The attachment to food and food memories remains strong, even when the ingredients change.

“Food is important in terms of our memories, our identity and our culture,” Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard, Executive Director of Jewish Initiative For Animals (JIFA), told the Journal. JIFA’s mission is to help align people’s food choices with their stated Jewish values.

Debra Eckerling speaks with Bernhard about his food journey, tips for eating and cooking a plant-based diet, and his thoughts on the essential role of food. He also shares his wife’s recipe for Shabbat Scones.

Read the full article about Jonathan Bernhard, get the recipe, and listen to the podcast.