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Four-page review of my latest book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM, in the semi-annual journal of the Central Conference of American rabbis (CCAR), a publication that goes to US reform rabbis

June 1, 2021 No Comments

The Vegan Revolution by Richard Schwartz (Brooklyn, NY: Lantern Publishing and Media, 2020), 272 pp. I’ve been a vegetarian for forty years. Inspired by a college boyfriend, I then fully committed to it the year I was at HUC-JIRJerusalem, walking down the meat aisle of the Old City Shuk with

Honors thesis on the beginnings of Jewish environmental and vegetarian activism in the 1970s and 1980s

May 13, 2021 1 Comment

Renewing and Recycling: The Formation of American Jewish Environmentalism in the 1970s and 1980s Gabrielle Plotkin Advisor: Keith Woodhouse B.A. Thesis for Honors in History Northwestern University May 3, 2021 ii Abstract Few environmental historians have considered how American Jews interacted with the postwar environmental movement. Those that have, often

My interview of Jeffrey Spitz Cohan, director of Jewish Veg, formerly Jewish Vegetarians of North America

May 10, 2021 No Comments

Video of amazing Earth Day teach-in that involved talks by 22 fabulous speakers

May 9, 2021 No Comments

Earth Day teach-in I aranged (on Earth Day, April 22, 2021), which involved 22 fabulous speakers . The theme was “Applying Religiouis Values To Help Save the World.” Here is the list of speakers the order of their appearance. Richard Schwartz : President emeritus

Three Shavuot Articles Related To Vegetarianism and Veganism

April 26, 2021 No Comments

Below are three Shavuot-related articles. They are: 1. A Shavuot Message: Time to Apply Torah Values To Our Diets 2. Dialogue on Shavuot Night About Veganism 3. Shavuot and Vegetarianism and Veganism ============= A Shavuot Message: Time to Apply Torah Values To Our Diets Shavuot is “z’man matan Torateinu,” the

Unique, potentially transformative Earth Day zoom event scheduled

April 21, 2021 No Comments

In commemoration of the 51st Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, there will be a zoom teach-in, with the theme, “Applying Jewish and Other Religion’s Values to Help Save the World.” The teach-in aims to increase awareness of the seriousness of climate and other environmental threats, and the urgency of

Rainbow Day is May 8-9 in 2021, the week following Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai!

April 9, 2021 No Comments

Celebrate Rainbow Day and the Rainbow Covenant with all Life! The first covenant in the Torah, when Noah leaves the ark, is a covenant with all creatures, and a covenant with the Earth itself, not just with humanity. There are so many ways you can teach about this covenant, the rainbow

Jewish quotations about animals

April 7, 2021 No Comments

1. God’s original dietary law And God said: “Behold, I have given you every herb-yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree that has seed-yielding fruit – to you it shall be for food.”Genesis 1:29 God did not permit Adam and his wife to

Parshat Tzav: How Meat Consumption Today Differs from The Time of the Mishkan (Sanctuary) in the Wilderness

March 24, 2021 No Comments

And that which is left thereof [from the meal-offering] shall Aaron and his sons eat; it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the tent of meeting they shall eat it. . . . it is most holy as the sin-offering and the guilt-offering. Leviticus 6:9.10 When

1,600 word excerpt from my book, VEGAN REVOLUTION, SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM

March 17, 2021 No Comments

LIVING AS A JEWISH VEGAN In this book, I have attempted to present evidence that the world is in the throes of a climate catastrophe. Selfreinforcing positive feedback loops (vicious cycles) are moving the climate system toward irreversible tipping points. If we fail to act rapidly and decisively, these will bring massive

My three Passover related articles

March 12, 2021 No Comments

The titles of the articles are: Freeing Ourselves at Passover From Diets That Hurt Us and the Planet 2. Applying Passover Messages Can Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet 3. Passover and Vegetarianism or Veganism ============= Freeing Ourselves at Passover From Diets That Hurt Us and the Planet Jews commendably go

Latest Review of My Newest Book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM

March 11, 2021 No Comments

Richard H. Schwartz, Vegan Revolution: Saving Our World, RevitalizingJudaism. Brooklyn, NY: Lantern Publishing, 2020. xxxiv +230 pages.$20.00 softcover. This review appeared in the March/April online Quaker Publication, “Peaceable Table.” This is now one of the basic books on veganism and Judaism for thegeneral reader. With the passion of a convert–Schwartz

Complete text of my latest book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM

March 9, 2021 No Comments

“I consider it an honor and a mitzvah to commend Professor Richard Schwartz’s work and all his endeavors to bring Jewish teachings on diet, health, the environment, and related issues to public attention, especially to those of us who seek to lead a religiously observant lifestyle, in keeping with the

Hazon announces Shmita prizes

March 5, 2021 No Comments

View this email in your browser March 4th, 2021 | 20th Adar Dear Richard,(If you want to go straight to info on The Shmita Prizes – click here.) But first, I want to put these prizes in context, beginning with a word about shabbat, shmita’s temporal Jewish sibling. The world needs shabbat right now. We need

Applying Jewish Values To Help Heal the World: Review of Rabbi Arthur Waskow’s book, “Dancing in God’s Earthquake”

February 28, 2021 No Comments

Dancing in God’s Earthquake: The Coming Transformation of Religion Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow Orbis Books, 2020 US $25 I looked forward eagerly to reading Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow’s latest book, Dancing in God’s Earthquake, for two reasons. First, as one who has

Purim and Veganism (followed by my Purimshpiel)

February 17, 2021 No Comments

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, was a vegetarian while she lived in the palace of King Achashverosh. She was thus able to avoid violating

A very comprehensive interview of me about theJewish case for vegetarianism and veganism

February 10, 2021 No Comments

Supporting statements about my latest book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM

February 9, 2021 No Comments

Tu Bishvat Tu Tu Tu Tu with Ms. Eve baby shark tune !

February 3, 2021 No Comments

Join Ms. Eve 🌟 and let’s get ready to celebrate Tu BiShvat 🍃🌳🌺 singing and moving to the tune of baby shark in English, Hebrew, and Spanish!Únete a Ms. Eve y recibe Tu BiShvat 🌱🌲🌻 cantando en español, hebreo e inglés!

A “Green Sabbath Project” aiming to combat climate threats

February 2, 2021 No Comments

A message from Jonathan Schorsch: Dear Friend,I would like to introduce you to my initiative, the Green Sabbath Project (www.greensabbathproject.net). In brief, the Green Sabbath Project sees a weekly green sabbath or earth day as a day on which we strive to minimize our environmental impact as much as possible

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Four-page review of my latest book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM, in the semi-annual journal of the Central Conference of American rabbis (CCAR), a publication that goes to US reform rabbis

Four-page review of my latest book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM, in the semi-annual journal of the Central Conference of American rabbis (CCAR), a publication that goes to US reform rabbis

Honors thesis on the beginnings of Jewish environmental and vegetarian activism in the 1970s and 1980s

My interview of Jeffrey Spitz Cohan, director of Jewish Veg, formerly Jewish Vegetarians of North America

Video of amazing Earth Day teach-in that involved talks by 22 fabulous speakers

Three Shavuot Articles Related To Vegetarianism and Veganism

Unique, potentially transformative Earth Day zoom event scheduled

Rainbow Day is May 8-9 in 2021, the week following Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai!

Jewish quotations about animals

Parshat Tzav: How Meat Consumption Today Differs from The Time of the Mishkan (Sanctuary) in the Wilderness

1,600 word excerpt from my book, VEGAN REVOLUTION, SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM

My three Passover related articles

Latest Review of My Newest Book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM

Complete text of my latest book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM

Hazon announces Shmita prizes

Applying Jewish Values To Help Heal the World: Review of Rabbi Arthur Waskow’s book, “Dancing in God’s Earthquake”

Purim and Veganism (followed by my Purimshpiel)

A very comprehensive interview of me about theJewish case for vegetarianism and veganism

Supporting statements about my latest book, VEGAN REVOLUTION: SAVING OUR WORLD, REVITALIZING JUDAISM

Tu Bishvat Tu Tu Tu Tu with Ms. Eve baby shark tune !

A “Green Sabbath Project” aiming to combat climate threats

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