Yafah B. Israel is a dynamic, international leader in 

nutrition and driving force  in the Soul Vegetarian 

life support family. With over 25 years of experience 

as a nutritionist, vegan chef, holistic health practitioner, 

and restaurant dietary consultant, Yafah has shared 

her talents and insight through radio and television 

interviews, community nutrition programs, health 

seminars, vegan cooking demonstrations and workshops around the globe.Among those who have experienced her practical and inspiring message have been major organizations including Morehouse College, the National Council of Negro Women, UNICEF, Lucent Technology/ AT&T, Macy’s, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and Whole Life Expo. She has been featured in the traveling African American Women on Tour speaker’s series. And her recipes have been published in several magazines such as Essence, Vegetarian Times, Upscale, and Heart and Soul. She has made appearances on networks such as CNN and Paramount Studios.

Yafah serves as an Elevated Crown Sister, the highest leadership position for women among the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem. They are committed to presenting a new image of divine womanhood to the world in the home, in business and in politics. In over 35 years, this vegan community based in Israel, has virtually eradicated high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, the major killers of the modern diet and lifestyle. Researchers from Waverly Bellmont Medical Center, Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University found that this community beat the risk of high blood pressure and obesity by making favorable life changes – disproving the notion that African Americans are genetically predisposed to cardio-vascular illness.

Yahfah’s international travels have provided a platform to exhibit her culinary versatility in creating in dishes desirable to the cultures of the world. They all carry the Soul Vegetarian characteristics of being great-tasting and good for you. Sampling her creative experience in these recipes, it is not hard to understand why Soul Vegetarian remains the largest and most popular vegan-food restaurant chain in the world and a home for all those – vegan, vegetarian or not – who love good food and living a health, vibrant life.