Orthodox Rabbis campaign to end Factory Farming and call upon their communities to reduce their animal product intake!
We, the undersigned, are committed to the observance of kashrut and its continuance as a vehicle towards just, healthy living and the service of God. We encourage the community to consider research of livestock raised in the factory farming system and to question whether food prepared in this manner meets the reverence-for-life standard on which kashrut is founded or the ethical standard we require from agri-business, from large conglomerates to mom-and-pop farm operations. A substantial body of research suggests there is significant and unnatural pain caused toward animals during their raising and slaughter for human consumption, that factory farming is one of the leading contributors to carbon emissions, and that the consumption of large amounts of meat is a leading contributor to cardiac disease, gastrointestinal ailments, and certain types of cancers. As a whole, it behooves the Jewish community, indeed nations all over the world, to have spirited and respectful conversations about reducing meat intake and coming together to find solutions for this global concern.
Rabbi Daniel Askenazi
Rabbi Shimon Brand
Rabbi Chuck Davidson
Rabbi Barry Dolinger
Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Finkelman
Rabbi Avidan Freedman
Rabbi Daniel Goodman
Rabbi Dr. Mel Gottlieb
Rabbi Steve Greenberg
Rabbi Dr. Yitz Greenberg
Rabbi Donn Gross
Rabbi Samuel Intrator
Rabbi David Jaffe
Rabbi David Kalb
Rabbi Will Keller
Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn
Rabbi Daniel Landes
Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz
Rabbi Yehoshua Looks
Rabbi Dr. Ariel Evan Mayse
Rabbi Michael Melchior
Rabbi Avram Mlotek
Rabbi Dina Najman
Rabbi Yonatan Neril
Rabbi Micha Odenheimer
Rabbi Haim Ovadia
Rabbi Dr. David Rosen
Rabbi Isaac Sassoon
Rabbanit Sarah Segal-Katz
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller
Rabbi Ami Silver
Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein
Rabbi Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
Rabbi Dr. Jeremiah Unterman
Rabbanit Dr. Agi Veto
Rabbi Devin Villarreal
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz