Mayim Bialik

thumb|Mayim Bialik in 2018 Mayim Chaya Bialik (born December 12, 1975) is an American actress and neuroscientist. Quotes There is a strong wave of Jewish vegetarians and there is a pretty large movement, if you’re in a progressive synagogue and an environmental-friendly community, to only serve vegetarian. That’s happening more and more. You know in the Old Testament Adam and Eve are vegetarians, and in Judaism there is a strong indication that we are responsible for each other and for our planet. So some of us also make the choice to be vegan as an environmental statement. … We have a tradition that goes back thousands of years about how to treat animals as best we can. Factory farming didn’t exist thousands of years ago, much less a hundred years ago. So I think it’s very interesting that as archaic as some people think traditional Judaism is, we are still trying to stay current with what is going on. “Exclusive: Mayim Bialik Gets Her Eco On At The Go Green Expo In Los Angeles”, interview with Ecorazzi (20 January 2010). [What inspired you to go vegetarian at age 19?] A taste aversion stopped my eating meat, then my deep love and respect for animals started informing more and more of my decisions. I had an innate sense of wanting to be vegan, but I needed more information. The change was gradual, which let me think through every step. I was still eating dairy when my first son was born; he couldn't tolerate my breast milk, and I realized I had a dairy allergy. So, it kept evolving. I read Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, and that did it. “One on One with Mayim Bialik”, interview with Vegetarian Times (15 Jun 2011). External links http://www.mayimbialik.net Category:Actresses from San Diego Category:Jewish American actresses Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Neuroscientists Category:Women scientists from the United States Category:Vegetarians Category:Feminists from the United States Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni