THE JEWISH VEGETARIAN AND ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Why a Jewish
Vegetarian Society? .

Because the original food for people is ordered in Genesis 1:29, "Behold I give you every herb-bearing seed and the fruit of every seed-bearing tree for you it shall be for food." Permission to kill and eat animals was only granted as a result of man's evil and was accompanied with a curse (Genesis 9:5).

Because 95% of all flesh foods are from factory farms and produced under conditions which contravene the Torah.

Because nowhere in the Tenach is there a promise of fleshfoods of any kind as a reward for keeping the commandments. The promise is always the gift of produce of the vines, the gardens and the fields.

Because cruelty is indivisible, the Covenant of Peace was applicable to people and all creatures: to participate in the war against creation is incompatible with Judaism. We work for the prophetic era, "When they shall no longer hurt nor destroy."

Purpose of The JVS

The purpose of The Jewish Vegetarian and Ecological Society (JVS) is to promote the practice of vegetarianism within the Judaic tradition, and explore the relationship between Judaism, dietary laws, and vegetarianism.
 

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