Rabbis have?called on all Jews to transition toward a plant-based diet

Masorti Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg of the New North London Synagogue has supported the campaign (Photo: Facebook)

More than 70 rabbis from around the world have signed a declaration calling on Jews to adopt a vegan diet.

The rabbis, including several from Britain, have supported a statement issued by the Jewish Vegetarian Society, which urged 'their fellow Jews to transition toward animal-free plant-based diets'.

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As part of central principles of the Jewish tradition, not causing pain to another living creature is an essential aspect.

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The statement, which was also supported by UK Masorti Rabbis Jonathan Wittenberg and Jeremy Gordon, asks all individuals with Jewish beliefs to consider veganism.

According to the Jewish Vegetarian Society: "This approach to sustenance is an expression of our shared Jewish values of compassion for animals, protection of the environment, and concern for our physical and spiritual well-being."

One of America's prominent Conservative rabbis, David Wolpe, also added: "Tza'ar ba'alei chayim, not causing pain to another living creature, is a central principle of the Jewish tradition.

"We violate it every time we eat something that we know was factory farmed, was debeaked, declawed, was treated cruelly."

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