Animals in Judaism

thumb|300px|Clockwise from left: Behemoth (on earth), Ziz (in sky), and [[Leviathan (under sea). From an illuminated manuscript, 13th century AD.]] The Ziz () is a giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan.

animal whose handling and/or consumption is considered taboo in a given religion

thumb|Kapparot ritual on the eve of Yom Kippur Kapparot (, Ashkenazi transliteration: , ) is a customary atonement ritual practiced by some Orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur. This is a practice in which either money is waved over a person's head, or a chicken is waved over the head and then slaughtered in accordance with halachic rules.

Vegetarianism among followers of Judaism

Class of heavenly beings described in the prophet Ezekiel's vision