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Donate: our JVS Garden Fundraiser
Big things are blooming at the Jewish Vegan Society 🌱 Literally. We’re turning our garden into a buzzing, inclusive space where people from all walks of life can come together, learn to grow their own veg, and connect with nature. —> Donate here <— We already kicked things off with a seed sowing sesh and […]
Community FND: 25th April 2025
Last Friday 25th April 2025, we cooked up a seasonal feast inspired by our foraging walk, using lots of fresh finds. The menu included wild garlic, nettle and pea soup. Additionally, butterbean and tomato stew with herby asparagus freekeh, roasted cauliflower with tahini, and a delicious apple and pear crumble for dessert. Massive thanks and […]
Vegan NIBs: Why Eating More Plants is Almost Like a Climate Superpower
Alright, let’s talk about something huge that’s hiding in plain sight—what we eat. We all know about electric cars and reusable coffee cups, but swapping out meat and dairy for plant-based options is one of the biggest things we can do for the planet. Vegan Society is shouting this from the rooftops, and honestly, they’ve […]
Limmud 2024
Some of our JVS team attended the Limmud 2024 festival, where we learned, made valuable new connections, developed existing ones and gathered inspiration for future events and collaborations. Such as musical evenings, eco-friendly initiatives, and nature walks. Here are some of the workshop highlights: Naomi Verber’s (Eco-Judaism) workshop ‘the beavers are back’. Naomi highlighted the […]
Building Community Through Brunch: A Recap of Our JVS Planning Event
What better way to plan the future than over a hearty vegan brunch? On Sunday 15th December 2024, 12 members of the JVS community—a mix of long-standing supporters and newcomers—gathered to connect, share ideas, and envision the events that will shape JVS over the coming year, in 2025. Here’s a look at what unfolded during […]
Winter magazine out now!
Welcome to the December 2015 issue of the Jewish Vegetarian. This year has been a phenomenal one for vegetarianism. In the U.S. alone last year, some 400 million fewer animals were killed for food. Israel remains on course to become the world’s first vegan nation, with more vegans per capita than any other country. In […]
My Life as a Vegan: Ori Shavit
Ori Shavit is a food journalist, blogger and animal rights campaigner. She publishes recipes on her blog vegansontop.com, teaches vegan cooking classes and promotes veganism in Israel. 1. At roughly what age did you become vegan? I became vegan at 39, much too late… 2. What made you become vegan? After many years of […]
A Persian Purim with Denise Phillips: (Demo + 3 course meal)
Tuesday 4 March, 6.30 – 9.00pm. WHERE: JHub Studio, JHub, Haskell House, 152 West End Lane, London NW6 1SD. Please click here for directions. Tickets: £22 non-members / £20 members Places are limited and advance booking is essential, please email [email protected] / call 020 8455 0692 to book your place. Payment can be made via Paypal or cheque. […]
JVS to attend Shmita Summit
We are very happy to announce that our Director Lara Smallman will be attending the Shmita Summit, produced by Siach, which is taking place next month in London. What is Shmita? The sabbath year also called the sabbatical year or sheviit is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the […]