Recently, acclaimed bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer appeared on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show to talk about his upcoming book, Eating Animals. As Julie Steinberg details in her post below, Foer, being both Jewish and a vegetarian, explores issues of food choices and eating meat in a personal narrative that helps shape a larger argument about vegetarianism.

Foer writes and talks about the challenges of ethical eating, and often from a Jewish perspective. The issues Foer discusses in the interview and raises in his book are just some of the topics that will be explored further at this year’s Hazon Food Conference.  Join Hazon December 24-27 on the Northern California coastline for four days of workshops and programs celebrating The New Jewish Food Movement.

This year’s Hazon Food Conference will cover many subjects, including Jewish food education, food justice, sustainable food systems, health and nutrition, Israeli agriculture, and Jewish traditions and food. Register today, we hope to see you there!