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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · 17h

Meet Sydney! 🌲✡️

We’re so excited to welcome Sydney from Western Washington University as one of our Shamayim Campus Fellows this year! 🎒🌱 Get ready to see the amazing ways he’ll bring Jewish values and animal advocacy to life on campus.

#ShamayimCampusFellows #Jewish #Vegan #JewishVegan

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Peace Advocacy Network @peaceadvocacynet.bsky.social · 3d

🌱 Want to take your activism to the next level? Join PAN’s #Vegan #Activist Academy — a 6-session global training program where you’ll gain skills in project planning, public speaking, fundraising, self care, and more. forms.gle/UbtqCsjc4cST...

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · 5d

Having no plant-based options at schools can mean going hungry — especially for students who rely on free school meals. Time to pass this bill by @NydiaVelazquez @RepAdams to protect student health & tackle hunger! Take action: Text FUTURE to 30373

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · 7d

🕍 What does the Synagogue Vegan Challenge mean to Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, CA? Read more about why they joined the challenge! 🥕💚

#JewishCommunity #Vegan #FoodJustice #Torah

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · 19d

Find calm, compassion, and purpose. 🌱
Explore 7 Guided Meditations for Jewish Animal Advocates — Jewish mindfulness practices for healing the world and ourselves.
Read here 👉 substack.com/home/post/p-...
#Jewish #Meditation #AnimalAdvocacy #TikkunOlam

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · 20d

The numbers are staggering:
- Over 40,000 dogs are used in experiments in the U.S. each year.
- Most are beagles, bred specifically for testing.
- Almost none ever see the outside world or experience a loving home.

Sign on here: bit.ly/nodogsinlabs or go to the link in our bio

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · 23d

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Opinion | Can Trump End This Impossibly Cruel Practice?

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Oct 6

Sukkot is a time to celebrate peace, embrace nature, and reflect on our place in the world.
Together, let's build a more peaceful world, one sukkah and one vegan meal at a time. Chag Sameach! shamayim.substack.com/p/this-sukko...

This Sukkot: Consider the Extinction of Animals, Climate Change, & Shiluach Ha’Kan

We leave the comforts of our homes to live in sukkot (huts) to humble ourselves and to reconnect with our existential core in nature.

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Oct 1

Rabbi Shmuly in Today's Chicago Tribune: Thinking About Animals on Yom Kippur?
Read here: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/30/o...

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 30

Kapparos: Will We Embrace A Yom Kippur of Mercy? Read the blog here: shamayim.substack.com/p/kapparos-w...

#jewishvegan #vegan #yomkippur #gmarchatimatova #jewish

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 29

Meet Rachel! 🐘 🌻 We’re so excited to welcome Rachel from the University of Georgia as one of our Shamayim Campus Fellows this year! 🎒🌱 Get ready to see the amazing ways she’ll bring Jewish values and animal advocacy to life on campus. #ShamayimCampusFellows #Jewish #Vegan #JewishVegan

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 26

Read our newest guide here: shamayim.substack.com/p/a-vegan-gu...

#vegan #yomkippur #jewish #JewishVegan

A Vegan Guide to Yom Kippur 2025

Yom Kippur is a day for cheshbon hanefesh, or “soul accounting,” when we’re asked to look inward, own our failures, and begin again. Yom Kippur also invites us to face the suffering we contribute to i...

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 25

🕍 What does the Synagogue Vegan Challenge mean to Cong. B'nai Israel in Northhampton, MA? Read more about why they joined the challenge! 🥕💚

#JewishCommunity #Vegan #FoodJustice #Torah

Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 17

🌱 Meet Gabriel! 🌴✡️

We’re so excited to welcome Gabriel from #FIU as one of our Shamayim Campus Fellows this year! 💚✨ Get ready to see the amazing ways he’ll bring Jewish values and food justice advocacy to life on campus. #ShamayimCampusFellows #Jewish #Vegan #JewishVegan

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 15

Read our newest blog here:
open.substack.com/pub/shamayim...

#Jewish #Vegan #RoshHashanah #ShanahTovah #ShanaTova

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Beginning Again with Compassion and Truth

Rosh Hashanah is coming up on the evening of Mon, Sep 22, 2025 and ends Wed, Sep 24, 2025.

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 10

🕍 What does the Synagogue Vegan Challenge mean to @bethdavidsynagogue in Greensboro, NC? Read more about why they joined the challenge! 🥕💚

#JewishCommunity #Vegan #FoodJustice #Torah

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 8

#Judaism teaches us to reject misleading practices: Are labels like ‘cage-free,’ ‘grass-fed,’ or ‘free-range’ really what they seem? 🐄🐓🐑 #vegan #jewish #torah

Read our latest blog here: open.substack.com/pub/shamayim...

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 4

✨ What does the Synagogue Vegan Challenge mean to @beiscommunity? Read more about why they joined the challenge! 🥑💙

#JewishCommunity #Vegan #FoodJustice #Torah

Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Sep 2

🌱 Meet Dakota! 🌊🦦
We’re so excited to welcome Dakota from UC Santa Cruz as one of our Shamayim Campus Fellows this year! 💚✨ Get ready to see the amazing ways she'll bring Jewish values and animal advocacy to life on campus.
#Jewish #Vegan #JewishVegan #shamayimcampusfellows

Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Aug 28

✨ What does the Synagogue Vegan Challenge mean to Base Miami? Read more about why they joined the challenge! 🥦💛

#JewishCommunity #Vegan #FoodJustice #Torah

Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Aug 18

What would a food system look like that truly honors the Earth as a Divine creation, values animals as sentient beings, and restores human dignity in labor and consumption? 🐄🐑
Read our newest blog here: shamayim.substack.com/p/does-judai...

#jewish #vegan #jewishvegan #torah #regenerativefarming

Does Judaism Support Regenerative Farming?

This systemic breakdown compels us to ask a pressing question: What would a food system look like that truly honors the Earth as a Divine creation, values animals as sentient beings, and restores huma...

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Aug 14

Want to make a difference for animals, people, and the planet?
Please fill out the form on our site to be added to our volunteer list, and we will reach out when there is an opportunity for your help!
shamayim.us/get-involved/

Get Involved - Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy

Get Involved We need you! Want to make a difference for animals, people, and the planet? There are a range of opportunities for you to get involved. Even if you just have a couple hours to share, we h...

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Aug 6

🌱 “Once I made that connection, I couldn’t unsee it.” - Alicia Silverstone

From Clueless icon to fearless animal advocate, Alicia has spent over 20 years using her voice for the voiceless. 💚

#AnimalAdvocate #VeganIcon #JewishAndVegan #AliciaSilverstone #TheKindLife #PlantBasedJustice

Photo Credit - Glenn Francis/PacificProDigital

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Aug 4

How can we talk to those we love, our parents, our friends, our colleagues, about eating less meat in a way that doesn’t alienate them, but instead opens their hearts?

Read our tips here: shamayim.substack.com/p/how-to-tal...

#vegan #jewish #JewishVegan

How to Talk to Friends and Family About Eating Less Meat Without Conflict

There are few conversations more fraught with emotional landmines than those around food.

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Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @shamayim.bsky.social · Aug 1

It’s #RespectForFishDay 🐟

Fishing causes harm to fish, people & ecosystems.
Take action - skip the fish & sign our Go Fish-Free Pledge ✍️
shamayim.us/gofishfree/

#Respect4Fish #Vegan #Shamayim

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