History of Vegan and Vegetarian Jews

In lieu of attended Vegan Fest in Tel Aviv, this podcast serves as a brief history of vegan and vegetarian beliefs in the Jewish community. Meet Fania Lewando, author of a 1938 Yiddish Vegetarian Kosher Cookbook who ran a kosher vegetarian restaurant in Vilna. Plus, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook and his teachings on the vegetarian diet as related by his top student rabbi David Cohen the Nazir. What do Jewish vegans put on their seder plate? Find out in this episode. For questions or comments email me at [email protected]. Get full access to Jewish History Moment podcast with Ben Bresky at benbresky.substack.com/subscribe