The politics of food: kashrut, food choices and social justice (tikkun olam)

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Diemling, M. 2015. The politics of food: kashrut, food choices and social justice (tikkun olam). Jewish Culture and History. 16 (2), pp. 178-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462169X.2015.1069468
AuthorsDiemling, M.
Abstract

Engagement in social justice (tikkun olam) has in recent decades become an important focus across all major Jewish denominations. This article explores how notions of tikkun olam inform the food choices of an increasing number of con- temporary Jews and how these can be understood as innovative forms of consumptive practices that shape Jewish identity beyond the traditional dietary laws (kashrut). Examining halakhic responses to animal cruelty in the production of meat, vegetarianism and new initiatives that promote certification for ‘ethical kashrut’, I argue that, despite internal criticism, these practices can give Jewish consumers responsibility for the ethical production of food but also some control in a highly industrialised process that has led to alienation between the production and consumption of food.

Year2015
JournalJewish Culture and History
Journal citation16 (2), pp. 178-195
PublisherTaylor & Francis
ISSN1462-169X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/1462169X.2015.1069468
Publication dates
Online30 Jul 2015
Publication process dates
Deposited04 Apr 2017
Submitted30 Jan 2015
Accepted10 May 2015
Output statusPublished
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