What better way to welcome the harvest season than by becoming a vegetarian?

September 27, 2012

A shift to vegetarianism is a way to be consistent with Jewish values and teachings. Many connections can be made between vegetarianism and the joyous festivals of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, all of which occur over the next two weeks.

1. Sukkot commemorates the 40 years when the ancient Israelites lived in the wilderness in frail huts and were sustained by manna. According to Isaac Arama (1420-1494), the Spanish rabbi and author, the manna was God’s attempt to re-establish for the Israelites the vegetarian diet that prevailed before the flood in the time of Noah...

Source: What better way to welcome the harvest season than by becoming a vegetarian?
Author: Richard H. Schwartz is president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America

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