Honoring our legacy through inspired cooking

On Monday, Oct. 28, the Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island (JFF) honored the Dor L’Dor Society with a special event featuring two young, local Jewish chefs. In an airy room at the Providence Public Library, Jordan Fleischer and Moshe Karlin shared with attendees how their Jewish roots and a grandmother’s coking have sparked their culinary creativity and their professional steps.

While working together at a Providence restaurant, Fleisher and Karlin, both Johnson and Wales graduates, discovered their mutual affection for traditional Jewish food. A Nov. 30, 2023, article in “Hey Rhody” tells how they were inspired by Anthony Bourdain’s pronouncement that Jewish food is “insanely delicious” and “vastly underrated.” They decided to “take traditional Jewish dishes and bring them upscale a bit” and explode the myth that Jewish food is mushy and tasteless as some believe. This led to the development of their Nice Jewish Boys Brunch. (https://www.instagram.com/nicejewishboysbrunch/).

Among the innovative and inspired brunch offerings was the delicious pumpkin kugel with negro mole and pepita granola that JFF attendees were treated to. As JFF Chair James Pious shared with guests during his greeting, “It is with great pleasure that we welcome a creative link between our shared Jewish traditions and our Jewish future through food!”

The Dor L’Dor Society is a special group of donors who have established ways of supporting our community in perpetuity. A legacy gift is such a meaningful way to ensure sustained funding for what matters most to donors and their families. For more information or your planned giving options, contact the Development team: endowment@jewishallianceri.org or 401-421-4111.

Submitted by Claire Uziel, endowment and campaign operations manager, Jewish Alliance