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Israeli Agriculture Ministry introduces campaign against ‘kaparot’ ritual
Written by Sharon Udasin for JPost Performed between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the kaparot practice typically involves swinging a live chicken over one’s head. In a cartoon featuring an outspoken rooster fighting for the release of his friends, the Agriculture Ministry has launched a campaign against the traditional kaparot ritual. Performed between Rosh Hashana […]
News: ‘There is no future in live export’
From Animals Australia A major player in the live export trade is calling it quits, sending the strongest signal yet that live export isn’t only bad for animals, but bad for business. They say if you want to know where the world is heading just look at where the money is being invested… well for […]
News: Supermarket Sainsbury’s launches vegan cheese range
Sainsbury’s has launched a range of vegan cheeses including cheddar, Wensleydale with cranberries, a Feta alternative and soft cheese – all created using coconut. So now you can have your cheese and eat it! The seven types of cheese are suitable for vegans, people with milk allergies or intolerances, and those who opt for gluten free products, […]
Celebrating 50 years of the Jewish Vegetarian Quarterly Magazine
Welcome to the Autumn 2016 issue of the Jewish Vegetarian. This issue is all about celebrating – exactly 50 years ago the first edition of the Jewish Vegetarian Quarterly went to print. Our centrefold is dedicated to marking this momentous occasion. We have contributions from far and wide as we remember how it all began, […]
Can religion trump the climate change deniers? Meet the inter-faith environmentalists
Written by India Bourke for the New Statesman Click here to read the article.
JVS to host Grassroots Jews’ pop-up Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur services
Grassroots Jews is a north west London based high holy day celebration founded by communities based in Belsize Park, Willesden Green, West Hampstead and Kilburn. Click here to book your place at this year’s event. One of this year’s co-ordinators, Dan Freedman, reveals why they chose the JVS as their new home…. “Having started in […]
News: The UK’s first food waste supermarket opens
Written by Hazel Sheffield for the Independent The food is priced on a pay as you feel basis and has already helped desperate families to feed their children. The UK’s first food waste supermarket has opened in Pudsey, near Leeds. Food waste campaigners from the Real Junk Food Project have opened “the warehouse”, a store on […]
News: France bans plastic cups, plates and cutlery
Written by Shehab Khan for the Independent Critics claim the new law violates European Union rules on free movement of goods. France has passed a new law to ensure all plastic cups, cutlery and plates can be composted and are made of biologically-sourced materials. The law, which comes into effect in 2020, is part of the Energy Transition […]
How Israel Became the Global Center of Veganism
Written by Rachel Frazin for The Tower The Jewish state was uniquely situated to become the world’s most vegan country. A viral video was the tipping point. When Ori Shavit went on a date with a vegan five years ago, she thought nothing would come of it. As a professional food critic, she didn’t think she […]
‘This is what a vegan looks like…’ Guardian Feature
More people than ever are moving from steak to seitan. Four recent converts tell us why they switched. The number of vegans has been rising in the UK – up by 360% over the past decade. At the moment there are more than half a million in this country, and as ever more disturbing information […]