Aligning our food
choices with our
Jewish values
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Is This Kosher?
As a community, it’s time to reckon with the impacts of our food choices–on farmed animals, on people, and on the planet–and ask: is this way of farming and eating truly kosher?
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What We Do
The Jewish Initiative for Animals provides new ways for the Jewish community to bring its values of compassion for animals into practice and strengthen Jewish communities in the process.
Recent blogs
Dairy Dilemma: The Buzz on Biogas
Dairy farming poses several environmental challenges, especially with the expansion of mega-dairies. As Shavu’ot approaches, JIFA talks with Trevor McCarty, Policy Manager at Farm Forward, about the role of biogas digesters in dairy farming and their implications for consumers and communities.
Micah Siva: My Jewish Veg Journey
I first had the idea to stop eating meat when I was around 12 years old. Like many, I was plagued by “stomach troubles” and
“Magic for Animals”: A Purim Q&A With Liz Toonkel
Liz Toonkel is a Jewish performance artist, filmmaker, and magician who is committed to using her role in the world to advocate for a better collective future.
Our values
In order to cultivate and grow a sustainable Jewish animal advocacy movement, we must address the issues that are critically connected to and interdependent with industrial animal agriculture. We must work in partnership with Jewish communities and justice movements to achieve positive change.
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