Jerusalem – Police arrested a rabbi and his student on Friday for trying to slaughter and sacrifice a female donkey.
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The 54-year-old rabbi and his student aged 24, were arrested near the of the Tomb of Samuel the prophet which is located in the West Bank north of Jerusalem.
The two suspects purchased the female donkey, or jenny, from a local Palestinian and were later caught on camera by another local trying to slaughter the animal, police said. The man filming the incident alerted the police.
The suspects, residents of Jerusalem, confessed that they were slaughtering the jenny as a sacrifice for their sins.
The Jerusalem Magistrates court was deciding Friday whether to remand the suspects into custody.
The donkey was brought to a Ministry of Agriculture facility in the Jordan Valley.
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Neither a rabi nor a student. Just stam two mishugaim.
Bizarre. What sins are atoned for by donkey slaughter?
This is not found in Judaism.
Is this news item from the NYP? B’cause he calls himself Rabbi he gets into the news and this becomes an item of interest! There are plenty of משוגאים to report about.
animal sacrifice. as stupid today as it was 2500 years ago..
What’s the crime they committed?
Rabbi? Doesn’t sound too Jewish.
Wishing them a refuah shelaimah, but if it’s their legally purchased donkey, what’s the news here.
Wave goodbye to his atonement. Jews never sacrificed an animal which is not clarified by time’s betterment. Torah is not about humbling the humility. It makes no sense to pursue sin offerings without the proper sacrificial Temple grounds and structure. This Rabbi is a bagger without shoes. How horrible. Never again.
Since when are donkeys kosher?
משוגעים
You can’t bring a Korban with a treife animal even if you do have to redeem the first born of a donkey.
So it’s OK for Jews to attack other Jews (throwing stones) but everyone gets all bent out of shape over a donkey? Yes, animal cruelty is totally wrong & against Torah, but I am glad our priorities are on track.
Maybe Egleh Arufeh?
Some people have strange hobbies.
This info about the attempted donkey sacrifice has made global news and has made us look moronic. Maybe we should go back to human sacrifice and start with these two meshuganahs.