The new Jewish Food Movement: (draft) 7-year goals
Over the past few years, a growing number of Jewish foodies, farmers, rabbis, chefs, teachers, students, families and many others have brought meaning to the words new Jewish Food Movement, asking why and how one can eat in a way that is both deeply Jewish and deeply sustainable.
It is time to ask a new question: where will this movement be in 7 years? Last Rosh Hashanah ended the last shmita (sabbatical year) cycle, and we’ve begun the countdown to the end of the next shmita cycle in September 2015. Using the shmita cycle, with its wisdom about our relationship to the land as a guide, what should be the goals of the Jewish food movement? How do you envision that the Jewish community (in the United States, Israel, and the entire world) will look and act differently in its relationship to food by September, 2015?
A set of draft 7-year goals were unveiled at the 2008 Hazon Food Conference in December. These goals are a taste of what is possible, and many of you who were at the Conference took the time to add your personal vision to these goals. We now want to bring the opportunity to explore and expand these goals to a broader community.
Take a few minutes to read the draft 7-year goals below. What should be changed? What should be added?
The new Jewish Food Movement: (draft) 7-year goals
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The Hazon Food Conference is at the forefront of a national movement that explores the intersection of Jewish life and contemporary food issues. Conference themes focused on Jewish food culture, cutting edge food law and policy, food justice, kosher meat issues, health and nutrition, cooking and gardening, and Israeli food and agriculture.
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