by Richard Schwartz ~
There are many connections that can be made between the sacred Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and vegetarianism:
1. On Yom Kippur, Jews pray to the “Living God,” the “King Who delights in life,” that they should be remembered for life, and inscribed in the “Book of Life” for the New Year. Yet, typical animal-based diets have been linked to heart disease, stroke, several types of cancer, and other chronic degenerative diseases, that shorten the lives of millions of people annually.
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