The Vegan Revolution
Our very own resident, Richard Schwartz, has recently published another book called “Vegan Revolution: Saving Our World, Revitalizing Judaism.”
For Richard, the book is much more than just a book. It is part of a cause, a passion, a major effort to increase our awareness of the social, environmental, and religious benefits of veganism.
Richard’s fervent passion began way back in the mid-70s when he was teaching a course in the City University of New York that he initiated and developed called “Math and the Environment....
The recent Belgian government ban of shechita (Jewish ritual slaughter) overlooks some important considerations.
First, it ignores the many problems related to stunning, their preferred method of slaughter. These are thoroughly covered in the book, Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry, by Gail Eisnitz. Through many interviews with slaughterhouse workers and USDA inspectors, she carefully documents in gut wrenching, chilling detail the widespread, unspeakable ...
