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Written by Israel National News
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 10:00 |
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Judge Rules Paschal Sacrifice
Practice "Proper," Appeal Filed
“The Jerusalem Magistrate's court ruled Friday that the
Jewish Temple movement may, under state law, slaughter a sheep on Sunday as a
“general rehearsal” for the renewal of the Pesach (Passover) sacrifice. The
judge even called the effort "proper," but organizers have been
summoned to appear at 1 PM in the District Court after an animal rights groups
filed another last-minute suit.
The slaughter is planned as part of a conference
dedicated to studying and restoring the Jewish observance of the Korban Pesach,
as it was called since it was first observed in Egypt. At the time of the
Exodus, Jews slaughtered a sheep per family group, despite its status as a
deity to the Egyptian oppressors. The blood was then applied to the doorposts
of the Jewish homes....”
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