Veggies as kosher as you can get
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Ye Olde Theologian, I do indeed follow scripture. Genesis 1-29: “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”
If you are wondering what kind of Jew would substitute a beet for lamb, I can tell you – Dr Richard H Schwartz, a professor emeritus of mathematics at the College of Staten Island. In his book “Judaism and Vegetarianism”, he outlines why Jews should be vegetarians.
The book explores vegetarianism from the standpoint of biblical, Talmudic and rabbinical references, and concludes that vegetarianism is the highest form of kosher and the best diet for Jews in the modern world.
Schwartz also reaches out to vegetarians of other religions, and his writings helped inspire the formation of the Christian Vegetarian Association. It is far from certain that Jesus ate meat.
Ian Martin
