The battle over kapparot goes to court

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Brought to you by: Ambassador Grappo The battle over kapparot goes to court by Edmon J. Rodman In 2011, a barker in a chicken suit in Los Angeles advertises the practice of using live chickens in an atonement ritual. Photo by Edmon J. Rodmon "We refuse to be your Kapores!" a chicken shouts. "We demand our rights," a rooster chimes in.  More.  Rabbi Avi Weiss. Photo by JTA Avi Weiss on the evolution of Orthodox Judaism by Jared Sichel, Staff Writer Rabbi Avi Weiss, the man who coined the phrase "Open Orthodoxy"