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My Life as a Vegan: Ori Shavit
Ori Shavit is a food journalist, blogger and animal rights campaigner. She publishes recipes on her blog vegansontop.com, teaches vegan cooking classes and promotes veganism in Israel. 1. At roughly what age did you become vegan? I became vegan at 39, much too late… 2. What made you become vegan? After many years of […]
Ethical eggs go on sale at JVS
We have sourced delicious organic eggs from Hen Nation whose model of production enables each hen to live out its full natural life. They live happy, traditional, free-range lives – free to graze grass and forage in traditional hay meadows in their North Yorkshire home.
Win a copy of ‘Isa Does It’
“This book has a mission: to get you in the kitchen, cooking satisfying meals with fresh ingredients, any day of the week.” Whether you are a skilled vegan chef, new to the vegan pantry, or just looking for some fresh ideas, Isa’s unfussy recipes and quirky commentary will make your time in the kitchen as […]
How Would a Jewish Vegetarian Celebrate Passover?
by Professor Richard Schwartz Today there is no need to cook or eat meat on Passover. The eating of the Paschal lamb is no longer required now that the Temple in Jerusalem is not standing. One is obligated to commemorate this act, not to participate in it. The late Dayan Feldman stated that mushrooms, which […]
Lamb’s Blood Aside, Passover is a Vegan-Friendly Holiday
By the Beet-Eating Heeb. You might assume that The Beet-Eating Heeb dreads Passover. After all, the very name of the holiday relates to the smearing of lamb’s blood on the doorposts of the Hebrews. Ew. It would be one thing if the lambs had willingly donated a pint or two at the local blood bank. […]
JVS AGM with Guest Speaker Vanessa Hudson, Leader of the Animal Welfare Party
Sunday 23 March, 5 – 7.30pm. JVS, 853 Finchley Road, London NW11 8LX Free entry * Please let us know that you are planning to attend by emailing [email protected] – this helps us to ensure we cater appropriately. Thank you. — We look forward to welcoming you to the 49th Annual General Meeting of the Jewish […]
Animals Interfaith Alliance
By Rev. Feargus O’Connor. Rev. Feargus O’Connor is the Minister of Golders Green Unitarians and Secretary of the World Congress of Faiths Should humane and compassionate people not feel a moral imperative to act to relieve the immense suffering of billions of sentient fellow creatures and feel impelled to do whatever we can to […]
The UK Must Follow Israel on Primate Protection
By Luke Steele We all remember the shocking pictures of Malish – a long-tailed macaque who suffered in neurology experiments at the Weizmann Institute. Images of her – bloodied, bruised with electrodes screwed into his brain – were released by Let the Animals Live Israel, sparking an outcry and calls for monkey experiments to be […]
A Persian Purim with Denise Phillips: (Demo + 3 course meal)
Tuesday 4 March, 6.30 – 9.00pm. WHERE: JHub Studio, JHub, Haskell House, 152 West End Lane, London NW6 1SD. Please click here for directions. Tickets: £22 non-members / £20 members Places are limited and advance booking is essential, please email [email protected] / call 020 8455 0692 to book your place. Payment can be made via Paypal or cheque. […]
Why Jews Should Oppose Ag-Gag Laws
Reproduced with kind permission from Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D. The current widespread mistreatment of animals in the food industry and especially on factory farms is inconsistent with Judaism’s ethic of compassion for animals. Most Jews are eating foods that entail animal abuse in almost all major phases of animal agriculture and slaughter. In addition to […]