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Benjamin Resnick

Benjamin Resnick is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

  • (Daniel Hertzberg)
    (Daniel Hertzberg)
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    Closed Kitchen

    On Shabbat, the day of rest, cooking is prohibited. But for a chef-turned-rabbinical student, cooking is key to celebration, and food prepared in advance will never taste as good.

    byBenjamin Resnick
  • The bacon-wrapped matzo balls at Ilan Hall's The Gorbals.(djjewelz/Flickr)
    The bacon-wrapped matzo balls at Ilan Hall's The Gorbals.(djjewelz/Flickr)
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    Unkosher

    Restaurants offering dishes like bacon-wrapped matzo balls are garnering praise for embracing Jewish tradition while also rejecting it. But a chef turned rabbinical student suspects they’re just lazy.

    byBenjamin Resnick
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