Vegetarian Cooking

Haggadah for the Liberated Lamb
By Roberta Kalechofsky, Micah Publications

Haggadah for the Liberated Lamb was included in an exhibit on "The Politics of Food" at Harvard University, and is included in the exhibit on contemporary haggadot at the Jewish Museum in New York. The haggadah integrates the traditional Passover story of the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery and their emergence into history with the story of the creation of the world, uniting nature and history in the theme of redemption. In Hebrew and English text, illustrated and traditional.
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• Item# 102-1
• 160 pp., softcover
• $14.95

• Item# 102*1
• $24.95

Haggadah for the Vegetarian Family
Edited by Roberta Kalechofsky, Micah Publications

A shorter version of Haggadah for the Liberated Lamb (see above). Good for inter-generation groups. Incorporates poignant questions about the nature of slavery of both animals and humans as, for example, in this poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the son of two runaway slaves:

I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
when the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
When the wind stirs soft through springing grass,
and the river flows like a stream of glass;
When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,
and the faint perfume from its chalice steals --
I know what the caged bird feels!

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The Jewish Vegetarian Year Cookbook
By Roberta Kalechofsky and Rosa Rasiel, Micah Publications

Joyful and practical, includes advice about where to find vegetarian pareve products, how to make tofu delicious, and how to store and cook beans and grains. Written in the spirit of Isaiah's Blessing: "May you enjoy the good things of the earth." Like: Marinated Plum Tomatoes, Passover Vegetable Nut Loaf, Vegetarian Kishke, Passover Pizza, Cauliflower Shepherd's Pie, Eggless Challah, Gloden Glow Shabbat Soup, Banana Fudge Roll, and No-bake Chocolate Matzoh Roll. As the world grows smaller and people intermingle at unprecedented rates, vegan food is the best social cement there is, an invitation to all Jews to rejoice at the same holiday table, and an ambassador to all cultures.
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• Item# 102-H
• 210 pp., softcover
• $16.95

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Judaism, Health, Nutrition, & Vegetarianism
By Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D., Micah Publications Inc.

Vegetarianism is life-affirming in the broadest sense of the term, "life." The issue of diet in its relationship to ecological survival, to health and health care will be prominent in the next decade. This booklet performs an invaluable service for Jewish teachers, students, rabbis, educators and the general Jewish public in clarifying the Jewish attitude towards eating meat and its relation to the issues of the day.
Vegetarianism, as Richard Schwartz demonstrates in this booklet embraces and enforces the Jewish principles of bal tashchit (do not be wasteful in your use of nature, of goods); pikuach nefesh (preserve your health); tsa'ar ba'alei chayim (remember the sorrow of living creatures); and tzede-kah (charity). It is the path to renewal in our generation.
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• Item# 102-D
• 31 pp., softcover booklet
• $4.50

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Vegetarianism and The Jewish Holidays
By Roberta Kalechofsky, Micah Publications Inc.

In spite of the perception that the Jewish holidays are to be celebrated by eating meat, there has always been a vibrant vegetarian tradition in Judaism. This booklet traces both traditions of eating meat and vegetarianism, and argues that a vegetarian Simchat Yom Tov is more relevant to Jewish ethics and values. There is no blessing for meat in Judaism, but there are many blessings for vegetables.
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• Item# 102-C
• 24 pp., softcover booklet
• $4.00

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