Rob Eshman is a senior columnist for the Forward. Follow him on Instagram @foodaism or email [email protected]. For his food writing and recipes go to foodaism.com.
Rob EshmanSenior Columnist
By Rob Eshman
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News Pence’s ‘Jewish grandchildren’ defense of Trump versus the facts
Sen. Kamala Harris missed an easy layup when Vice President Mike Pence offered what he thought was his best defense of his boss’s record on white supremacy during Wednesday night’s debate. Pence said President Donald Trump couldn’t support antisemites because “he has Jewish grandchildren.” Harris let it go, but what she could have said was…
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News For the homeless, Sukkot is year-round
Sukkot came early to Venice, Calif., this year. The fall Jewish holiday rolled in around June. That’s when I first noticed full-fledged huts popping up in my neighborhood. They were dead ringers for the temporary shelters Jews put up to mark Sukkot, with bamboo or fabric walls, and roofs that included palm fronds, bamboo stalks…
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Food Hot Moroccan harira soup beats cold fish for Yom Kippur break fast
Among the many beloved traditions the pandemic has derailed is one that is only a year old: making and serving a Yom Kippur break-the-fast soup to 300 very hungry people. The soup is Morrocan harira, the traditional dish Sephardic Jews, especially those from North Africa, eat at the end of the Yom Kippur fast. Harira…
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Opinion The right way to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The way to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to embody her multitude of qualities, and take them forward into a certain struggle Ginsburg, who died at 87 on Friday, the eve of the Jewish New Year, did not come by her icon status quickly or easily. It was built, year after year, decision after decision,…
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News Hunger is the problem. David Hertz has a solution.
The Brazilian chef and activist David Hertz has been preparing for this pandemic long before it hit. When it did, the virus laid bare a lot of gaps in American society, but perhaps the harshest one is this: between those who can enjoy the time to make sourdough, cook meals with their family and plant…
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News ‘They are bullies’ — rabbi who confronted Mark and Patricia McCloskey speaks out
When Rabbi Susan Talve heard that Patricia and Mark McCloskey would be among the speakers addressing the Republican National Convention, she decided she could no longer stay quiet. “It’s so upsetting that they have a national audience,” Talve said. “It’s upsetting we make heroes out of people who hate.” Breaking News: RNC Tuesday night speaker…
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News Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson modeled Black-Jewish partnership
Angela Buxton, an English Jewish Wimbledon champion who died this week at age 85, left behind a legacy as a very good professional tennis player, but an exceptional human being. At a time when tennis was deeply segregated, she befriended Althea Gibson, a Black American tennis phenom, and stuck by her side as Gibson cracked…
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Food Broiled trout with pickle butter and other recipes from Seth Rogen’s new movie
In truth I despise eating pickles, because they remind me of the deaths of many friends. But I do not want to be rude. —Sell Out by Simon Rich The movie “An American Pickle” tells the story of a turn-of-the-century Jewish immigrant to New York who falls into a vat at the pickle factory where…
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