Elisa and Robert Bildner
Jewish Values on Your Plate: Discovering Jewish Ethics in Eating Local
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 - 7:00-8:30pm ET
Wednesday, February 11th, 7:00-8:30pm ET
Jewish Values on Your Plate: Discovering Jewish Ethics in Eating Local
The authors of the award-winning Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook, now in its 2nd edition, argue that the 40-plus local farmers (and chefs) they profiled operate their small family farms in ways that parallel Jewish precepts concerning agriculture and food, whether these individuals are Jewish or not. Supporting local farms is quintessentially Jewish, and it’s worth changing our food buying habits to seek out what these purveyors offer, to incorporate such Jewish values as bal taschit, prohibiting waste or destroying resources, tzaar baalei chayim, not letting animals suffer, and oshek, not oppressing our workers, in our lives.
Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner are lifelong food advocates, former food entrepreneurs, and longtime residents of the Berkshires. Elisa is a professionally trained chef and former journalist and Rob took the gorgeous scenery photos of the farms in the book. Together, they bring decades of experience in the food world to this heartfelt celebration of their home region.
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