News and Updates from the Community

CholentFest was a great success!

We are especially grateful to Eli Szus and Rabbi Bellino for organizing this event. We thank our judges (Sara Liss, Philip Kamaras, Ashish Thomas, and Becky Miller). We thank our many cholent chefs (Choni Bellino and his Bros, Ke$het Bellino, Dr. Jeremy Block, Aliyah & Jonah Henry Gluckstadt, Francesca Macaluso & Gavriel Bellino, Zachary Neugut & Emma Sukenik, David Neuhaus, Fern Penn, Cori Robinson, Jared Rosen & Adeena Chefitz, Efraim & Adam Saltzman, Haim Shechtman, Aliza & Naomi Sternstein, Eli Szus, David Waxman, and Elie Yudewitz). Additionaly, we thank Tali Zilberman and Sarah Kamaras for their assistance.

Perhaps most importantly, we thank the 250 tasters that participated in what was our most successful and well-attended CholentFest yet!

And the winners are:

Judged Best Cholent Overall and Winner of the Eydle Ladle:
Cho Bamba by Choni Bellino & his Bros

Judged Best Nontraditional Cholent:
Flatbush Gruel by Elie Yudewitz