Comments on: Swinging No More http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:01:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Tikkunknitter http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-3005 Tikkunknitter Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:39:53 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-3005 The question of kapporos seems another case of whether or not to follow, slavishly, the voice of the past. Tzedakah seems a rational modern solution to the profoundly disturbing features of what are (merely) tradition-al solutions to the questions raised by the holiday. The question of kapporos seems another case of whether or not to follow, slavishly, the voice of the past. Tzedakah seems a rational modern solution to the profoundly disturbing features of what are (merely) tradition-al solutions to the questions raised by the holiday.

]]> By: chillul Who? http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2994 chillul Who? Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:35:01 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2994 In fact, it may have been that charity-element of the kapporos ritual which allowed it entry into Jewish practice, despite being a pretty out-there and paganistic thing to do - the tradition that "tsedakah tatsil mimavet" (charity rescues the giver from death) is an old one. In fact, it may have been that charity-element of the kapporos ritual which allowed it entry into Jewish practice, despite being a pretty out-there and paganistic thing to do - the tradition that “tsedakah tatsil mimavet” (charity rescues the giver from death) is an old one.

]]> By: chillul Who? http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2993 chillul Who? Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:33:29 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2993 Yehuda: Traditionally, (inasmuch as a kapparos tradition can be said to exist) the chickens are slaughtered and the meat given to the poor. (Just like tsedekah money) Yehuda:

Traditionally, (inasmuch as a kapparos tradition can be said to exist) the chickens are slaughtered and the meat given to the poor. (Just like tsedekah money)

]]> By: Michael Croland http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2917 Michael Croland Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:02:38 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2917 By the way, some huge news re kapparot from Israel this week. Shas spiritual leader criticizes kapparot practices: http://www.haaretz. com/hasen/ spages/904102. html Petach Tikvah court rules kapparot ritual a violation of animal slaughter laws: http://www.haaretz. com/hasen/ spages/904943. html By the way, some huge news re kapparot from Israel this week.

Shas spiritual leader criticizes kapparot practices:
http://www.haaretz. com/hasen/ spages/904102. html

Petach Tikvah court rules kapparot ritual a violation of animal slaughter laws:
http://www.haaretz. com/hasen/ spages/904943. html

]]> By: Yehuda David http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2915 Yehuda David Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:53:26 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2915 Interesting read, important information and well written. No critique of the post, but isn't the idea of money notsomuch the same thing... When the chicken is slaughtered it ceases to be; therefore, the sins which were imparted onto the chicken cease to be. By that same rational, wouldn't you be putting your sins in the money and then giving that to other people? Why not just give tzedakah? Interesting read, important information and well written. No critique of the post, but isn’t the idea of money notsomuch the same thing… When the chicken is slaughtered it ceases to be; therefore, the sins which were imparted onto the chicken cease to be. By that same rational, wouldn’t you be putting your sins in the money and then giving that to other people? Why not just give tzedakah?

]]> By: Hillary http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2902 Hillary Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:52:44 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/swinging-no-more/#comment-2902 Excellent post! I've heard of kaporot but have never known anyone who has actually done it with a chicken. I didn't know that giving tzedakah would suffice but I'm happy to hear there is an alternative. But I have a question. How does kaporot differ from Tashlich? Isn't Tashlich throwing away your sins in the river. Are these redundant acts or do they have different meanings? Excellent post! I’ve heard of kaporot but have never known anyone who has actually done it with a chicken. I didn’t know that giving tzedakah would suffice but I’m happy to hear there is an alternative. But I have a question. How does kaporot differ from Tashlich? Isn’t Tashlich throwing away your sins in the river. Are these redundant acts or do they have different meanings?

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