Judaism and Vegetarianism

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Lantern Books, 2001 - Health & Fitness - 230 pages
From God's first injunction, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, to you it shall be for food." (Gen. 1:29) The Hebrew Bible offers countless examples of how God intends a compassionate and caring attitude toward animals, our health, and the health of the planet. This attitude, as Richard Schwartz shows in his pioneering work now fully revised, has been a constant theme throughout Judaism to the present day.

Indeed, Judaism's particular concern for tikkun olam, a healing of the world, has never been more urgent today--given the current state of world hunger, environmental degradation, and the horror of factory farms. Dr. Schwartz shows not only how Judaism is particularly well suited to solving these problems, but how doing so can revitalize one's Jewish faith.

 

Contents

A VEGETARIAN VIEW OF THE BIBLE
1
TSAAR BAALEI CHAYIM JUDAISM AND COMPASSION FOR ANIMALS
15
JUDAISM VEGETARIANISM AND HEALTH
41
JUDAISM VEGETARIANISM AND FEEDING THE HUNGRY
61
JUDAISM VEGETARIANISM AND ECOLOGY
79
JUDAISM VEGETARIANISM AND PEACE
95
QUESTIONS ANSWERS JEWISH ISSUES
103
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GENERAL ISSUES
131
JEWISH VEGETARIAN GROUPS AND ACTIVITES1
159
BIOGRAPHIES OF FAMOUS JEWISH VEGETARIANS
171
SUMMARY
179
APPENDIX
183
NOTES
199
BIBLIOGRAPHY
215
INDEX
223
Copyright

BTAYAVON HAVE A HEARTY APPETITE
151

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About the author (2001)

Richard H. Schwartz, PhD is the author of Judaism and Vegetarianism and Judaism and Global Survival among many other books and articles. President Emeritus of Jewish Veg and president of the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians, he is professor emeritus at the College of Staten Island, New York. A father, grandfather, and now great-grandfather, he has since 2016 lived with his wife in Israel.