JUDAISM AND ANIMAL RIGHTS:

Classical and Contemporary Responses

edited by Roberta Kalechofsky

pbk.    368 pgs

Description

An anthology of 41 articles from classical and contemporary sources, by rabbis, doctors, veterinarians, conservationists, philosophers, historians and activists on vegetarianism, ritual slaughter, animal research and its implications for modern health. Includes essays by Henry Spira, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Rabbi Alfred Cohen, Richard Schwartz, Aviva Cantor, Roberta Kalechofsky, and others.


ISBN 0-916288-35-8   JUDAISM AND ANIMAL RIGHTS: Classical and Contemporary Responses   

Reviews

"...a rich meditation on matters of hermeneutics, medicine and ethics from the perspectives of Jewish law."

Steven G. Kellman, Forward

 

"...an important book clearly not intended for bedside reading."

The Jerusalem Post

 

"...a valuable handbook on an important and many sided subject."

The Canadian Jewish News

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