Can going vegan make you a better Jew? Ask Alicia Silverstone
Silverstone has become one of Hollywood's most recognizable conservationists, a reuse-recycling advocate and all-around vegan ambassador.
By www.jewishjournal.com Tags: Israel newsAs Alicia Silverstone stands at the counter of the vegan Cafe Flourish in Los Angeles, she's not immediately recognizable as the vixen in Aerosmith music videos or the girl who played the iconic Beverly Hills princess, Cher, in the movie "Clueless" (1995).
This Alicia Silverstone, 33, is probably the opposite of clueless in adult terms.
She has become one of Hollywood's most recognizable conservationists, a reuse-recycling advocate and all-around vegan ambassador.
Her latest accomplishment is "The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet" (Rodale), a book offering both encouragement and information for a plant-based diet.
"I'm not the person who ever stopped loving the taste of meat," says Silverstone. "I'm a foodie. But I knew I had to give meat up to be able to look at myself in the mirror, to know that I'm a good person and a good Jew. How could I continue seeing myself as a person who cares about the world and yet be responsible for suffering?"
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You don't know if...?!? Go back to your bacon double cheese. - I had to google her image to remember who she was, and I had to take "safe search" off to not forget. She can convert me.
I don't even know if she's halachically Jewish. I may have read about that somewhere, I'm not sure. Either way, I think it's good to be a vegetarian. Why kill poor animals?
Good for Ms Silverstone her new website looks excellent
I salute you ! Especially yor last sentence - Spot on ! (Only) vegetarian