Akiva Gersh
Akiva Gersh is originally from New York and moved to Israel in 2004. He has a BA from Brown University, an MA in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University and rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Sulam Yaakov in Jerusalem. Akiva has been working in the field of Jewish Education for 25 years and in 2020 Akiva created the online platform "Vegan Rabbi" to share ancient Jewish teachings that promote compassion for animals and support going vegan in our world today.
🔗 Learn more about Akiva's work: www.akivagersh.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/veganrabbi
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What the Torah Really Teaches: A Conversation with Akiva Gersh
In this conversation, Akiva shares what Torah actually teaches about animal welfare, environmental stewardship, and our responsibility to all living beings. We explore the Kabbalistic understanding of food and spiritual elevation, why so many rabbis who are vegetarian or vegan keep it to themselv...
