Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food ISBN: 9781479893133 Platform/Publisher: Oxford Academic / NYU Press Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited Subjects: Judaism and Jewish Studies;
This informative anthology of 17 scholarly essays provides an accessible, detailed look at all aspects of Jewish food. The editors--who each work as Jewish Studies professors--divvy up the book into three sections: history, food and culture, and ethics. Myers's section starts with an overview of the eating norms within the Hebrew Bible, including dietary restrictions, before considering contemporary standards (such as the evolution and spread of the eco-kosher movement) whose adherents require humane treatment of animals and the ethical treatment of the workers who produce kosher meat. Then, Rosenblum provides a survey of the cultural aspects of Jewish food across cultures, including many instances where recipes have become nationally known standards (such as in Hungary, where cholent, a traditional stew initially created to accommodate restrictions for cooking on the Sabbath, has become a popular, pork-infused staple). In the final section, introduced by Rosenblum, a range of ethical issues are addressed, including how Jewish food and traditions impact the global ecosystem, and provides an illuminating case study of a synagogue that addressed ethical concerns of its community by committing to sustainability and establishing a community garden during renovations. This rich, revealing collection will appeal to scholars and foodies alike. (Dec.)
Gross Aaron S. :
Aaron S. Gross is an Associate Professor of Jewish Studies in the Theology and Religious Studies Department at the University of San Diego, and the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit advocacy organization, Farm Forward. He is the author of The Question of the Animal and Religion: Theoretical Stakes, Practical Implications.Myers Jody :
Jody Myers is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program at California State University, Northridge. She has written on modern religious thought and expression. She is the author of Seeking Zion: Modernity and Messianic Activism in the Writings of Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer (Littman Library, 2004) and Kabbalah and the Spiritual Quest: The Kabbalah Center in America (Praeger, 2007), as well as more than two dozen articles.Rosenblum Jordan D. :
Jordan D. Rosenblum is the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism and Director of the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author and coeditor of several books including Rabbinic Drinking: What Beverages Teach Us About Rabbinic Literature .Diner Hasia R. :
Hasia R. Diner is Professor Emerita at the Departments of History and the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, and Director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History. She is the former series editor for our Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish History. Among her many books are Hungering for America: Italian, Irish and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration, The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000, We Remember With Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945-1962, and Immigration: An American History, with Carl Bon Tempo.Foer Jonathan Safran :
Jonathan Safran Foer is Lillian Vernon Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at NYU, and author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Everything is Illuminated, and Eating Animals. Jonathan Safran Foer (Afterword by) Jonathan Safran Foer is Lillian Vernon Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at NYU, and author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Everything is Illuminated, and Eating Animals.
Aaron S. Gross (Editor) Aaron S. Gross is an Associate Professor of Jewish Studies in the Theology and Religious Studies Department at the University of San Diego, and the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit advocacy organization, Farm Forward. He is the author of The Question of the Animal and Religion: Theoretical Stakes, Practical Implications.
Jody Myers (Editor) Jody Myers is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program at California State University, Northridge. She has written on modern religious thought and expression. She is the author of Seeking Zion: Modernity and Messianic Activism in the Writings of Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer (Littman Library, 2004) and Kabbalah and the Spiritual Quest: The Kabbalah Center in America (Praeger, 2007), as well as more than two dozen articles.
Jordan D. Rosenblum (Editor) Jordan D. Rosenblum is the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism and Director of the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author and coeditor of several books including Rabbinic Drinking: What Beverages Teach Us About Rabbinic Literature .
Hasia R. Diner (Foreword by) Hasia R. Diner is Professor Emerita at the Departments of History and the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, and Director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History. She is the former series editor for our Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish History. Among her many books are Hungering for America: Italian, Irish and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration, The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000, We Remember With Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945-1962, and Immigration: An American History, with Carl Bon Tempo.
