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October 25, 2010
New Zealand Jewish leaders warn against shechitah ban
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New Zealand Jewish life is in jeopardy if the community loses its legal battle over the ban on kosher slaughter, Jewish leaders there warned.
An e-mail titled “Save The Future of Judaism in New Zealand” and circulated Oct. 22 to some 1,000 families warned that if the community loses the case over the new law, it will signal the death knell of the Jewish community, which dates back near two centuries.
“It will mean we can’t engage rabbis or youth leaders,” read the e-mail, which was jointly released by Auckland Hebrew Congregation President Garth Cohen and Wellington Jewish Community Center Chair Claire Massey. “It will mean our religious families will be forced to leave New Zealand. Few Jews will want to migrate here. We will be seen as a country where Jews are not welcome, and where our traditions and beliefs are not respected or valued.”
The e-mail urged each family to donate about $75 to the New Zealand Shechitah Appeal, as well as to e-mail Agriculture Minister David Carter, who imposed the ban on shechitah in May, and Prime Minister John Key, whose mother was a Jewish refugee who escaped Austria on the eve of the Holocaust.
“We need the support of every Jew in New Zealand,” the e-mail stated. “Whether you keep kosher, observe Shabbat or not, we must stand together. Your religious, cultural and social future is under threat.”
About 1,000 affiliated Jewish families live in two main centers, Wellington and Auckland, as well as smaller communities in Christchurch and Dunedin on the south island.
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I don’t understand why torturing animals makes you feel closer to your God. You can stun the animals first and have no problems but supporting animal cruelty is not holy. New Zealand is a non-violent society which supports animal rights.
- Comment by David Maida on 10/26/10 at 11:44 pm
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Perhaps it is time for ALL the Jews of New Zealand to leave. Immigrate to the United States or Aliyah to Israel. Hey President Obama has decided to bring 80,000 Muslims to America on bogus refugee status.. So perhaps the Jews of New Zealand can claim refugee status based on Religious Discrimination, and that is exactly what it is to forbid a Jew to be able to keep Kosher. Let us hope maybe the 1,000 educated Jews can balance the 80,000 uneducated poor Muslims Obama wants to bring into the U.S to be more then likely added to the welfare rolls