The Jewish Attitude Toward Food (ABRIDGED VERSION)

All beings on this planet, including the smallest microbes, need to nourish themselves in order to survive. But unlike animals and plants who generally eat the very same food daily, human beings have turned eating into a social experience, even an art from, whose nourishment differs from day to day. Judaism has taken this even further. This podcast will analyze the unique relationship of human beings to food, and the very special values apparent in the ways that Jews relate to and consume their daily nourishment.