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Professor Emeritus, Mathematics College of Staten Island Email Richard Schwartz Author of Judaism and Vegetarianism, Judaism and Global Survival, and Mathematics and Global Survival.
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics College of Staten Island Email Richard Schwartz
Author of Judaism and Vegetarianism, Judaism and Global Survival, and Mathematics and Global Survival.
Judaism and Vegetarianism – A 10-week course of study via the internet.
FACT SHEETS ON JEWISH TEACHINGS AND REALITIES RELATED TO . . . Health Animals The Environment Resource Usage Hunger VIDEO AND AUDIO INTERVIEWS AND TALKS "Should Jews Be Vegetarians?," Flatbush JC on November 16, 2008 (.mp4 file) Richard Schwartz interviewed on community TV: Dramatization of Richard Schwartz's article: "Veganism's Essential Role In Preventing an Unprecedented Global Catastrophe": mp3 files and podcast [Many recordings of interviews of and talks by Richard Schwartz and other environmental and vegetarian activists] Webinar on "Judaism and Vegetarianism"
VIDEO AND AUDIO INTERVIEWS AND TALKS
Dramatization of Richard Schwartz's article: "Veganism's Essential Role In Preventing an Unprecedented Global Catastrophe":
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Frequently Asked Questions on Judaism and Vegetarianism Frequently Asked Questions About Judaism and Animals Frequently Asked Questions About Animal Sacrifices and the Messianic Period JUDAISM AND VEGETARIANISM A Dialogue Between a Jewish Vegetarian Activist and a Rabbi What Diet Does G-d Prefer for People? Eighteen Reasons Jews Think They Should Not Be Vegetarians (and Why They Are Wrong) Vegetarian Teachings of Rav Kook (Revised/Expanded Version) Vegetarianism: Essential for Jewish Renewal? Rabbinic Teachings on Vegetarianism Is Eating Meat a Mitzvah that Comes from an Aveirah (Sin)? Environmental and Vegetarian Lessons From the Shabbat Morning Service Are Jews Obligated to Be Vegetarians? Vegetarianism: A Spiritual Imperative? A Vegetarian View of the Torah Frequently Asked Questions About Vegetarianism and Nutrition Is An Animal-Based Diet a Chillul Hashem? Should Jews Be Vegetarians? Veganism and the Jewish Dietary Laws Judaism's Ideal Diet Kedushah and Vegetarianism Reader's Guide to Judaism: Vegetarianism Vegetarian Teachings of Rav Kook Is the Sixth Commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill" or "Thou Shalt Not Murder"? Thou Shalt Not Eat Meat Why Isn't Vegetarianism on the Jewish Agenda? Veganism: A Jewish Imperative? Should Jews be Vegetarians: a Debate JUDAISM, VEGETARIANISM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Environmental Issues in Israel Global Warming: It's Time for Action Diet for an Imperiled Planet Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Ecology Abolishing Intensive Livestock Agriculture: A Global Imperative Tu B'Shvat: Judaism and the Environment Saving Our Planet: Common Ground for a Divided Nation Greening Our Homes and Institutions Through Vegetarianism Turning Earth Day 2006 Into an Environmental Shabbat Israel's Most Serious Threat? Global Warming Isn’t Kosher Veganism's Essential Role In Preventing an Unprecedented Global Catastrophe JUDAISM AND ANIMAL ISSUES Do Torah Teachings Justify Animal Exploitation? Should Jews be Animal Rights Advocates? Judaism and Animal Rights The Custom Of Kapparot In The Jewish Tradition Why Perform a Rite that Kills Chickens as a Way to Seek God's Compassion? Vegetarianism - It's Pro Life Toward a Winning Animal Rights Strategy Report on Animal Rights '97 Conference Is Fur a Jewish Issue? Religion: Friend or Foe of Animal Activism? How do Jewish arguments apply to fish? After Postville: Should Jews Still Eat Meat? Reader's Guide to Judaism: Treatment of Animal Troubled Waters: The Case Against Eating Fish JEWISH FESTIVALS AND VEGETARIANISM Rosh Hashanah and Vegetarianism Should Jews Become Vegetarans at Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah Message: Is God's "Very Good" World Approaching an Unprecedented Catastrophe? Yom Kippur and Vegetarianism Why Perform a Rite that Kills Chickens as a Way to Seek God's Compassion? Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Vegetarianism Chanukah and Vegetarianism Another Miracle of Chanukah Miraculously Stretching the Oil: Chanukah and Vegetarianism Thanksgivukah: Giving Thanks for Miracles Tu B'Shvat and Vegetarianism Why is This Night Different? Thoughts on Tu B'Shvat Celebrating Tu B'Shvat as if Environmental Sustainability Matters For Tu Bishvat: 36 Jewish Quotations About Trees Lessons From Trees: a Tu Bishvat Message Purim and Vegetarianism Passover and Vegetarianism Passover and Earth Day Inconsistencies in Passover Eating Lag B'Omer and Vegetarianism Shavuot and Vegetarianism A Fictional Dialogue on Shavuot Night About Vegetarianism A Shavuot Message: Applying Torah Values To Our Diets Tisha B'Av and Vegetarianism Relating Tisha B'Av to Today's Environmental Crises Shabbat and Vegetarianism Vegetarianism and Jewish Holidays Birkat HaChamah: A Time to Increase Efforts to Start Healing the Planet Elul: A Time to Start Shifting Our Imperiled Planet to a Sustainable Path RENEWING NEW YEAR FOR ANIMALS Animal rights and Jewish law: restoring and transforming an ancient holiday An Audacious Initiative to Restore the Ancient New Year for Animals Top Ten Reasons for Restoring and Transforming the Ancient New Year for Animals An Overlooked Mitzvah: Tsa’ar Ba’alei Chaim KASHRUT AND SHECHITA CONSIDERATIONS How Should Jews React to the Polish Ban on Shechita? Polish Shechita Ban Ignores Key Factors DIVREI TORAH Ki Taytze (Deuteronomy 22:6-7): Can Compassion to a Bird Help Bring Moshiach? Can Compassion to a Bird Help Bring Moshiach? Version 2 Ayekah? Where art thou? Parshat Tzav: How Meat Consumption Today Differs From The Time of the Mishkan (Sanctuary) in the Wilderness JEWISH CONSIDERATIONS Religion's Message for Today Jewish Values vs. the World's Values Choose Life Short Range Goals versus Long Range Goals in Judaism Some Questions To Be a Jew Human Rights and Obligations My Vision for Judaism What a Wonderful Path Judaism Is! Is Judaism a Radical Religion? JUDAISM AND GLOBAL ISSUES CLIMATE CHANGE: Global catastrophe or sustainable future? It will largely depend on our food choices!, cover article, Vegetarian Voice, Late Summer, Early Fall issue Are You Taking Global Warming Personally? Global Catastrophe or Sustainable Future? Environmental Catastrophes or a Sustainable Future - It Depends on our Food Choices Jewish Responses To Hunger Judaism, Hunger, and Vegetarianism Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Peace (1) Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Peace (2) Vegetarianism for a More Peaceful World Judaism's Mission Today Judaism and the Population Crisis Action Ideas For Global Survival An Alternative U.S. Foreign Policy Economic Democracy - Which Economic System Is Most Consistent With Judaism? Response to Rabbi Avi Shafran’s Article, "The People Problem” GENERAL VEGETARIANISM Ten Ways to Help Create a Vegetarian World Imagining a Vegan World Troubled Waters: The Case Against Fish A Diet for a New Millenium Can Vegetarianism Help Reduce Terrorism? Should the Mistreatment of Animals Be Compared to the Holocaust? Why the Future World Will be Vegetarian VEGETARIAN INFORMATION A Brief Recent History of U.S. Vegetarianism Bibliography of Vegetarian Material Sources on Judaism and Vegetarianism Biographies of Famous Vegetarians Quotations Related to Vegetarianism Jewish Vegetarian Quotations History of JVNA VEGETARIAN ACTIVISM Jewish Vegetarian Projects Major Campaign to Change Jews' Diets Should You Be a Vegetarian? "I-Thou" and Vegetarianism The Need for Jewish Involvement Jewish Vegetarian Outreach Working for a Vegetarian-Conscious Israel Promoting Vegetarianism Resolution on Judaism and Dietary Concerns The Great American Meatout Key Points in Promoting Judaism and Vegetarianism Sample Letters to the Editor Materials for a Talk on Judaism and Vegetarianism How Vegetarianism Can Help Prevent an Unprecedented Planetary Catastrophe Ten Ways to Create a Vegetarian World So That Humanity Will Avoid an Unprecedented Catastrophe Why Jews Should Oppose Ag-Gag Laws
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
JUDAISM AND VEGETARIANISM
JUDAISM, VEGETARIANISM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
JUDAISM AND ANIMAL ISSUES
JEWISH FESTIVALS AND VEGETARIANISM
RENEWING NEW YEAR FOR ANIMALS
KASHRUT AND SHECHITA CONSIDERATIONS
DIVREI TORAH
JEWISH CONSIDERATIONS
JUDAISM AND GLOBAL ISSUES
GENERAL VEGETARIANISM
VEGETARIAN INFORMATION
VEGETARIAN ACTIVISM
STRATEGY IDEAS FOR PROMOTING VEGETARIANISM A Call for Jewish Groups to Observe Parshat Noach, October 23-24, as “Global Climate Healing Shabbat” How YOU Can Help Shift the Planet to a Sustainable Path Animal-Based Diets: Madness and Sheer Insanity Strategy Ideas, July, 2009 My Open Letter to President Obama RESPONDING TO PETA How Should Jews Respond to PETA’s Activities? Not Because of PETA, But Because of the Torah, We Must Be Involved ISRAEL ACTIVISM Environmental Issues in Israel The Struggle to Stop Construction of the Trans-Israel Highway Tnuva Admission of Inherent Animal Abuses Should Get Dietary Issues Onto the Jewish Agenda PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS Mixed Marriages: When Only One of You is a Vegetarian Vegetarianism and Investing Connecting the Dots on Dietary Choices MATHEMATICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Revitalizing Liberal Arts Mathematics Courses Using Environmental Issues Relating Developmental Mathematics to Global Issues HEALTH AND NUTRITION ISSUES Position Paper: Judaism, Health, and Animal Rights Frequently Asked Questions About Vegetarianism and Nutrition Health Studies that Could Shake the World Protein and Calcium Myths What is our "Natural" Diet? The Four Food Groups, Old And New Prevention: Torah Perspectives on Preserving Health "JUDAISM AND GLOBAL SURVIVAL," by Richard Schwartz (Lantern Books, 2002) Read the entire book online Read individual chapters: Involvement and Protest Human Rights and Obligations Social Justice Ecology Environmental Issues in Israel Hunger Peace International Issues and Globalization Energy Global Climate Change Population Growth Vegetarianism -- A Global Imperative? Conclusion "JUDAISM AND VEGETARIANISM," by Richard Schwartz (Lantern Books, 2001) Read the entire book online Get more information about "Judaism and Vegetarianism" BOOK REVIEWS Man and Beast Hitler: Neither Vegetarian Nor Animal Lover Vision of Eden: Vegetarianism in Jewish Law and Mysticism Good News For All Creation Welfare Ranching: The Subsidized Destruction of the American West Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust Interview with the author of Eternal Treblinka Vegan Stories Trees, Earth, and Torah - A Tu B'Shvat Anthology God's Last Offer - Negotiating for a Sustainable Future Ethics into Action: Henry Spira and the Animal Rights Movement Compassion for Humanity in the Jewish Tradition Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague The Universal Jew: Letters To a Progressive Father From His Orthodox Son Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry A Boy, a Chicken, and the Lion of Judea: How Ari Became a Vegetarian Rabbis and Vegetarianism: An Evolving Tradition Replenish the Earth: A History of Organized Religion`s Treatment of Animals and Nature Masterplan -- Judaism: Its Program, Meaning, Goals A Plate of Resistance: Vegetarianism as a Response to World Violence Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians From the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom
STRATEGY IDEAS FOR PROMOTING VEGETARIANISM
RESPONDING TO PETA
ISRAEL ACTIVISM
PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS
MATHEMATICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
HEALTH AND NUTRITION ISSUES
"JUDAISM AND GLOBAL SURVIVAL," by Richard Schwartz (Lantern Books, 2002)
"JUDAISM AND VEGETARIANISM," by Richard Schwartz (Lantern Books, 2001)
BOOK REVIEWS
About Richard Schwartz Introductory Interview A Chat with Richard Schwartz Why I am a Vegetarian Why I Will Always Be a Vegan Dutch Vegan Society Interview with Richard Schwartz 24 Carrot Award My Vegetarian History, Activism, and Philosophy IVU Presents: Interview with President, Jewish Vegetarians of North America Vegetarianism and Religion: Judaism by Krista Scott-Dixon Article on Richard Schwartz's Mathematical Environmental Writings Connecting the Dots on Dietary Choices Staten Island Advance Feature Article about Richard Schwartz
About Richard Schwartz