Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy

What does it look like to build a Jewish home where compassion for animals, commitment to Jewish values, and joyful family life all come together?

Join Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz and his 13-year-old daughter, Amiella, for a unique father-daughter conversation about raising - and being raised in - a Jewish vegan family. Together, they will share personal stories, practical insights, and lessons learned from creating a home grounded in kindness, learning, hospitality, and purpose.

Through an intergenerational dialogue, they will explore how Jewish teachings can inspire ethical food choices, how families can engage children in meaningful conversations about values and responsibility, and how veganism can become a natural expression of Jewish compassion. They will also discuss the joys and challenges of cultivating a home that is intellectually curious, welcoming to guests, and full of warmth, humor, and delicious food.

Whether you are vegan, vegan-curious, or simply interested in raising children with a strong moral compass, this session will offer inspiration for building a Jewish family culture that is thoughtful, loving, and deeply connected to both tradition and the future.

Come hear from a father and daughter who are navigating this journey together - one Shabbat meal, one conversation, and one act of compassion at a time.

Lewis Bollard leads the farm animal welfare fund at Coefficient Giving, the largest philanthropic funder of the anti-factory farming movement. The author of the Farm Animal Welfare Substack, he has made recent appearances on the TED main stage and the Dwarkesh Podcast. He previously worked at Bain & Company and Humane World for Animals, and is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School.

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Jeff Sebo is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University. His research focuses on animal minds, ethics, and policy; AI minds, ethics, and policy; and global health and climate ethics and policy. He is the author of The Moral Circle and Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves and co-author of Chimpanzee Rights and Food, Animals, and the Environment. He is also an advisory board member at the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, an advisory board member at the Insect Welfare Research Society, an advisor at Eleos AI, and a senior affiliate at the Institute for Law & AI. In 2024 Vox included him on its Future Perfect 50 list of "thinkers, innovators, and changemakers who are working to make the future a better place."

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Join us for a discussion with Rabbi Geoffrey Claussen, author of Jewish Ethics: The Basics, as he explores key themes from his latest book. Hosted by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz of Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy, this conversation dives into Jewish ethics, animals, spirituality, and history.

📚 Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Ethics-Geoffrey-D-Claussen/dp/1032221534/

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Missed the live demo? No worries! Watch this recorded and edited version of our special cooking event on April 2nd, 2025 with Jewish vegan chef Adam Sobel of The Cinnamon Snail! Follow along as he prepares delicious, fluffy vegan matzah ball soup- perfect for Passover and beyond.

Plus, enjoy an exclusive Q&A, where Adam shares his vegan journey and what inspired him to go plant-based, and what he's seen be most effective in moving people toward a vegan lifestyle.

📌 Grab the recipe here: https://cinnamonsnail.kit.com/matzo-ball-recipe

(Please note: this recipe does feature mung bean in the JustEgg- we recommend finding a substitute if you avoid legumes on Passover.)

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy is excited to bring you a conversation with two remarkable individuals behind a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter in Israel. Together, they're making a real impact, and we'll hear about their journey, the challenges they face, and what animal welfare work looks like in Israel.

Learn more about LTAL: https://en.letlive.org.il/

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for this enriching interfaith panel exploring the ethical dimensions of veganism. Speakers from various faith traditions came together to engage in a pluralistic dialogue on how their beliefs intersect with compassionate living. Special thanks to the IVC, AIA, and IDA for co-hosting this inspiring event!

• Learn more about PAN here: https://peaceadvocacynetwork.org/

• Learn more about AIA here: https://animal-interfaith-alliance.com/

• Learn more about IDA here: https://www.idausa.org/

• Learn more about IVC here: https://www.idausa.org/campaign/sustainable-activism/interfaith-vegan-coalition/

• Learn more about Charanjit's work: https://animal-interfaith-alliance.com/sikh-teachings-about-animals-by-charanjit-ajit-singh/

• Learn more about Altamush's work: http://charitydoings.org/

• Learn more about Rabbi Shmuly's work: https://shamayim.us/

• Learn more about Sailesh's work: http://climatehealers.org

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Join us for an interfaith virtual panel discussion on veganism. This virtual event aims to create a friendly, pluralistic dialogue among clergy members of various faiths, exploring the ethical aspects of veganism from different religious perspectives. Thank you to Animal Interfaith Alliance for co-hosting this program.

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Panelists:

Bishop John Arnold

Bishop John Arnold was appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford by Pope Francis in 2014. Born in Sheffield, England, he has a law degree from Trinity College, Oxford and was called to the Bar in 1976. John entered the Institute of Charity (Rosminians) and began studies for the priesthood in 1978 in Rome. He also completed both a licence and a doctorate in Canon Law. Fr John was ordained priest in 1983 and Bishop in 2006, serving as an auxiliary bishop for Westminster Diocese. Bishop John previously served for many years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of CAFOD, the Catholic Church's aid and development agency. He is a member of the Bishops' Conference Department for International Affairs and spokesman on the Environment and was recently appointed President of Catholic Concern for Animals. Motivated by Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si', which calls on "every person living on this planet" to care for our shared earth, Bishop John has called on the Catholic community to make practical responses to deal with climate change. In March 2019, Bishop John wrote to everyone in the Diocese of Salford calling on them to play their part in responding to climate change and to 'think globally, act locally'. In the same letter, Bishop John announced his plans to transform his home at Wardley Hall into an ambitious flagship project, Laudato Si Centre. He expresses his thinking on animals and the environment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbu4zrYn7Cc.

Dr Christina Nellist has a PhD in Eastern Orthodox Theology and specializes in animal

suffering and human soteriology. She is a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics;

President and Treasurer of Pan Orthodox Concern for Animals Charity; Board member

of the Animal Interfaith Alliance UK; Board member of The Orthodox Fellowship of the

Transfiguration in the USA, and Honorary Associate Life Member of the Progressive

Veterinary Association. She wrote the first Orthodox theological work on animal

suffering – Eastern Orthodoxy and Animal Suffering Eastern Orthodox Christianity and

Animal Suffering: Ancient Voices in Modern Theology; organized the first session relating

to the animal kingdom at the first international conference of the International

Orthodox Theological Association and was invited to speak on behalf of the animal

kingdom at the Halki 111 Summit in 2019, and at the Ecumenical Patriarch's residence

on Halki in 2022, where she argued the case for including creation care into Orthodox

seminaries and academic education programmes. She was a consultant on the

recent Face of God film – an Orthodox film on the climate crisis and has edited two

volumes entitled Climate Crisis and Creation Care: Historical Perspectives, Ecological

Integrity and Justice; Climate Crisis and Sustainable Creaturely Care: Integrated Theology,

Governance and Justice, both published just before COP 26, 2021. She is a former teacher

and coordinator for Science for L.B. of Havering, and the London Examination Board and

has worked with the governments of Chile, and the Seychelles on animal protection and

public health education. She was the British government's Warden for the islands of the

Seychelles where she established the Orthodox Christian Community and the

SPCA; wrote the first special education programme for children with learning

difficulties and trained/sponsored government/NGO officials on the link between

animal abuse and interpersonal violence.

Dr. Will Tuttle, visionary author, educator, and inspirational speaker, is author of the acclaimed

Amazon #1 best-seller The World Peace Diet, published in 17 languages. Since 1985, Dr. Tuttle

has delivered 4,000+ live audience presentations encouraging compassion and vegan living, in over 50 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states. Recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award as well as the Empty Cages Prize, he is the creator of several wellness and online advocacy training programs, and co-creator of VeganPalooza, one of the largest online vegan events ever. Dr. Tuttle is author of Your Inner Islands: The Keys to Intuitive Living. He is editor of

Circles of Compassion: Connecting Issues of Justice, focusing on the interconnection of social

justice issues, as well as of Buddhism & Veganism: Essays Connecting Spiritual Awakening and

Animal Liberation. He is the co-founder of the non-profit Circle of Compassion and the Worldwide

Prayer Circle for Animals. A vegan since 1980, he is a frequent radio, television, and online

presenter and writer. He is featured in the acclaimed documentary film Cowspiracy as well as other documentaries such as Vegan: Everyday Stories; HOPE: What You Eat Matters, and Animals and the Buddha. Dr. Tuttle's Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition and altruism in adults, and his doctoral dissertation was nominated for the Best Dissertation Award. He has taught college courses in philosophy, humanities, mythology, religion, and creativity. A former Zen Buddhist monk and a Dharma Master in the Korean Zen tradition, he has created ten CD albums of uplifting original piano music as well as several spoken word meditation CDs. His book, Bursting Light has sheet music of 15 of his piano compositions, with 25 watercolor paintings by his spouse Madeleine, a Swiss visionary artist. He has also created Daily VegInspirations, a book of excerpts from The World Peace Diet with Zen brush paintings by Madeleine. Dr. Tuttle has presented extensively throughout North America and worldwide at college campuses, spiritual centers, conferences, and peace, social justice, animal protection, health, and environmental gatherings.

See www.worldpeacediet.com for more details

Rabbi Yanklowitz has twice been named one of America's Top Rabbis by Newsweek and has been named by The Forward as one of the 50 most influential Jews and one of The Most Inspiring Rabbis in America. Rabbi Yanklowitz is the author of 27 books on Jewish ethics and his writings have appeared in outlets as diverse as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and the Atlantic among many other secular and religious publications. He has served as speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and a Rothschild Fellow in Cambridge, UK.

Rav Shmuly received a Masters from Harvard University, a Masters from Yeshiva University, and his Doctorate from Columbia University. He was ordained as a rabbi by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, along with 2 private ordinations in Israel. He serves as the Founder & President of Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy. His wife Shoshana, and their four children live in Scottsdale, Arizona. They are also foster parents.