We, the undersigned, are committed to the observance of kashrut and its continuance as a vehicle towards just, healthy living and the service of God. We encourage the community to consider research of livestock raised in the factory farming system and to question whether food prepared in this manner meets the reverence-for-life standard on which kashrut is founded or the ethical standard we require from agri-business, from large conglomerates to mom-and-pop farm operations. A substantial body of research suggests there is significant and unnatural pain caused toward animals during their raising and slaughter for human consumption, that factory farming is one of the leading contributors to carbon emissions, and that the consumption of large amounts of meat is a leading contributor to cardiac disease, gastrointestinal ailments, and certain types of cancers. As a whole, it behooves the Jewish community, indeed nations all over the world, to have spirited and respectful conversations about reducing meat intake and coming together to find solutions for this global concern.
RABBIS WHO HAVE SIGNED THE ORTHODOX STATEMENT ON FACTORY FARMING
- Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz
- Rabbanit Dr. Agi Veto
- Rabbi Ami Silver
- Rabbi Avidan Freedman
- Rabbi Avram Mlotek
- Rabbi Barry Dolinger
- Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller
- Rabbi Chuck Davidson
- Rabbi Daniel Askenazi
- Rabbi Daniel Goodman
- Rabbi Daniel Landes
- Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein
- Rabbi David Jaffe
- Rabbi David Kalb
- Rabbi Devin Villarreal
- Rabbi Dina Najman
- Rabbi Donn Gross
- Rabbi Dr. Ariel Evan Mayse
- Rabbi Dr. David Rosen
- Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Finkelman
- Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn
- Rabbi Dr. Jeremiah Unterman
- Rabbi Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
- Rabbi Dr. Mel Gottlieb
- Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
- Rabbi Dr. Yitz GreenbergRabbi Haim Ovadia
- Rabbi Isaac Sassoon
- Rabbi Michael Melchior
- Rabbi Micha Odenheimer
- Rabbi Shimon Brand
- Rabbi Steve Greenberg
- Rabbi Will Keller
- Rabbi Yehoshua Looks
- Rabbi Yonatan Neril
- Rabbanit Sarah Segal-Katz