From
@RabbiWolpe
--"Most Jews are not aware, in a world of factory-farmed and cruelly killed creatures, that kindness to animals is central to Judaism..."
@NYJewishWeek
@FabioDL
@RabbiWolpe
Rabbi Wolpe is a formidable figure. I therefore tread cautiously when I express reservations about his use of the word 'central.' After all, the Temples were as central as anything ever was (subsequent enactments notwithstanding) and animals were routinely sacrificed within it.