AR-News: (IL) A Confession

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[opinion from Arutz Sheva]

There's something I must admit. After over twenty-five years of
vegetarianism, I can no longer call myself a vegetarian. Very recently, I
voluntarily resumed eating beef and poultry.

Twenty-eight years ago, pregnant for the third time, I lost my appetite
for meat (though due to fears of malnutrition, I forced myself to continue
eating it). The concept of vegetarianism was very foreign to me, so I
began reading about it. Two years later, on medical advice, I became a
strict vegan vegetarian, later on adding eggs and dairy.

As an Orthodox Jew, trying to live according to Halacha (Jewish Law), I
also examined the acceptability of my voluntary food restrictions.
According to Jewish Law, one may be a vegetarian if it's for medical or
taste preference reasons. However, it is forbidden to make an ideology
about it. There is no moral superiority in vegetarianism. There is nothing
wrong with "shechting" (the slaughter of an animal according to Jewish
Law) an animal to eat. 

full story:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/article.php3?id=3569

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