves force-feeding a duck or a goose with grain passed through a tube over a period of several days so that its liver swells to approximately 600 percent of its normal size. The point is, if you don’t put the bird through this plainly ghastly experience, you cannot produce the rich flavor and buttery texture that makes foie gras so prized among gastronomes.
The New York Review of Books recently devoted a lot of space to a review of “The Sword and the.
On the “civilized” side of the line are those carnivores whose meat is stunned before it is slaughtered, which the ECJ deems to be humane. On the “uncivilized” side are those overwhelmingly Muslims and Jews whose religious commandments strictly forbid the stunning of animals before they are slaughtered, which the ECJ deems to be inhumane.
Of course, that doesn’t change the fact that meat that has been slaughtered with a pre-stunning process is not considered kosher or halal, nor can it be.
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Last week, the European Union Court of Justice upheld a ban on kosher and hallal slaughter in Belgium, The Jerusalem Post reported. While Brooke Goldstein, who helped with the legal challenge, called it a “shameful ruling,” and warned that “the religious freedom of millions of Europeans has been put in jeopardy,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry seems to have “read the lips” of the EU court more clearly, stating that the decision “signals to Jewish communities that they are not wanted in Europe.”
Budget passed
Luxembourg’s parliament passed the 2021 budget on Thursday morning with a slim majority of 31 in favour and 29 against. The budget includes a generous aid package equivalent to €4,928 per capita, a lifeline for businesses that will push the deficit to €2.7b. By 2021 the country’s public debt will reach 29.5% of GDP, the lowest in the EU. Delano, chd.lu
Bettel in quarantine
Luxembourg prime minister Xavier Bettel is in quarantine as a precaution after French president Emmanuel Macron tested positive for covid-19. The two participated in European Council meetings on Thursday and Friday of last week. The government announced on Thursday that Bettel, who is awaiting test results, is symptom-free and will continue carrying out his functions by working remotely. Luxembourg Government