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Judaism and Vegetarianism, by Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D. (New Revised Edition) New York: Lantern Books, 2001, 256 pp., paperback, $18.

In arguing that Judaism actually embraces vegetarian principles, Richard H. Schwartz concludes that by becoming a vegetarian one becomes a better Jew as well. If it sounds a bit like a sort of syllogism, bear in mind that, after all, Schwartz is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics.

This is the third edition of Dr. Schwartz's Judai...

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