Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy

01/11/2026

Animals can’t speak for themselves, but we can speak for them. Happy World Vegan Day from Shamayim! 💚

29/10/2026

We’re seeking a New York-based educator who is also deeply grounded in Jewish sources. You will teach, organize, and build relationships across Jewish communities, serving as a public voice for Shamayim! You will also provide some support for Uri L’Tzedek Orthodox social justice campaigns and outreach. Learn more here!: https://shamayim.us/job-opportunities/

A Typical Week
Teach: lead classes, talks, and conversations on Jewish veganism and animal advocacy
Build relationships: connect with rabbis, educators, lay leaders, and partner organizations
Bring people in: recruit synagogues, schools, and individuals into our campaigns and programs
Get out there: attend conferences, network, and speak at schools, shuls, and anywhere we can get in the door
Support Uri L’Tzedek: contribute to broader campaigns and humanitarian outreach as needed
Support fundraising: help with grant research, funder and donor outreach
Qualifications

Required: Strong alignment with Shamayim’s mission and ready to deliver vegan education and advocacy
Required: Well versed in traditional Jewish sources and ideals
Required: Warm, reliable, and skilled at building relationships
Required: New York-based
Preferred: Ideally comfortable discussing Talmud and halacha
Preferred: Experience teaching, organizing, or public speaking
Details

Part-time: 20 hours per week with opportunity to grow to full time
Remote, must be based in New York; local travel and occasional evenings and weekends
Compensation: $25,000 per year
Flexible start date

How to Apply
If you align with our requirements and mission, please send a resume and a cover letter to [email protected]

🌱Thank you!

28/10/2026

Magen Avot visited the Enfield Wildlife Rescue and Animal Sanctuary (WRAS) last Sunday as part of the Synagogue Vegan Challenge 🐾

The sun came out after Shabbat’s storm, and with last-minute sign-ups, the group grew. Abi gave a moving talk on animal welfare, covering tza’ar ba’alei chayyim, the practice of feeding our animals before ourselves, and Rav Kook’s teaching that preventing cruelty to animals keeps our moral compass strong.

Participants left grateful to have supported an important cause 💚

27/10/2026

Federal safeguards designed to crack down on methane leaks in the oil & gas industry are being rolled back.
Methane is a super pollutant responsible for roughly 30% of global warming to date.

"This dangerous reversal would... allow bad-actor corporations to release more climate-disrupting pollution at the expense of public health."

Read more here:

The Biden administration had sought to crack down on methane leaks, a big driver of climate change. Those rules are now being scaled back.

26/10/2026

Universal school meals should mean every student can eat.

Right now, many New York children face an unfair choice at lunchtime: eat food that violates their religious beliefs, or go hungry. The Plant Powered School Meals Coalition is urging Governor Hochul to include $10 million in the FY 2027–28 Executive Budget to help districts offer kosher, halal, and plant-based meals.

Is your organization ready to join? Sign on to the coalition letter by this Friday, October 30:

07/10/2026

Learn more about Shamayim on our website: https://shamayim.us/Conn...

06/10/2026

It’s the conversational trump card that non-vegans love to use, so here's how to respond when you're asked: “What would happen to the animals if everyone went vegan?” ⬇️

02/10/2026

May this Simchat Torah inspire us to take action, to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, and to uphold the sacred teachings of compassion and kindness towards all creatures on this Earth. 💚 Chag Sameach!

30/09/2026

A deer trapped in a fence.
An elephant stuck in the mud.
Animals waiting in shelters for someone to take them home.

These stories may seem small compared with the enormous crises facing our world.

But perhaps that's exactly the point.

Judaism asks us not only to care about humanity in the abstract, but to notice the individual (human & non-human) suffering right in front of us.

“Whoever saves one life, it is as if they have saved an entire world.” Although we prioritize humans, that Talmudic teaching can inspire us to also be concerned with saving the lives of all sentient creatures!

Sometimes repairing the world begins with saving one.