I promise I didn’t die; I know it’s been a while since I last posted something. I’ll have a new Israel update soon, but in the meantime check out my latest TCJewfolk post. It’s about the Dutch Parliament passing a law banning kosher slaughter, and why my reaction may not be what you expect.
Read it here.

If you want to learn more about where your food comes from and contemporary farming practices check out these sources:

Books:
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Animal Liberation by Peter Singer

Movies:
Food Inc.

Websites:
http://www.farmforward.com
http://www.peta.org/features/kosher-vegetarian.aspx