DEUTSCHPeter Jossi
Religious dietary rules – ancient answers to contemporary questions?
Is it possible to understand or even interpret Jewish and Muslim dietary laws in a new ecologocal and animal friendly way? Although a direct comparison with newer standards for animal welfare and sustainabilty does not make sense, the different sets of rules can complement reciprocally. From today’s perspective, Jewish rules concerning meat consumption can be seen as a form of “partial vegetarism” under the aspect of animal welfare established already centuries ago. Today, many progressive Jewish organisations renounce at meat in the course of public events in their premises. Apart from easing the event’s organisation, this complies with critical voices on meat consumption and at the same time relies on biblical traditions. Several prophets strongly criticise the sacrifices in the Temple and thus meat consumption in general.
