Temple University’s Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, in partnership with the Gershman Y, the National Museum of American Jewish History, and Congregation Rodeph Shalom, presents a two-year long conversation about food, ethics, sustainability and eating Jewish.
What does it mean to keep kosher today—and what should it mean? This April 15th half-day symposium will bring together noted journalist Sue Fishkoff, author of the bestselling book Kosher Nation, and influential Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, founder and president of Uri L’Tzedek, an Orthodox social justice organization. They will explore the ethics, abuses, and challenges of producing, selling, and consuming kosher food.
We have reached our capacity for Mark Bittman’s lecture, so we’re sorry to report that we need to close registration.
We recently sat down — electronically – to talk with Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz. Rav Shumly is the Founder and President of Uri L’Tzedek. In 2012, Newsweek rated Yanklowitz one of the top 50 rabbis in America. Yanklowitz is the author of Jewish Ethics & Social Justice: A Guide for…
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Sue Fishkoff is the editor of j., the Jewish news weekly of Northern California. Previously she has worked as a national correspondent for the JTA Jewish news service, focusing on Jewish identity and culture. Her freelance work has appeared in the New York Times, Huffington Post, Hadassah Magazine, and the…
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Remember Judy Wicks will be speaking at Temple Univeristy on April 2. In anticipation of her visit to North Philadelphia, Wicks sat down with Bryant Simon of the Feinstein Center to talk about her new book, Good Morning, Beautiful Business, the food movement, the White Dog Cafe, the value of…
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