Judaism and Veganism: Do They Intersect?

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

Can’t join in person? This program will also broadcast over Zoom. Register here for Zoom link.

Please RSVP below so that we know to plan for you. This is a free event. Please consider adding an optional donation to your RSVP to support this tour and our other programs.

Announcing the Rabbi Akiva Gersh – The Vegan Rabbi – US Tour! Join us if you’re near any of these locations.

Monday, April 17 at 12 PM ET – Temple Beth Tikvah – Roswell, GA (Atlanta)

Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 PM ET – Congregation L’dor Va-dor – Delray Beach, FL

Wednesday, April 19 at 8 PM ET – Rutgers Hillel – New Brunswick, NJ

Thursday, April 20 at 8:15 PM ET – Temple Israel of Great Neck – Great Neck, NY

Shabbaton Weekend at Princeton – Princeton, NJ

Sunday, April 23 at 3 PM ET – Boyce Park, Patrol 1 Shelter, Plum Borough – Pittsburgh, PA

Monday, April 24 at 6:30 PM CT – Minnesota Hillel: Johnson Family Center – Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday, April 25 at 7 PM PT – Temple Beth El Jewish Community Center – Aptos, CA (Santa Cruz)

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.

Rabbi Gersh 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.

Learn more about Rabbi Gersh.

This tour was sponsored in part by:

Dr. Marcia Miller 

Unreal Deli

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.