Article by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is a rabbi who seeks to do interfaith and social-justice work. He is the President & Dean of the Valley Beit Midrash (Jewish pluralistic adult learning & leadership), the Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek (Jewish Social Justice), the Founder and CEO of Shamayim (Jewish animal advocacy), the Founder and President of YATOM, (Jewish foster and adoption network), and the author of 22 books on Jewish ethics.
In his article, in The Times of Israel, Rabbi Yanklowitz talks about how healing can begin between Muslims and Jews by sharing vegan food together. This excellent and important article can be read here.
Picture above – A Jew and a Muslim playing chess in 13th century al-Andalus. El Libro de los Juegos, commissioned by Alphonse X of Castile, 13th century. (Wikimedia Commons)
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