The Beet-Eating Heeb - The Beet-Eating Heeb is a blog for Jewish vegetarians, Jewish vegans, and all Jews whose concerns about food are not limited to how it tastes. The blog will feature: •A serious examination of what the Torah has to say about food. The laws of kashrut matter, but there is much more.
•A curating and analysis of news about relevant food issues. The Beet-Eating Heeb spent 18 years in journalism, so he knows how to spot a good story, presumably.
•Interviews with rabbis, food experts, activists, vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, pescatarians and carnivores. But BEH draws the line at freegans. (Google it. You’ll understand.)
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Religion and Animals: What Does One Have to Say About the Other? by thebeeteatingheebQuick now: How many vegans can you name who live in Southeastern Montana, where cattle outnumber people by a ratio of about 100-to-1? (Conservative estimate.) Think that’s tough. Try this on...
Farm-Animal Sanctuaries: Where the Torah Comes to Life by thebeeteatingheebThe Beet-Eating Heeb might be inclined to say that bloggers are the most valuable members of the vegan-advocacy movement. OK, so he is a little biased. But he is willing to say that farm-ani...
When Rabbis Attack! by thebeeteatingheebOne sure sign that the veg movement is a growing force among Jews is the backlash we’re seeing from certain highly placed but sadly misguided rabbis. This backlash can be traced at least as far...
Witness to a Goat Killing -- A Sad Encounter with Kosher Slaughter by thebeeteatingheebIt takes a lot to make The Beet-Eating Heeb cry. He can chop onions and watch Brian’s Song , simultaneously, with dry eyes. But he shed a tear last week at the Hazon Food Conference. Wha...
Does Jonathan Safran Foer believe in killing animals, after all? by thebeeteatingheebDuring a Webinar put on by the group Farm Forward , The Beet-Eating Heeb this month finally got an opportunity to ask author Jonathan Safran Foer the question that he had been dying to put to him...
Will Jews Be at the Vanguard of the Next Big Social-Change Movement? by thebeeteatingheebIs the vegan advocacy and animal rights movement on the cusp of transforming society? Will it soon take its place alongside the feminist and civil-rights movements as a source of genuine, posit...
Varoom ... There Goes a Vegan ... at 200 mph by thebeeteatingheebVegans are excelling at the highest levels of a wide range of sports, from ultramarathon running (Scott Jurek) to boxing (Tim Bradley). But if one sport lies beyond the reach of the March of th...
Should dairy products be considered unkosher? by thebeeteatingheebAny vegan will tell you that dairy products are unfit for human consumption. The anti-dairy position stands on at least three very sturdy legs: animal welfare, personal health, and logic. In...
Does the Torah Condone Meat Eating? Take a Closer Look at Genesis 9:3 by thebeeteatingheebBible-literate carnivores cling tenaciously to a slender verse in the Book of Genesis to justify their consumption of animal flesh. Genesis 9:3 is the Biblical invitation to a Texas buffet. It ...
Yeah, I should consume less meat, but ... by thebeeteatingheebThe Beet-Eating Heeb is a voracious eater of veggies, fruits, and nuts (especially after a tough workout) and a voracious reader of blogs, newspapers, magazines and books (especially about food is...