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Kenden Alfond

Kenden Alfond is a psy­chother­a­pist and 99% veg­an. She has a BA from Brown Uni­ver­si­ty, an MA in Coun­sel­ing Psy­chol­o­gy and a cer­tifi­cate in plant-based nutri­tion from Cor­nell Uni­ver­si­ty. Kenden’s work for the Unit­ed Nations and var­i­ous NGOs has seen her liv­ing in India, Afghanistan, Demo­c­ra­t­ic Repub­lic of Con­go, Switzer­land and Cam­bo­dia. Kenden start­ed Jew­ish Food Hero to get health­i­er plant-based food onto Jew­ish tables around the world. She is the author of The Jew­ish Food Hero Cook­book and Feed­ing Women of the Bible, Feed­ing Our­selves.

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Bal Taschlit: Do Not Destroy

Plus a veg­an nut­ty choco­late chip cook­ie recipe, kosher for Passover! 

Kenden Alfond
April 1, 2020
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Excerpt: The Jew­ish Food Hero Cookbook

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October 7, 2019

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