http://jcarrot.org/hi-ho-the-derry-o-the-farmer-at-the-shmorg/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://jcarrot.org/hi-ho-the-derry-o-the-farmer-at-the-shmorg/#comment-51 The Jew and the Carrot » Blog Archive » Ethical Smahot: Making Celebrations Meaningful and Joyous Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:24:16 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/hi-ho-the-derry-o-the-farmer-at-the-shmorg/#comment-51 [...] Ethical Smahot: Making Celebrations Meaningful and Joyous by Anna Stevenson Tag: Uncategorized, Events, Eco-Kashrut, Sustainability, Judaism, Neat Projects, Jewish Culture, Holidays, SynagoguesJan 3rd, 2007 (xposted by Lenny on jspot.org)Related to thoughts about fruit platters, wedding foods, and such, jspot.org recently highlighted a program in Washington DC called Ethical Smahot. Ethical Smahot is a project initiated by Rabbi Alana Suskin and Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg as an attempt to control the excesses of some Jewish lifecycle celebrations and infuse them with an ethical, meaningful spirit. The project took inspiration from an earlier statement by some Orthodox rabbis in New York City regarding the necessity to control conspicuous consumption during lifecycle celebrations. [...] […] Ethical Smahot: Making Celebrations Meaningful and Joyous by Anna Stevenson Tag: Uncategorized, Events, Eco-Kashrut, Sustainability, Judaism, Neat Projects, Jewish Culture, Holidays, SynagoguesJan 3rd, 2007 (xposted by Lenny on jspot.org)Related to thoughts about fruit platters, wedding foods, and such, jspot.org recently highlighted a program in Washington DC called Ethical Smahot. Ethical Smahot is a project initiated by Rabbi Alana Suskin and Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg as an attempt to control the excesses of some Jewish lifecycle celebrations and infuse them with an ethical, meaningful spirit. The project took inspiration from an earlier statement by some Orthodox rabbis in New York City regarding the necessity to control conspicuous consumption during lifecycle celebrations. […]

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