Rob Eshman | Authors

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Earliest item	4 Feb 2022

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

Forward Trump’s Gaza plan is terrible. So why don’t the Democrats have anything better? 10 Feb

The article criticizes President Trump's controversial plan regarding Gaza and highlights a lack of robust alternative proposals from the Democrats. It calls...

10 Feb

Forward Yarden Bibas is freed, but his family's suffering continues. It should enrage us all 1 Feb

The release of Yarden Bibas from Hamas captivity brings both relief and continued anguish, as his wife Shiri and their young sons remain unaccounted for. Rob...

1 Feb

Forward Save your outrage: Elon Musk's inauguration salute is just another distracting meme 23 Jan

Rob Eshman urges readers not to get caught up in the controversy surrounding Elon Musk's alleged Nazi-like hand gesture during an inauguration event. He comp...

23 Jan

Forward Here's why I'll gladly give Trump all the credit for the hostage deal 15 Jan

Rob Eshman discusses the recent hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, asserting the importance of the United States' role in Middle Eastern peace efforts. D...

15 Jan