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Competition time: Win a free month’s supply of HOWND plant-powered dog food!
To enter: 1. Take a picture of you and your dog eating a meal together featuring HOWND superfood 2. Post on Instagram using hashtag #VeganuaryForTwo and tag us @DogsLoveHownd 3. Email the high-resolution photo to [email protected] Competition closes on 31 January 2022. One lucky winner will be contacted via direct message. Good luck!
Veganuary: 14 of the world’s best vegan restaurants and experiences
The rise in veganism and plant-based eating shows no sign of slowing down, writes Black Diamond. At the beginning of 2021, a record-breaking 500,000 people had signed up to the Veganuary challenge – double the number of people who signed up in January 2019 – and the prediction is this number will be even higher […]
Ethical Kashrut – Tablet magazine
Jewish institutions go beyond traditional notions of what makes meat kosher to address everything from climate change to animal welfare to workers’ rights, writes Paula Jacobs. This story originally appeared in English in Tablet Magazine, at tabletmag.com, and is reprinted with permission. — Adrienne Krone began thinking about the entire system of kashrut—Jewish dietary laws—and how to relate ethically to food while researching historical […]
Coming to JVS for your Covid vaccination? Read our FAQs
We are currently hiring out our venue temporarily as a part-time Covid vaccination site. We are not involved in the running of this and cannot answer any questions on your vaccination. Please direct any and all questions to your GP practice. We thank you in advance for not disturbing JVS staff and residents who are […]
Celebrating Chanukah
With Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, just around the corner, we wanted to share some of our favourite festive recipes. We celebrate the miracle of a tiny bit of oil that lit the menorah in the Great Temple in Jerusalem lasting eight days instead of one, and we mark the holiday with family get-togethers, […]
‘With the planet in peril, we religious leaders must speak truth to power’
JVS Patron Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg shares his thoughts from COP 26 in Glasgow. Click here to read his piece in the Guardian.
We are sad to announce the passing of JVS member Sybil Esmore
JVS member, Sybil Esmore, passed away last week, at her home in North London. A classically trained singer who studied voice in London, New York & Munich, with some of the world’s foremost authorities, she performed an eclectic range of musical styles, in eight different languages, throughout Europe and on both sides of the Atlantic, […]
New Meatless Farm cookbook – download for free
Meatless Farm, one of the UK’s fastest growing plant-based meat brands, is launching something a little special this week – a deliciously crafted cookbook titled Make it Meatless, created to invigorate your tastebuds, delight your eyes, help your pocket and support the planet, all at the same time. This is not an ordinary cookbook. Its […]
Tastesmiths launch Berbere curry kit for National Curry Week
Cooking a curry from scratch isn’t always easy, as often the recipe calls for a lengthy list of spices that can be tricky to find. But with a pre-measured Tastesmiths kit, curry lovers can whip up authentic-tasting, restaurant-worthy dishes from home with very little fuss and no waste. And to celebrate National Curry Week (7-12 […]
Win a KLBD goodie box, packed full of KLBD-certified vegan products
Enter our KLBD-JVS free prize draw to win 1 of 2 KLBD Goodie Boxes, packed full of KLBD-certified vegan products. For a chance to win, answer these 2 questions: 1.Which was your favourite JVS event and what event would you like JVS to run in the future? 2.What is your favourite KLBD-certified product and where […]