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Synagogue Vegan Challenge is back
Applications for the fifth cohort of the Synagogue Vegan Challenge from Shamayim are now open from American synagogues. ‘The goal of the Synagogue Vegan Challenge is simple: to provide training, education, and funding for Jewish communities to incorporate vegan programming for a year! Eight synagogues will be selected this year to host monthly events that […]
Food sustainability leaders launch the Demand Generation Alliance
World’s food sustainability leaders launch the Demand Generation Alliance to put tight focus on sustainable and nutritious food The Demand Generation Alliance (DGA) was launched on 24th June 2021 at the SDG Tent. The DGA’s objective is to encourage pressure from consumers, and wider society, to demand the urgent shift to more sustainable and nutritious […]
Padron peppers
A quick and easy recipe from Maldon Salt.
JVS lends support to Humane Society International UK’s work on fur ban
You may have read about a proposed ban of fur in this week’s Jewish Chronicle or seen it on the front page of the Jewish Telegraph. Here at JVS we helped to contact rabbis around the world to invite them to support the ban, resulting in dozens of leading UK and world rabbis backing calls […]
Europe’s first kosher ecohotel opens in Kent
‘Environmental awareness and Jewish traditions are the focus of Sadeh Farmhouse, a family-friendly retreat near Orpington. It seems an unlikely place to find in Kent’s greenbelt, but Europe’s first kosher ecohotel is putting itself on the map with a mix of kibbutz-like vibe, Jewish values and environmental evangelism.’ Read the full story about Sadeh’s makeover […]
New roles at Animal Think Tank
Four new roles are now open at Animal Think Tank: 1) Political Strategy 2) Corpus Linguist 3) Social Movement Culture Lead 4) Lead Coordinator Find out more information on their website
World’s first cultured meat production factory opens in Israel
‘Rehovot-based Future Meat‘s plant makes cell-based slaughter-free meat production a reality. The world’s first industrial cultured meat facility has opened in the city of Rehovot, home to the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Agriculture, Israeli slaughter-free meat production startup Future Meat Technologies announced on Wednesday. With the capability […]
Join the Animal Interfaith Alliance Board
Our friends at AIA, the Animal Interfaith Alliance, are inviting applications from Jewish people to join their Board. They meet four times a year online, usually on a weekday evening at around 7.00pm-8.30pm, and hold an AGM each year which will be online on a Sunday. For more information about the role and how to […]
New documentary “Meat Me Halfway” explores an approachable path to reducing meat consumption
The path to going plant-based has obvious upsides, but it can also be isolating and difficult. A new documentary titled MEAT ME HALFWAY from Executive Producer Madelaine Petsch and leader of the Reducetarian Movement Brian Kateman explores the middle ground for people looking to make a change without totally upending their lives. MEAT ME HALFWAY debuts on […]
Invitation to take part on research into Jewish veganism
You are invited to help with research on Jewish veganism, being carried out by Ellie Atayee-Bennett. Ellie is looking for research participants for her PhD, which explores Jewish, Christian, and Muslim vegans in the UK at the University of Southampton: ‘I am looking for 12 Jewish vegans (ideally 6 female and 6 male). Requirements: – […]