Rob Eshman is a senior columnist for the Forward. Follow him on Instagram @foodaism and Twitter @foodaism or email eshman@forward.com.
Rob EshmanSenior Columnist
By Rob Eshman
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News Amanda Gorman’s former mentor knows what drives her
A lot of us shed tears when Amanda Gorman recited her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Dinah Berland didn’t just cry, she screamed. “Oh my goodness, I was just thrilled,” Berland, a Jewish poet and author who has been a mentor to the young poet laureate. “I knew…
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Food Use every part of the chicken soup with schmaltz-roasted potatoes
We all have to do our part to end America’s food waste addiction, right? Some 40% of food grown and prepared in this country gets tossed. Putting aside our growing problem with hunger and food insecurity, that food waste means the water, land, energy and labor that went into producing it all does to waste…
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Food Hot beet borscht, or cold
The day American democracy withstood an attack on the seat of its government, Jan. 6, 2020, I decided to make a festive meal — after all Jews have created whole holidays over much less. But what food goes with this celebration? Beet borscht, I decided. It’s comforting, fast (so we can get back to guarding…
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Food This Braciola is kosher by way of Southern Italy
Quickly-boiled beet greens mixed with capers and garlic, stuffed into thin, pounded-out beef shoulder and braised in a red wine-tomato sauce is a lighter, delicious version of the traditional Southern Italian rolled beef dish braciola. If you’ve seen just about any episode of “The Sopranos,” Tony spends at least one scene standing at the fridge…
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News At Dodger Stadium COVID-19 vaccination site, a big mess, and big hopes
I ended Inauguration Day at Dodger Stadium. Actually, three miles outside Dodger Stadium, the last car in a line to get inside the nation’s largest Covid-19 vaccination site. I was taking a relative whose work in health care made her eligible for an early shot. We had a 5 p.m. appointment, so we joined the…
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News ’It’s never been uncomplicated for me:’ A Black-Jewish voice for hope
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in June, 2020. There has long been a very stale debate in the Jewish community over how to partner with Black America for change….
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News John Lewis was the model of black-Jewish relations we need right now
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in July, 2020. The death of Rep. John Lewis comes at a particularly fraught time for blacks and Jews in America. A series of…
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News How Sheldon Adelson taught me the secret of success
One long face-to-face meeting with Sheldon Adelson taught me everything I needed to know about the secret to the man’s success. It was 1999. I was the managing editor of the Jewish Journal in Los Angeles. I got a call from Adelson’s offices, requesting an urgent meeting with the editor-in-chief. He was out of town,…
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