Thou shalt not eat meat? Have I gone completely crazy? Am I not aware that the Torah gives people permission to eat meat and goes into detail in discussing which animals are permitted to be eaten and which are not? And that the Talmud has much material on the laws of kashrut related to the preparation and consumption of meat?
Yes, but I still think that it is necessary, actually essential, to argue this case because our modern meat-centered dietary culture is doing great harm to Jews, to Israel and, indeed, to the entire world and is inconsistent with several important Jewish values.
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Hence, while it may initially seem very foreign to many Jews, I think it is consistent with Judaism and essential to argue that ‘Thou shalt not eat meat.’ Taking this assertion seriously and acting upon it is essential to moving our imperiled planet to a sustainable path.