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Rabbi Akiva Gersh, aka The Vegan Rabbi, is coming to Florida for this one-night-only event as part of a national tour organized by Jewish Veg. Join us to learn from Rabbi Gersh and Rabbi Barry Silver, member of the Jewish Veg Rabbinic Council.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:30 pm in Delray Beach, FL

L’Dor Va-Dor at the Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach, FL 33484

This event is free to attend, but expenses have been incurred to bring Rabbi Gersh here. Please consider adding an optional donation to your RSVP.

Rabbi Akiva Gersh, aka The Vegan Rabbi, is coming to Pittsburgh for this one event as part of a national tour organized by Jewish Veg. Join us to learn from Rabbi Gersh and to enjoy vegan hors d’oeuvres.

Financial Sponsors: Vegan Spirituality – Southwest PA; Sustainable Monroeville
Promotional Sponsors: Plant-Based Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Vegan Society

Sunday, April 23, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA

3:00-4:00 pm: Kosher vegan hors d’oeuvres and mingling
4:00-5:15 pm: Rabbi Gersh’s presentation, followed by Q&A

Boyce Park, Patrol 1 Shelter, Plum Borough
Rain or Shine

This event is free to attend, but expenses have been incurred to bring Rabbi Gersh here. Please consider adding an optional donation to your RSVP.

ANNOUNCING: A live speaking tour with Rabbi Akiva Gersh! Invite Rabbi Gersh, visiting the U.S. from Israel, to meet with students in person between April 16 – 26, 2023.

His lessons include:

  • How Israel Became the World’s Most Vegan-Friendly Country
  • Judaism and Veganism: Do They Intersect?
  • Our Permission to Eat Meat: What Are the Torah and Rabbinic Tradition Really Saying?

Rabbi Gersh has been teaching in the Jewish and Israeli Education fields for over 20 years. He shares thousands of years of Jewish teachings that promote compassion for animals and vegan lifestyles.

Akiva earned a BA in Religious Studies from Brown University, an MA in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University and rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Sulam Yaakov in Jerusalem. He and his wife Tamar live in Pardes Hanna, Israel with their four children.

To arrange your speaking event, please fill out this interest form today!

Learn more about Rabbi Gersh.

By Jeffrey Spitz Cohan, Executive Director.

ANNOUNCING: A live speaking tour with Rabbi Akiva Gersh! You don’t want to miss this opportunity to hear from The Vegan Rabbi in person. Invite Rabbi Gersh, visiting the U.S. from Israel, to teach your community in person between April 16 – 26, 2023.

His lessons include:

  • Ravs Kook and Soloveitchik: Their Teachings on Eating Animals … and on Eating Plants Instead.
  • Is It a Mitzvah to Eat Meat on Shabbat and Chaggim?
  • Judaism and Veganism: Do They Intersect?
  • Our Permission to Eat Meat: What Are the Torah and Rabbinic Tradition Really Saying?

Known as “The Vegan Rabbi”, Rabbi Gersh has been teaching in the Jewish and Israeli Education fields for over 20 years. He shares thousands of years of Jewish teachings that promote compassion for animals and vegan lifestyles.

Akiva earned a BA in Religious Studies from Brown University, an MA in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University and rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Sulam Yaakov in Jerusalem. He and his wife Tamar live in Pardes Hanna, Israel with their four children.

To arrange your speaking event, please fill out this interest form today!

Learn more about Rabbi Gersh.