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America and UK initiatives encourage ‘ethical eating’ (Jewish Chronicle feature on Limmud Conference)
In the photograph on the screen, Rabbi Marc Soloway, the British-born leader of a Conservative synagogue in Boulder, Colorado, is cradling a young goat in his arms – writes Simon Rocker for the Jewish Chronicle Members of his congregation have set up Beit Izim, an urban goat co-operative, where volunteers take it in turns to […]
Celeriac Salad
Celeriac Salad Author: Jess Gold Serves: 6 Delicious and healthy and fresh! Ingredients 1 whole celeriac Juice of one lemon Juice of one lime 15 dried apricots, chopped 10 sundried tomatoes, chopped 5/6 tablespoons of olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Chopped walnuts to serve Instructions Grate the celeriac and then stir in all […]
JVS winter magazine out now!
Welcome to the WINTER 2016 issue of the Jewish Vegetarian. What a year it has been! Highlights of 2016 include: · Raising £50,000 for a brand new community centre dedicated to promoting animal welfare. (See page 4 for an update on the building work). · Marking 50 years of this publication with a special edition in […]
Animal welfare on the menu at Limmud Conference
We are just a few weeks away from Limmud Conference – an annual festival, which attracts over 3,000 people to discuss culture, history, politics, art, food and lots more. There is a fantastic line-up on speakers, including international ones, presenting on animal welfare, vegetarianism and veganism: Praying with four feet: animals in prayer and Jewish […]
Vegans rejoice as Asda commits to labelling all of its animal-free products
In the wake of Animal Aid’s ‘Mark It Vegan’ campaign, supermarket chain Asda has announced that as of January 2017 it will be introducing a new vegan logo to be used on all of its animal-free own-brand products. The new logo will initially feature on 18 products, but will be rolled out to all applicable […]
Event: Tu B’Shevat Seder & Party, 4th Feb in Kent ( JVS in partnership with the Sadeh Farm)
We are delighted to be teaming up with the UK’s first Jewish Farm The Sadeh for a joint Tu B’shevat celebration, with an enchanted indoor forest theme. This is the first event on the farm at Skeet Hill House in Kent: 7.45pm on 4th February – with an option to stay overnight. The evening will […]
Independent news piece: ‘No such thing as ‘humane slaughter”
Jimmy Pierson writing for the Independent in October 2016 in response to criticism of halal slaughter: Don’t make this about Islam – there is no such thing as ‘humane slaughter’ in the meat industry. The point is that no one, religious or otherwise, needs to slaughter animals for food – it’s not necessary in this age. […]
New virtual reality film puts viewers inside factory farms
Click here to read the full story written by Kathryn Snowdon for Huffington Post
JVS Op-Ed in The Jewish News: ‘Kosher cruelty in which we should want no part’
Op-Ed written by JVS Director Lara Smallman, printed in the Jewish News on 1st December 2016 Last week I watched a horror film I cannot forget. It wasn’t a fictional plot dreamed up by a scriptwriter, but brand new undercover footage from a kosher slaughterhouse in South America. I watched cows while still sentient being […]
Tell Hazon: ‘Killing is not kosher’
We wanted to share this very poignant post from our friends at Jewish Veg (formerly The Jewish Vegetarians of North America). ‘At Jewish Veg, we value our partnership with Hazon, which has graciously invited us to provide a #vegan voice at their events.That said, we agree with Sapphire Fein that killing animals is wrong, is callous, […]