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Refutations of 18 Reasons Many Jews Think They Should No Be Vegetarian or Vegan

Refutations of 18 Reasons Many Jews Think They Should No Be Vegetarian or Vegan Below are 18 reasons why many of my fellow Jews think they should not be vegetarian or vegan (henceforth veg*an) and my rebuttals to the reasons: The Torah teaches that humans are granted dominion over animals...
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Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg – A Purimspiel

eb Henna taught: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?  Clearly, the chicken.  How do we know this?  We learn from the Book of Esther that when Mordecai asked Esther to go before King Ahashveros to plead for the Jewish people, she was ‘chicken,’ fearing for her life. Only when Mordecai ‘Egged’...
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How Celebrating Passover Can Help Heal Our Planet…

Applying Passover Messages Can Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet Passover and Vegetarianism and Veganism Inconsistencies in Passover Eating Freeing Ourselves at Passover From Diets That Harm Us and the Planet —————- 1. Applying Passover Messages Can Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet There are many Passover-related messages that can be applied to help...
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An Open Letter to Rabbis

Dear Rabbi, News of war and conflict are the order of the day, but something far worse looms over us. I am writing you because you have the potential to help avert a climate catastrophe and leave a sustainable world for future generations. There is a very strong consensus composed...
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Purim and Veganism

The joyous festival of Purim shares many connections with veganism. According to the Talmud (Megilla 13a), Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, refrained from eating meat while she lived in the palace of King Achashveriosh. She was thus able to avoid violating the kosher dietary laws while keeping her...
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Purim Lessons That Can Help Avert a Climate Catastrophe

Purim Lessons That Can Help Avert a Climate Catastrophe

  There is increasing evidence that the world is approaching a climate catastrophe. The hottest year in recorded history was 2024, breaking the record set just the year before. Amazingly, all 13 months from June 2023 to June 2024 broke monthly temperature records. All 25 years in the current century...
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Over 100 Jewish Groups Voice Deep Alarm and Concern Over Recent Attacks on Democratic Norms and Values

Over 100 Jewish Groups Voice Deep Alarm and Concern Over Recent Attacks on Democratic Norms and Values

Joint Statement Led by Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Conservative & Reform Movements WASHINGTON, DC – A broad coalition of over 100 national and local Jewish organizations have released a new statement expressing deep alarm and concern over the Trump Administration’s attacks on democratic norms and values. The statement is jointly...
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My 8 Tu Bishvat-related articles

Their titles are: 1. Why Is This Night Different: Thoughts on Tu B’Shvat 2. Tu B'Shvat and Vegetarianism and Veganism 3. Preserving the Sacred Environment: A Religious Imperative – A Tu Bishvat Message 4. Lessons From Trees: a Tu Bishvat Message 5. Celebrating Tu Bishvat as if Environmental Sustainability Matters 6. Lessons From...
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My invitation to a 2025 Tu Bishvat seder

My invitation to a 2025 Tu Bishvat seder

Shalom, You are cordially invited to a Zoom Tu Bishvat Seder on Tu Bishvat, Wednesday, February 12, from 8  to  930 PM Israel time (1:00 to 2:30 PM US Eastern time) You can attend at https://tau-ac-il.zoom.us/j/88447791056 The link for the ten pages of source sheets that will be the basis...
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My message to rabbis urging them to stress the importance of shifts to plant-based diets in efforts to avert a climate catastrophe

  Shalom, dear rabbi, As a respected community leader, you are in an excellent position to help create a habitable, healthy, environmentally sustainable world for future generations in a way that will promote Jewish teachings and significantly enhance the image of Judaism worldwide. It has become increasingly apparent that the...
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My six Chanukah-related articles

My six Chanukah-related articles

The titles are: Chanukah and Vegetarianism and Veganism 2. Miraculously Stretching the Oil:  Dietary Connections to Energy Use 3. Celebrating Miracles at Chanukah 4. Eight Reasons to Become Vegan During Chanukah 5.  Chrismukah: Giving Thanks for Miracles! 6. Chanukah and Veganism ========================= 1. Chanukah and Vegetarianism and Veganism    ...
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Chrismukah: Giving Thanks for Miracles!

  This article was co-edited by Prof. Dan Brook (Bio at end)   Christmas on December 25 and Chanukah on 25 Kislev periodically coincide and do so again in 2024 on Christmas Day, which is the first night of Chanukah. Some are calling it Chrismukah. Some are calling it another...
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    Can a Climate Catastrophe Be Prevented?

Humanity's most urgent issue is whether a climate catastrophe can be prevented. Alarming trends and recent extreme climate events suggest that the world is approaching a critical tipping point. In 2024, heat waves were so frequent and intense that by early November, the year was declared the hottest in recorded...
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Why Jews Should be Vegans or at Least Vegetarians

Veganism is the diet most consistent with fundamental Jewish teachings.  Judaism emphasizes pikuach nefesh, that Jews should carefully preserve our health and our lives. Of the 613 Jewish mitzvot (commandments), 610 can be overridden if it might help save a life. The only three exceptions are the prohibitions against murder,...
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Code Red for Humanity: A Jewish Response to the Climate Crisis

This article was co-authored by Michael Gribov. Director of Movement Building for Jewish Vegan Life. The world is at a tipping point. The United Nations has declared a “code red for humanity” in response to the accelerating climate crisis. From rising sea levels to extreme weather events, the planet is...
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The Work Continues: Brief Aytzim Statement on the 2024 Election

6 Nov. 2024 / 5 Cheshvan 5785 For many who care about environmentalism and addressing climate change — and for many who fight White supremacy — the results of Tuesday’s election are exceptionally concerning. Among other promises, the president-elect — whose campaign rhetoric and first White House term were tainted by extensive...
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Review of Animal Welfare in World Religion

Joyce D’Silva’s book Animal Welfare in World Religion; Teaching and Practice points out an anomaly that is the main reason that the world is rapidly approaching a climate catastrophe and facing other environmental threats. While about 80 percent of the world’s people belong to a religion and these religions have...
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Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Shemini Atzeret, and Veganism

There are many connections between veganism and the Jewish festivals of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret (the Eighth Day of Solemn Assembly), and Simchat Torah: 1. Sukkot commemorates the 40 years when the ancient Israelites lived in the wilderness in frail huts and were sustained by manna. According to Isaac Arama (1420-1494),...
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Earth Etude for Elul 29

Earth Etude for Elul 29

This is Where it All Begins by Rabbi Judy Kummer ~Human beings have often pondered the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. As a gardener, I think more about the cycle of pollination and the growth of seeds and plants and flowers, which lead to more...
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Why Plant-Based Diets Are Essential to Averting a Climate Catastrophe

Michael Gribov, head of movement building for Jewish Vegan Life, is the co-author of this article. In a world grappling with the urgent realities of climate change, we often find ourselves searching for solutions—big ideas that can slow down, if not completely reverse, the damage we’ve done to our planet....
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