The Day Kosher Slaughter Was Saved: An English rabbi, the Irish Senate, and the power of argument.

The article discusses how Isaac Halevy Herzog, who later became the first chief rabbi of the state of Israel, has helped save the ritual slaughter known as shechita from being outlawed in 1934. Topics covered include Herzog's presentation before the Irish Senate to defend the practice, the continued prohibition of shechita in Switzerland, and the recent ruling by the European Union Court of Justice allowing member countries to ban the ritual.