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Alon Tal Interview Part 1

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:31 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Part 1: Alon Tal one of Israel's leading environmentalists, founder of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense and other Israeli environmental groups continues his discussion of global warming threats to Israel and responds...

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Alon Tal Interview Part 2

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:28 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Part 2: Alon Tal one of Israel's leading environmentalists, founder of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense and other Israeli environmental groups continues his discussion of global warming threats to Israel and responds...

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Carmi Wiseman Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:26 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Carmi Wiseman discusses what his group "Sviva Israel" is doing to help educate Israeli youth about environmental problems in Israel and what they can do to reduce their environmental footprint.

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Mira Edelstein Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:24 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Mira Edelstein discusses the work of "Friends of the Earth, Middle East" in trying to mitigate environmental problems common to Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan. Among the issues considered are the diminished flow of the J...

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Naor Yerushalmi Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:22 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Naor Yerushalmi, director of "Life and Environment," discusses this Israeli environmental umbrella group and their efforts to help their over 100 affiliated environmental groups respond to environmental problems in Israel.

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Jeremy Benstein Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:20 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Jeremy Benstein, author and Associate Director of the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership in Tel Aviv, discusses the group's efforts to educate Israelis and others on Jewish environmental teachings and wa...

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Michelle Levine Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:18 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Michelle Levine, spokesperson for the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) discusses the society's objectives and its many educational projects.

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Gershon Peleg Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:16 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Gershon Peleg, Managing Director of the the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), discusses the history of SPNI and its efforts to educate Israelis about Israel's natural areas and how to protect them.

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Justin Krieger Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 13, 2009 01:13 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Justin Krieger, an urban planner with the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) discusses Israel's urban environmental problems and steps being taken to address them.

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Edna Barnea Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 22:06 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Edna Barnea, of the Open Landscape Institute of the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), discusses the group's efforts to preserve natural areas in Israel.

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Joseph Tamir Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 22:05 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Joseph Tamir, lawyer for the Israeli Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS), discusses efforts to reestablish the group as a non-profit organization in Israel.

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Dan Arbel Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:57 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Dan Arbel, a long-time leader of the Israeli Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS), discusses the history of the group and Jewish teachings on vegetarianism.

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Presentation by Richard Schwartz

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:54 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Presentation: Richard Schwartz, President of Jewish Vegetarians of North America and author of "Judaism and Vegetarianism," argues that a revitalized and active Israeli Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS) is essential at a time when Israel and the entire world face so many environmental and other thr...

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Q & A: Richard Schwartz

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:51 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Q & A: Richard Schwartz, President of Jewish Vegetarians of North America and author of "Judaism and Vegetarianism," discusses ways that the Israeli Jewish Vegetarian Society can promote vegetarianism in Israel.

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Yossi Leshem Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:48 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Yossi Leshem, Israeli environmental and bird migration expert, discusses issues related to bird populations and migrations and environmental problems in Israel.

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Shay Davidowicz Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:46 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Shay Davidowicz and other Tel Aviv environmental and vegetarian activists discuss ways that they are educating Israelis about the benefits of plant-based diets and the need to respond to environmental problems.

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Eren Ben Yaminy Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:43 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Eren Ben Yaminy, an Israeli environmental activist and founder of an Israeli Green political party, discusses how political activism can help improve Israel's environment and economy.

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Avo Levi Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:41 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Avi Levi, founder and director of Green Action, a group that links consumer behavior to environmental problems, discusses the ethics of consumerism and their campaign to reduce the number of billboards.

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Gil Jacobs Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:38 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Gil Jacobs, director of Green Course, an Israeli University-based environmental group that has chapters on 26 campuses, discusses the group's efforts to green campuses and to increase environmental awareness and activism in Is...

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Arie Raveh Interview

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - August 07, 2009 21:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A series of Interviews Dr. Richard Schwartz conducted in Israel, 2008. Arie Raveh, owner of Buddha Burgers, a vegan restaurant in Tel Aviv, discusses the vegan foods he serves and the recent increase in veganism in Israel.

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Eighteen Arguments For Jews Not Being Vegetarians (and Why They Are Wrong)

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 16:25 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Eighteen Arguments For Jews Not Being Vegetarians (and Why They Are Wrong). Arguments include: People were given dominion over animals. Don’t Jews have to eat meat to celebrate the Sabbath and Jewish festivals? Don’t we need meat to be properly nourished? What about the Biblical sacrifices?

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Ten Strategies Toward a Vegetarian-Conscious World

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 16:11 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Ten Strategies Toward a Vegetarian-Conscious World. Richard Schwartz discusses why a shift towards vegetarianism is so important and outlines ten approaches to working toward a vegetarian-conscious world.

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Jewish Vegetarian and Environmental Messages from Shabbat morning Services

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 16:09 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Jewish Vegetarian and Environmental Messages from Shabbat morning Services - prayers and psalms of the Shabbat morning services that have very positive messages on the environment and the treatment of animals.

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Is Religion a Friend or Foe of Animal Activism?

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 16:07 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Is Religion a Friend or Foe of Animal Activism? - dispelling some misconceptions that have lead many animal rights activists to have a negative attitude about religion; some reasons that these activists and religious practitioners should be allies.

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Jewish Teachings on the Proper Treatment of Animals

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 16:05 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Jewish Teachings on the Proper Treatment of Animals, a wide variety of Jewish teachings on treating animals with compassion that show the important of this Torah-based mitzvah.

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Is Fur a Jewish Issue?

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 16:02 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Is Fur a Jewish Issue? Jewish teachings on compassion to animals, the mistreatment of trapped and farmed animals to produce fur and whether the benefits of fur outweigh Jewish teachings on the proper treatment of animals.

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Imagining a Vegetarian World

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 16:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Imagining a Vegetarian World - What a vegetarian, actually vegan world would be like, in terms of improved human health, an end to the mistreatment of animals, a more sustainable world and more.

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How Is This Holiday Different? - Thoughts on Tu B'Shvat

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 15:56 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
How is This Holiday Different? Richard Schwartz discusses unique aspects of the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat ("the birthday of the trees"), with an emphasis on environmental concerns.

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Part 1 "Should Jews be Vegetarians?" - Flatbush Jewish Community Center

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 15:54 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Part 1 of Richard Schwartz’s Talk on "Should Jews be Vegetarians?" at the Flatbush Jewish Community Center: Biblical teachings on vegetarianism and health and animal rights-related reasons for vegetarianism.

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Part 2 "Should Jews be Vegetarians?" - Flatbush Jewish Community Center

Jewish Vegetarians: Biblical Teachings; Environmental Protection; Resource Conservation; Animal Rights - Vegan Principles - January 22, 2009 15:49 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Part 1 of Richard Schwartz’s Talk on "Should Jews be Vegetarians?" at the Flatbush Jewish Community Center: Biblical teachings on vegetarianism and health and animal rights-related reasons for vegetarianism.

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