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Read about our veggie Seder at JW3
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our second night Seder at JW3 on Saturday 4th April. With a week to go, the event had completely sold out and attracted a waiting list too! This was our largest ever event, and our first at JW3. The seder, which was strictly kosher, was led by Rabbi Jason […]
JVS Spring Magazine
Our latest magazine is now online… This year has got off to an absolutely fantastic start for the vegetarian movement… A recent report from the UN noted ‘that the Western preference for meat and dairy-heavy diets is “unsustainable,” especially as the population is expected to grow to 9.1 billion by 2050. The report garnered wide […]
A Jewish Vegetarian Response to Efforts to Ban Shechita
By Richard H. Schwartz As president emeritus of Jewish Vegetarians of North America, I would like to address the many recent efforts in several countries to ban shechita (Jewish ritual slaughter). First, although JVNA believes that every person should be a vegan and that there should be NO slaughter of animals at all, we also […]
JVS 50th AGM with guest speaker Michael Daniel from the Gate Restaurant
The booking for this event has now closed. The afternoon will commence with the AGM, followed by a talk by our guest speaker. Afternoon tea will be served after the meeting. How did two brothers who knew very little about cooking and even less about running a restaurant create what has become one of London’s most successful […]
Ethos
48 Eastcastle Street London, W1W 8DX @EthosFoods / ethosfoods.com Deliciously different. That’s the tagline of the new vegetarian restaurant Ethos, situated just a stone’s throw from London’s bustling Oxford Circus. I visited Ethos just a few weeks after it opened its doors in September. Created by entrepeneur Jessica Kruger, the restaurant describes itself as […]
Jam Making & Preserving
By Poppy Berelowitz, urban grower, teacher and chutney maker Poppy has been growing fruit and vegetables for the past 5 years, working for numerous community growing projects in London, as well as spending 2 years gaining organic farming experience in North America. reserving seasonal fruits and vegetables as jams, jellies, chutneys and relishes is one of […]
Winter issue of The Jewish Vegetarian Quarterly Magazine
Welcome to the Winter 2014 issue of the Jewish Vegetarian magazine. This year has been a fantastic one for the vegetarian movement. Palitana in India witnessed a historic change, outlawing animal slaughter and becoming the first all-vegetarian city in the world.Across the Channel, France’s top chef, Alain Ducasse, has started taking meat off the menu. […]
Are veg restaurants kosher?
JVS Trustee Dan Jacobs surveys the issues around eating out at non-kosher veg eateries. The UK is blessed with a multitude of great quality vegetarian and veganrestaurants. It begs the question; do we as vegetarian / vegan Jews needto be concerned about the kashrut (the body of Jewish religious laws concerning the suitability of food) […]
Persian Pop-up Cafe with guest chef Zoe Marks: 07 December
Click here for the booking page. We are delighted to collaborating with vegetarian chef Zoe Marks to bring you a Persian Perennial Feast in celebration of the Shmita year.This year is all about letting the land grow in order to encourage a healthier and more sustainable society and therefore our focus will be on the use […]
World Day Against Foie Gras
Today is World Day Against Foie Gras. Whilst JVS makes a concerted effort to avoid posting and disseminating upsetting content, we feel that it is very important today to highlight how foie gras is produced, and the fact that it currently has a kosher certification and is sold in kosher shops and restaurants and by kosher caterers in this country. Foie gras is […]