{"id":1613,"date":"2012-11-06T11:51:35","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T11:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishecoseminars.com\/russian\/?page_id=1613"},"modified":"2013-05-21T12:57:12","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T12:57:12","slug":"we-are-how-we-eat-a-jewish-approach-to-food-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishecoseminars.com\/russian\/we-are-how-we-eat-a-jewish-approach-to-food-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"We are How We Eat: A Jewish Approach to Food and Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This resource is part of Canfei\u00a0Nesharim’s\u00a0Year of\u00a0Jewish Learning on the Environment<\/strong><\/a>, in partnership with\u00a0Jewcology.com<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0with support from the\u00a0ROI Community<\/a>, a community of young Jewish innovators founded by Lynn Schusterman, and the Shedlin Outreach Foundation.<\/em><\/div>\n

We are How We Eat: A Jewish Approach to Food and Sustainability<\/h2>\n
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Rebbe Nachman of Breslov identifies the desire for food and drink as the central desire of the human being, and the one from which other desires emanate. In Rabbi Tzadok Hacohen\u2019s \u201cA Treatise on Eating,\u201d he cites the mystical book of the Zohar, which calls the moment of eating \u201cthe time of combat.\u201d This is because in eating a Jew must engage in the spiritual fight to ensure the act is a holy one. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Eating food is a significant part of the Jewish spiritual path, and Jewish teachings and practices provide guidance for how to eat in a holy manner. These include being selective and mindful of which foods we eat (based on the kosher laws), and how we eat them. Jewish teachings can help us appreciate the food we eat and eat it in a spirit of holiness. As we will see, eating in a Jewish way can also help the environment. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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