Waiting for Ben-Gvir in Brooklyn: A Thursday-night cholent tradition takes a political turn - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Waiting for Ben-Gvir in Brooklyn: A Thursday-night cholent tradition takes a political turn - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

MIDWOOD, Brooklyn — Itamar Ben-Gvir’s trip to the United States took him to the headquarters of the Chabad movement in Brooklyn on Thursday evening, where the far-right Israeli security minister toured the building’s library and synagogue and posed with rabbis in front of a Torah ark. The visit to 770 Eastern Parkway was a prelude to another iconic destination: cholent night at Essen New York Deli in Midwood. Every Thursday, Essen serves up the …