As pesirdent of Jewish Vegetarians of North America, I am thrilled that you are publishing this article. I think it is scandalous that the Jewish community has generally been ignoring the many moral issues related to animal-based diets, including the argument that the production and consumption of meat and other animal products violate basic Jewish mandates to preserve human health, treat animals with compassion, protect the environment, conserve natural resources, help hungry people and pursue peace. In addition, there are devastating effects on human health and the environment, with livestock' agriculture emitting more greenhouse gases (in CO2 equivalents) than cars, trucks, planes, ships and all the other means of transportation worldwide combined. Why is the Jewish community unwilling to even consider the question, Should Jews be Vegetarians? For more information, please visit JewishVeg.com/schwartz, where I have over 140 articles and 20 podcasts of my talks and interviews, and please visit ASacredDuty.com to see our acclaimed documentary A SacredDuty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World. Re the comment above, why not boycott meat until the change you success occurs?
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