Listen "Aaron Gross - What is a Jewish Response to Factory Farming?"
Episode Synopsis
Professor Aaron Gross, Founder & CEO of Farm Forward (farmforward.com/) and a professor at the University of San Diego presents his Valley Beit Midrash (www.valleybeitmidrash.org) lecture "What is a Jewish Response to Factory Farming?" before an audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ.
ABOUT THIS LECTURE: How can Jewish community and Jewish teachings help us better respond to the factory farm systems that now produce the majority of animal products consumed in Israel, Europe, North America, and increasingly, the world? Are factory farms, which claim to feed the world, compatible with Jewish mandates to preserve human health? What do product claims like “antibiotic free” and “humanely raised” really mean? How might rabbinic teaching about tzaar baalei chayim–the Torah mandate not to cause unnecessary suffering–shape contemporary debates about the future of food? Join us and bring your own insights to share.
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