Jewish veganism and vegetarianism : studies and new directions / edited by Jacob Ari Labendz and Shmuly Yanklowitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Labendz, Jacob Ari, 1977- editor.

Yanklowitz, Shmuly, 1981- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetarianism--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Vegetarianism.

Veganism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Veganism.

Jewish ethics.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Jewish vegan and vegetarian movements have become increasingly prominent in recent decades, as more Jews adopt plant-based lifestyles. In this book, scholars, rabbis, and activists explore the history of veganism and vegetarianism among Jews and present compelling new directions in Jewish thought, ethics, and foodways. Jewish Veganism and Vegetarianism asks how Judaism, broadly considered, has inspired people to eschew animal products and how those choices have enriched and defined Jewishness. It offers opportunities to meditate on what makes Jewish veganism and vegetarianism particularly Jewish and to pursue the intellectual, religious, and historical roots of those movements. It also tests their boundaries, examines connections to other movements, and calls attention to divisions among Jewish vegans and vegetarians and to the resistance they have faced. In part one, "Studies," authors present Jewish veganism and vegetarianism in historical, literary, and sociological context: from the time of the Talmud until the present, in North America, Europe, and Israel, and among rabbis, chefs, artists, activists, punks, and farmers. Part two, "New Directions," is focused on contemporary currents in Jewish vegan and vegetarian thought. The authors represent the cultural, theological, and ideological diversity among Jews invested in such conversations and introduce prominent debates within their movements. As a whole, the volume presents a wide-ranging survey of the place of veganism and vegetarianism in Judaism past and present"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Studies

1 The Slipperiness of Animal Suffering: Revisiting the Talmud's Classic Treatment p. 3 / Beth A. Berkowitz

2 Vegetarianism as Jewish Culture and Politics in Interwar Europe p. 23 / Nick Underwood

3 "I am a Vegetarian": The Vegetarianism of Melech Ravitch p. 49 / Irad Ben Isaak

4 Farm Animal Welfare in Jewish Art and Literature p. 67 / Hadas Marcus

5 Vegetarianism and Veganism among Jewish Punks p. 95 / Michael Croland

6 Opening the Tent: Jewish Veganism as an Expression of an Ecological Form of Judaism p. 117 / Adrienne Krone

7 A Linguistic Appraisal: Jewish Perceptions of Animal Suffering p. 131 / Victoria Greenstone and Shlomi Shmuel

Part 2 New Directions

8 Veganism and Covenantalism: Contrasting and Overlapping Moralities p. 161 / David Mevorach Seidenberg

9 Musar and Jewish Veganism p. 195 / Geoffrey D. Claussen

10 The Vegetarian Teachings of Rav Kook p. 217 / Richard H. Schwartz and David Sears

11 Relevant and Irrelevant Distinctions: Speciesism, Judaism, and Veganism p. 233 / Alan D. Krinsky

12 A Morally Generative Tension: Conflicting Jewish Commitments to Humans and Animals p. 251 / Shmuly Yanklowitz

13 Linking Judaism and Veganism in Darkness and in Light p. 267 / Sherry F. Colb

14 Jewish Veganism as an Embodied Practice: A Vegan Agenda for Cultural Jews p. 289 / Jacob Ari Labendz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438473611

1438473613

OCLC:

1041228582

Publisher Number:

40029003191