Jewish vegetarianism is a commitment to vegetarianism that is connected to Judaism, Jewish ethics or Jewish identity. Jewish vegetarians often cite Jewish principles regarding animal welfare, environmental ethics, moral character, and health as reasons for adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Ori Shavit
Logo of Tel Aviv-based "Vegan Friendly"
Asa Keisar
In Judaism, shechita is ritual slaughtering of certain mammals and birds for food according to kashrut.
A 15th-century depiction of shechita and bedikah
Slaughtering poultry according to religious rules, Shalom Koboshvili, 1940
Shechita permit from Rome, 1762. Today in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland's collection.
Shechita slaughter of a chicken