Oy Veh, a Vegan Salad [Recipe]

By Elana Horwich
Published on April 18, 2013

West Hollywood’s Ta-eem Grill, a spot for vegan and meat eaters

By Rob Eshman
Published on February 20, 2013

Comparing animal rights and the Holocaust

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on October 10, 2012

On Oct. 2, Alex Hershaft, a Holocaust survivor and founder of the nonprofit Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM), sat on the ground with some 100 other protesters in front of the Farmer John pig slaughterhouse in Vernon, Calif., blocking the entrance from two bi-level trucks carrying 200 pigs that had arrived to be slaughtered that day. In the next 24 hours, the pigs would be among 6,000 animals that would be stunned by electrical shock, hoisted up by their hind legs and their necks slit in the plant, which is the largest pig slaughterhouse on the West Coast.

Kippah’s and Thai Ice teas

Published on June 29, 2012

Praying with Compassion: Time for Vegan Tefillin!

By Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Published on June 24, 2012

How vegans do Passover

Published on April 11, 2012

Holidays like Passover are a difficult time for Jewish vegans and animal activists, a time of mixed emotions. As much as we love and find relevance in the meaning of the holiday, it’s difficult to be confronted by a table full of the body parts of animals that we love and fight for daily. Some vegans forgo Passover entirely, and some who celebrate with their families feel pressured to defend their ethical choices, or pressured to eat things that conflict with their values. Some are no longer invited to their family’s tables at all.

Epidemiology is Much Worse For You Than Red Meat

By Albert Fuchs, M.D.
Published on March 16, 2012

The mouth is the window to the soul

Published on February 15, 2011

If you want to start a business, Magal Nagar says, don’t rely on other people. Nagar learned that lesson the hard way. When she had the idea two years ago to open a vegan cafe, Nagar didn’t know the first thing about starting a business. Neither did her friend and partner, Kinzie Oppenheim. “We had no knowledge, just the courage,” Nagar said.

Food Rules

By Rob Eshman
Published on June 22, 2010

Among the major gifts of the Jews to humanity — the idea of one God, the Bible and Ten Commandments, individual rights and human equality — there is also
this: finicky eating.

VIDEO: A Sacred Duty—A Jewish response to threats to our environment

Published on July 8, 2008

A Major Documentary on Current Environmental Threats and How Jewish Teachings Can Be Applied in Responding to These Threats.