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If animals could speak, what would they say? The story of Balaam and his amazing talking donkey
Animal rights activists often pose the question: “If animals could speak, what would they say?” The Torah actually offers us an answer to this question, with an incredible talking she-donkey in the starring role. Here’s the context: The Israelites are in the midst of their forty-year-long wanderings through the desert, during which they pass through […]
Tefillin: A bind for the Jewish vegan
Photo: Shema in the Blue Sefer Torah (written by a Sefardi aider in an Ashkenazi style); credit: Soferet Avielah Barclay * וְהָי֞וּ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיּ֖וֹם עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃ וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְא֖וֹת עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ Take to heart these instructions […]
The 10 plagues of right now
At this year’s Passover Seder, I was struck like never before by the realness and immediacy of the 10 plagues, writes Kohenet Yael Tischler. The Seder, the festive meal that helps us tell the story of Passover – that is, the Exodus from Egypt – is all about things feeling real. It says in the […]
New York Times opinion: Our cruel treatment of animals led to the coronavirus
‘The conditions that lead to the emergence of new infectious diseases are the same ones that inflict horrific harms on animals,’ writes philsopher and author David Benatar in the NY Times. Click here for the full piece.
Vegans of the Bible
Entertainment magazines and vegan websites LOVE to publish articles such as 30 Celebrities you didn’t know were vegan, Vegan celebrities who are inspiring us to adopt a vegan diet in 2020, and 51 Celebrities who are vegan for life. So, we present to you JVS’s equivalent – Biblical celebrities you didn’t know were vegan. […]
Cleaning out Chametz – Mayim Bialik
A big thank you to our friends at Jewish Veg in the US for sharing this video from Jewish vegan Mayim Bialik. From all of us at JVS we wish you a chag kasher v’same’ach.
Free download of all issues of Growing Green International
As some people are having problems getting fresh fruit and vegetables due to the disruption caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Vegan Organic Network is giving open access to all back issues of Growing Green International Magazine until the end of June 2020 (normally only available to members). Please feel free to link to and/or […]
Live daily cookalongs on Facebook at midday
The Vegan Chef School is teaching free vegan cookery classes daily at midday on Facebook on their page. Last week they showed us how to make; Perfect tofu Spiced rhubarb crumble Quick, healthy desserts Spiced vegetable omelette with chickpea flour
Seder night with Yelala (1st night – virtual seder)
Even at this distance, let’s sit together and tell a story. The same story that we tell every year with the unfurling of the Spring, at the full moon festival of Passover. At this time we tell a tale of an ancient People who lived in constriction and fear, and who danced their way to […]
Six vegan Seder recipes
There’s enough to worry about this Pesach without panicking over what to cook for your plant-based eating guest, writes the Jewish Chronicle. Click here for the full story.