Judiasm and Vegetarianism

by Schwartz, Richard H.

• ISBN13: 9781930051249
• ISBN10: 1930051247
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Lantern Books

Summary

The Hebrew Bible offers countless examples of how God intends a compassionate and caring attitude toward animals, our health, and the health of the planet. This attitude, as Richard Schwartz shows in his pioneering work now fully revised, has been a constant theme throughout Judaism to the present day. Dr. Schwartz shows not only how Judaism is particularly well suited to solving these problems but how doing so can revitalize one's Jewish faith.

Table of Contents

Foreword	x
Preface to First Edition	xi
Preface to Revised Edition	xv
Rabbinic Endorsement	xix
Acknowledgments	xxi
A Vegetarian View of the Bible	1	(14)
Tsa'ar Ba'alei Chayim---Judaism and Compassion for Animals	15	(26)
Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Health	41	(20)
Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Feeding the Hungry	61	(18)
Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Ecology	79	(16)
Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Peace	95	(8)
Questions and Answers/Jewish	103	(28)
Questions and Answers/General	131	(20)
B'tay-Avon: Have a Hearty Appetite!	151	(8)
Jewish Vegetarian Groups and Activities	159	(12)
Biographies of Famous Jewish Vegetarians	171	(7)
Summary	178	(5)
Appendix	183	(16)
Notes	199	(16)
Bibliography	215	(8)
Index	223