Rob Eshman | Authors

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Earliest item	4 Feb 2022

Forward The Passover attack on Josh Shapiro was terrifying. But don't assume it was antisemitic 15 Apr

The piece reflects on the arson attack targeting Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro during Passover, emphasizing that while it occurred during a period of histor...

15 Apr

Forward This Passover, try a big, glorious spring salad for the karpas 7 Apr

Rob Eshman reflects on his experience of enhancing the Passover karpas ritual by creating a vibrant spring salad instead of the traditional single leafy vege...

7 Apr

Forward The ADL reversed its support for Trump’s student deportations. You should too 4 Apr

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), under the leadership of Jonathan Greenblatt, reversed its earlier endorsement of Trump-era measures detaining and deporting...

4 Apr

Forward Blame Roy Cohn for the vicious backlash to Jeffrey Goldberg's group chat scoop 26 Mar

Jeffrey Goldberg's investigative reporting of a national security breach involving a Signal chat, where he was inadvertently included, has led to a backlash ...

26 Mar

Forward Despite war and political turmoil, Israel is the 8th happiest country on earth. I think I know why 21 Mar

Israel's surprisingly high ranking on the 2025 World Happiness Report, despite political turmoil and ongoing conflict, raises questions about the sources of ...

21 Mar

Forward I'm a liberal Jew. Count me out of the Tesla boycott 13 Mar

Rob Eshman confronts calls to boycott Tesla due to its CEO Elon Musk's political affiliations and controversial actions. Despite criticism from neighbors and...

13 Mar

Forward Stuffed dried Turkish eggplant is the perfect Purim food 12 Mar

Rob Eshman offers a culinary and philosophical exploration of Purim, a holiday often seen as a children's event due to its playful customs. Inspired by a ser...

12 Mar

Forward Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is a shanda for democracy (and, yes, for Jews) 12 Mar

Rob Eshman critiques the Trump administration's arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and green card holder, highlighting the broader implicat...

12 Mar

Forward Yarden Bibas’s eulogy for his family should be a prayer for us all 27 Feb

In his poignant eulogy for his wife Shiri and sons Ariel and Kfir, who were tragically killed after being abducted by terrorists, Yarden Bibass implored, "Gu...

27 Feb

Forward 'We don't really have any moral red lines': Peter Beinart's quest to disrupt Jews' relationship to Israel 13 Feb

Peter Beinart's new book, 'Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning,' challenges American and Israeli Jews to reconsider their often unexamine...

13 Feb