as First revealed on the Haredim 10 website, The Chief Rabbinate announced new procedures for slaughtering cattle abroad, stating that in every slaughter in which a Badatz also participates, the Badatz body must provide two more inspectors at the time of slaughter: an 'external inspector', and an 'inspector' approved by the Rabbinate. According to another procedure established by the Rabbinate, from now on, the three senior positions on the slaughter team - "team leader", "external inspector", and "internal inspector" - will be assigned by lottery, on the grounds that forbidden connections and conflicts of interest may arise between the team members and the importer responsible for their selection, since it is the one financing their stay abroad.
The new procedures created a sharp crisis between the importing slaughterers, who refused to accept the procedures, and the rabbinate.
The slaughterers demonstrated in front of the Rabbinate offices, and the importers turned to the Labor Court and the High Court of Justice. Due to the hearings, the slaughterers did not go abroad for many months, which is expected to cause a severe shortage of meat. In addition, one of the slaughterer leaders told Haredim 10: "There is a big, practical problem. There are not enough team leaders, and since they require an additional team leader in the Badazim procedure, technically there are not enough people to go abroad. This will lead to a severe shortage of meat.".
The confrontation also created differences of opinion between Chief Rabbi Hared Lau and the Rabbinate's legal advisor.
At the end of the saga, a compromise was reached whereby the Rabbinate would waive some of its demands. The Chief Rabbi, the Gaon Rabbi David Lau, presented the compromise proposal for the slaughter reform to the Chief Rabbinate Council, and it now requires the approval of the High Court of Justice, in light of the changes that have occurred in the criteria.
As mentioned, conclusions were reached last night and the High Court is expected to approve the changes.