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‘The NHS has banned cigarettes and should ban meat too – both cause cancer’
Patient menus offer a wide selection of meats every day, some of which are in the same carcinogenic category as asbestos, alcohol and arsenic – writes David Seedhouse for the Guardian The World Health Organisation ranks bacon, ham and sausages alongside smoking as a cause of cancer, placing processed meats in the same carcinogenic category […]
The Custom of Kapparot in the Jewish Tradition
By Yonassan Gershom and Richard Schwartz Every year, before Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), some Jews perform the ceremony of kapparot. The following, in question and answer format, is a discussion of the ritual and its relation to the treatment of animals. What is kapparot [in Ashkenazic Hebrew or Yiddish, kapporos or shluggen kapporos]? […]
An Early Taste of Zionism
Published 80 years ago, Palestine’s first Jewish cookbook brought politics into the kitchen, along with new ideas about Jewish food and vegetarian cuisine. Written by Dana Kessler for Tablet Magazine What shall I cook? This problem, the concern of housewives the world over, is particularly acute in our country. The differences in climate and the necessary […]
Restoring the Jewish New Year for the Animals
Written by Professor Richard Schwartz As you know, animals are treated horribly today on factory farms and in other settings, contrary to basic Jewish teachings. Yet, this is generally being ignored in the Jewish community. In recent years, some Jews have been working to renew the ancient Jewish holiday, the “New Year for Animals,” and […]
‘I’ve converted to veganism to reduce my impacts on the living world’ – George Monbiot
Nothing hits the planet as hard as rearing animals. Caring for it means cutting out meat, dairy and eggs, writes George Monbiot in the Guardian. The world can cope with 7 or even 10 billion people. But only if we stop eating meat. Livestock farming is the most potent means by which we amplify our presence on […]
High animal protein intake associated with higher mortality rate, plant protein linked to lower mortality rate
Date: August 1, 2016 Source: Massachusetts General Hospital via Science Daily The largest study to examine the effects of different sources of dietary protein found that a high intake of proteins from animal sources — particularly processed and unprocessed red meats — was associated with a higher mortality rate, while a high intake of protein […]
It’s Shabbat chicken – straight from the lab
Written by Daniel Sugarman for the Jewish Chronicle If this is the future of the Friday-night meal, it’s not for the squeamish. An Israeli company has come up with a way to “grow” chicken meat out of cells taken from a live animal. Koby Barak, CEO and co-founder of SuperMeat, is convinced that the result […]
‘Why it’s never too late to become a vegetarian’ Telegraph feature July 2016
Steak tartare, slow-roasted shoulder of lamb, venison burgers, chicken and tarragon pie. A quick glance at some of my favourite foods wouldn’t leave anyone in much doubt. I’m a carnivore, through and through. Yet, as of December 2015, I’ve done what I hadn’t countenanced since I was a teenager: I’ve gone vegetarian. It all started quite innocuously just […]
New campaign ‘Mark It Vegan’ launched by Animal Aid
The Mark it Vegan campaign by Animal Aid launched on 26 July 2016. Interest in veganism is growing rapidly in the UK, with more than half a million people having now adopted cruelty-free living – a rise of more than 350 per cent in the last ten years. There’s been a huge increase in the number […]
Coming up: 50 years of the Jewish Vegetarian Quarterly
This September will mark 50 years of the Jewish Vegetarian Quarterly. We are celebrating with a special edition, and we need your help! Please send in your fondest memories and your best photos by 28th July, and help make this the best issue yet! Email [email protected]. You can read the very first issue here, and […]