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Rabbi David Rosen is a British-Israeli rabbi and interfaith peacemaker. He has spent his life dedicated to a variety of important missions: furthering interfaith dialogue, pursuing justice and peace, and promoting veganism and healthy living.

He held many significant roles throughout his career. He served as AJC’s International Director of Interreligious Affairs and Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. He headed the International Jewish Committee for Inter-religious Consultations (IJCIC), the broad-based coalition of Jewish organizations and denominations that represents World Jewry in its relations with other world religions.

He was the senior rabbi of the largest Orthodox Jewish congregation in South Africa (the Green and Sea Point Hebrew Congregation, Cape Town) and served as a judge on the Cape Beth Din (rabbinic court). He is also a board member of the Brussels-based organization CEJI - A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe that promotes a Europe of diversity and respect.

He was Chief Rabbi of Ireland before relocating permanently to Israel in 1985. He was Dean at the Sapir Center for Jewish Education and Culture in the Old City of Jerusalem and became Professor of Jewish Studies at the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.

He also served as the Anti Defamation League’s Director of Interfaith Relations in Israel, ADL’s co-liaison to the Vatican, and Director of the ADL Israel office.

He is a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.Rabbi David Rosen's website

The Juicy Bits:

Kosher laws may reduce suffering but there is STILL suffering and cruelty.
If you are benefitting from something you wouldn't want to do yourself, then is it right to benefit from that same action when others do it for you?
"There's enough food for human need, but not enough for human greed."
Environmental problems can feel overwhelming. While recycling and not wasting are good, nothing compares to the impact of going vegan.
Animal product consumption is a drug!
The garden of Eden is portrayed in the book of Genesis as the ideal society. Adam and Eve are given all the vegetation they could need to survive and procreate.
We should strive to the degree we're able to live as good a life as we can. The less destruction, pain, and suffering we cause, the healthier we and the environment will be.
It is difficult to live a modern life and be completely free of connection to exploitation. But we should try our best.
The problem with animal agriculture isn't JUST THE SLAUGHTER. It's everything leading up to it -- how animals are treated, force fed, confined, and transported.
Dominion DOES NOT MEAN that animals were created for humans to exploit.
If you don't care about the environment and the well-being of humanity and all sentient life, then you are not truly honoring God as creator of the universe.
Rabbi's favorite foods: vegan shakshuka with tofu, mushrooms, and falafel; silken tofu lemon cheesecake; and avocado mousse.
We're in this world for very little time and we've got to do as much good as we can and tread as lightly as we can, and create more love and compassion than there was previously. We can do all this many ways but the most impactful way is by going vegan.

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If Eden was vegan, why do we eat meat? Insights with Rabbi David Rosen