California appeals court revives lawsuit over rabbi’s alleged destruction of woman's protest signs...

A California appeals court revived a lawsuit filed by Sandra Bell against Rabbi Netanel Louie. Bell alleged that the rabbi tore up her protest signs during a 2022 demonstration against the kapparot ritual outside his Woodland Hills synagogue.

The ritual involves the slaughter of chickens for atonement before Yom Kippur. The case centers on events at the synagogue during the protest.