The following articles are provided by kind permission of Richard Schwartz, President of Jewish Veg.
Judaism & Vegetarianism
Why Jews Should Oppose Ag-Gag Laws
A Dialogue Between a Jewish Vegetarian Activist and a Rabbi
What Diet Does G-d Prefer for People?
Eighteen Reasons Jews Think They Should Not Be Vegetarians (and Why They Are Wrong)
Vegetarian Teachings of Rav Kook (Revised/Expanded Version)
Vegetarianism: Essential for Jewish Renewal?
Rabbinic Teachings on Vegetarianism
Is Eating Meat a Mitzvah that Comes from an Aveirah (Sin)?
Environmental and Vegetarian Lessons From the Shabbat Morning Service
Are Jews Obligated to Be Vegetarians?
Vegetarianism: A Spiritual Imperative?
A Vegetarian View of the Torah
Frequently Asked Questions About Vegetarianism and Nutrition
Is An Animal-Based Diet a Chillul Hashem?
Veganism and the Jewish Dietary Laws
Reader’s Guide to Judaism: Vegetarianism
Vegetarian Teachings of Rav Kook
Is the Sixth Commandment “Thou Shalt Not Kill” or “Thou Shalt Not Murder”?
Why Isn’t Vegetarianism on the Jewish Agenda?
Veganism: A Jewish Imperative?
Judaism, Vegetarianism and Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues in Israel
Global Warming: It’s Time for Action
Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Ecology
Abolishing Intensive Livestock Agriculture: A Global Imperative
Tu B’Shvat: Judaism and the Environment
Saving Our Planet: Common Ground for a Divided Nation
Greening Our Homes and Institutions Through Vegetarianism
Turning Earth Day 2006 Into an Environmental Shabbat
Veganism’s Essential Role In Preventing an Unprecedented Global Catastrophe
Judaism and Animal Issues
Should Jews be Animal Rights Advocates?
The Custom Of Kapparot In The Jewish Tradition
Why Perform a Rite that Kills Chickens as a Way to Seek God’s Compassion?
Toward a Winning Animal Rights Strategy
Report on Animal Rights ’97 Conference
Religion: Friend or Foe of Animal Activism?
How do these arguments apply to fish?
After Postville: Should Jews Still Eat Meat?
Reader’s Guide to Judaism: Treatment of Animal
Troubled Waters: The Case Against Eating Fish
Do Torah Teachings Justify Animal Exploitation?
Jewish Festivals and Vegetarianism
Rosh Hashanah and Vegetarianism
Should Jews Become Vegetarans at Rosh Hashanah?
Rosh Hashanah Message: Is God’s “Very Good” World Approaching an Unprecedented Catastrophe?
Why Perform a Rite that Kills Chickens as a Way to Seek God’s Compassion?
Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Vegetarianism
Why is This Night Different? Thoughts on Tu B’Shvat
Inconsistencies in Passover Eating
Relating Tisha B’Av to Today’s Environmental Crises
Vegetarianism and Jewish Holidays
Birkat HaChamah: A Time to Increase Efforts to Start Healing the Planet
Divrei Torah
Ki Taytze (Deuteronomy 22:6-7): Can Compassion to a Bird Help Bring Moshiach?
Can Compassion to a Bird Help Bring Moshiach? Version 2
Jewish Considerations
Jewish Values vs. the World’s Values
Short Range Goals versus Long Range Goals in Judaism
What a Wonderful Path Judaism Is!
Is Judaism a Radical Religion?
Judaism and Global Issues
CLIMATE CHANGE: Global catastrophe or sustainable future? It will largely depend on our food choices! Cover article, Vegetarian Voice, Late Summer, Early Fall issue
Are You Taking Global Warming Personally?
Global Catastrophe or Sustainable Future?
Environmental Catastrophes or a Sustainable Future – It Depends on our Food Choices
Judaism, Hunger, and Vegetarianism
Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Peace (1)
Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Peace (2)
Judaism and the Population Crisis
Action Ideas For Global Survival
An Alternative U.S. Foreign Policy
Economic Democracy – Which Economic System Is Most Consistent With Judaism?
Response to Rabbi Avi Shafran’s Article, “The People Problem”
General Vegetarianism
Ten Ways to Help Create a Vegetarian World
Troubled Waters: The Case Against Fish
Can Vegetarianism Help Reduce Terrorism?
Should the Mistreatment of Animals Be Compared to the Holocaust?
Why the Future World Will be Vegetarian
Vegetarian Information
A Brief Recent History of U.S. Vegetarianism
Bibliography of Vegetarian Material
Sources on Judaism and Vegetarianism
Biographies of Famous Vegetarians
Quotations Related to Vegetarianism
Vegetarian Activism
Major Campaign to Change Jews’ Diets
The Need for Jewish Involvement
Working for a Vegetarian-Conscious Israel
Resolution on Judaism and Dietary Concerns
Key Points in Promoting Judaism and Vegetarianism
Materials for a Talk on Judaism and Vegetarianism
How Vegetarianism Can Help Prevent an Unprecedented Planetary Catastrophe
Ten Ways to Create a Vegetarian World So That Humanity Will Avoid an Unprecedented Catastrophe
Strategy Ideas for Promoting Vegetarianism
How YOU Can Help Shift the Planet to a Sustainable Path
Animal-Based Diets: Madness and Sheer Insanity
My Open Letter to President Obama
Responding to PETA
How Should Jews Respond to PETA’s Activities?
Not Because of PETA, But Because of the Torah, We Must Be Involved
Israel Activism
Environmental Issues in Israel
The Struggle to Stop Construction of the Trans-Israel Highway
Personal Considerations
Mixed Marriages: When Only One of You is a Vegetarian
Connecting the Dots on Dietary Choices
Mathematics and Environmental Issues
Revitalizing Liberal Arts Mathematics Courses Using Environmental Issues
Relating Developmental Mathematics to Global Issues
Health and Nutrition Issues
Position Paper: Judaism, Health, and Animal Rights
Frequently Asked Questions About Vegetarianism and Nutrition
Health Studies that Could Shake the World
The Four Food Groups, Old And New
Prevention: Torah Perspectives on Preserving Health
Chapters from “Judaism and Global Survival,” by Richard Schwartz (Lantern Books, 2002)
Environmental Issues in Israel
International Issues and Globalization
Vegetarianism — A Global Imperative?
“Judaism and Vegetarianism,” by Richard Schwartz (Lantern Books, 2001)
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Book Reviews
Hitler: Neither Vegetarian Nor Animal Lover
Vision of Eden: Vegetarianism in Jewish Law and Mysticism
Welfare Ranching: The Subsidized Destruction of the American West
Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust
Interview with the author of Eternal Treblinka
Trees, Earth, and Torah – A Tu B’Shvat Anthology
God’s Last Offer – Negotiating for a Sustainable Future
Ethics into Action: Henry Spira and the Animal Rights Movement
Compassion for Humanity in the Jewish Tradition
Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
The Universal Jew: Letters To a Progressive Father From His Orthodox Son
Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry
A Boy, a Chicken, and the Lion of Judea: How Ari Became a Vegetarian
Rabbis and Vegetarianism: An Evolving Tradition
Replenish the Earth: A History of Organized Religion`s Treatment of Animals and Nature
Masterplan – Judaism: Its Program, Meaning, Goals
About Richard Schwartz
Dutch Vegan Society Interview with Richard Schwartz
My Vegetarian History, Activism, and Philosophy
IVU Presents: Interview with President, Jewish Vegetarians of North America
Article on Richard Schwartz’s Mathematical Environmental Writings