THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, September 10, 1982 21 'Judaism and Vegetarianism' Book Makes An Emotional Appeal (Continued from Page 20) same root." The implication is clear: the lack of a sufficient food supply and the consequent search for it instigates people to make war. In addition to quoting SECRETARIAL SERVICE Typing Professional Straight or Transcribed. IBM Machinery. Expertise in medical, legal, psychiatric reports, also re- sumes or any document. For Information or pricing call 356-53% ask for Cathy Nachmanides and Rabbi Kook, the author draws upon sources from Maimonides, Rabbi Joseph Albo and Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch to the contemporary Rabbi Robert Gordis to validate the vegetarian position. Curiously, a passage on the evils of factory farming is preceded by praise for the compassionate rationale behind Jewish ritual slaughter. 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(The Or- thodox leadership in Israel has banned the import of so-called kosher meat slaughtered in the U.S.) In the book, nutritionist Dr. Shoshana Margolin es- tablishes her clinical validation of vegetarianism and offers some very useful 22 pages of recipes for veg- etarian versions of "nostal- gic" Jewish dishes. No longer does the Bar Mitzva lad have to be sculpted in chopped liver, nor need gefilte fish grace the table. They can be successfully, tastefully, and mercifully replaced with vegetarian chopped "liver" and "gefilte dish! (sic)!" The reader can find a list- ing of Jewish vegetarian groups and activities na- tionally and internation- ally. The latter includes a section on vegetarianism in Israel where, several years ago, Labor MK Mordecai Porat introduced a bill out- lawing flesh-eating on the premise that the economy could not continue to bear the costs involved in com- batting diseases arising from meat consumption. (The bill died in committee when the Rabin govern- ment fell.) Two Nobel laureates in literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer and the late S. Y. Agnon, as well as writers Franz Kafka, Alter Kacyzne, Joseph Leftwich, Isaac Leib Peretz and Melech Ravitch are listed in biographical paragraphs on famous Jewish veg- etarians. The roster also includes Rabbi David Cohen (the Nazir); Rabbi Shaar Yashuv Cohen, chief rabbi of Haifa and head of that ci- ty's Bet Din; the theoreti- cian of the "dignity of labor" concept, Aaron David Gor- don; current As -1 Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren; the Kamenister Maggid, Chaim Zundel Maccoby; the chief rabbi of Ireland, David Rosen. "Judaism and Veg- etarianism" is well- documented- with com, prehensive but not stultify- ing reference notes and- a very adequate bibliog- raphy. For the traditionally ob- servant Jew in the U.S., to whom "keeping kosher" presents a constant chal- lenge and, often, genuine hardship — whether in the availability of dining-out accommodations or the often exorbitant prices charged by the kosher meat establishment for ritually- slaughtered carrion for the home table — the vegeta- rian way of life affords a simple, economical, logical, and readily-available solu- tion. In his conclusion, Dr. Schwartz asks: "In view of the strong Jewish mandates to be com- passionate to animals, preserve health, help feed the hungry, preserve and protect the environment, and seek and pursue peace MEM ■ 11/ ■■■■■ •■■ .11111111•I IIMI ■ IM.I= MEM AMIN, al■•■•■■■ Audrey Lorber 585-7223 or 559-6022 ■1,1■1 .■■■ = ■■■•• = = = - = = = = = - IMEN =i1 A memory you will have forever . . Formal stills available ... VIDEO TAPING SERVICES Legal Taping Business Meetings Weddings Advertising Social Events Bar Mitzvahs • Bnm • • • DECAFFEINATED COFFEE . 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