September 14, 2026 | 6:30 PM

Tzedek DC’s Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2026 event will be a meaningful and enjoyable evening, featuring delicious dishes from Sephardic culinary traditions for attendees and guest judges to taste and vote on. 

Past Eat Well, Do Justice!® events have sold out, so lock in your sponsorship purchase today!

 

Judges

The Hon. Robert White

Councilmember, District of Columbia;  Winner, 2026 Democratic Primary to be Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for the District of Columbia

Kamal Ben Ali

Co-Owner, Ben’s Chili Bowl; Chair, Ben’s Chili Bowl Foundation

Josh Mogil

DC Bar President-Elect; Attorney, WilmerHale

Susan Barocas

Chef, writer, cooking instructor, and co-founder of “Savor: A Sephardic Music & Food Experience.”

 

Chefs

Team Rahul & Gina

Rahul Vinod

Co-Founder, RASA;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2023 Winner

Gina Chersevani

Owner, Buffalo & Bergen;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2024 Participant

Ryan Moore

Executive Chef, Sababa;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2021 Winner

Scheyla Acosta

Executive Chef, DC Taste & B. Lin Catering;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2025 Winner

Ed Hardy

Chef;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2019
Winner

Daniel Rosen

Private Chef;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2024 Winner

Anthony Jones

Chef, Marcus DC

 

Event Chairs

Bonnie Benwick, Honorary Chair, and Former Deputy Food Editor, The Washington Post

Allyson Baker & Nina Simon, Co-Chairs

 

Host Committee

Michael & Amanda Alter
Rebecca Azhdam & David Pressman
Allyson Baker
Vivian & Raymond Bass
Rahsaan Bernard
Bob Bloom
Shelley Broderick
Matthew Bruckner
Linda Coe & Michael Waldman
Shannon & Michael Diamant
Justin Dillon & Katherine Mineka
Gail Dratch & David Michaels
Daniel & Toby Edelman
Glenn & Michelle Engelmann

Lisa Foster & Alan Bersin
Daphne Frydman & Scott Bourn
Margie Glancz
Shana Glickfield
Larry Kaplan
Rachel Kronowitz & Mark Lewis
Laura Kumin & Kevin Mulshine
Joshua Levin & Debra Fried Levin
Cynthia & Sanford Levinson
Ariel & Rachel Levinson-Waldman
Josh Levy
Nancy Liebermann & Joe Godles
Susan Liss & Rabbi Fred Reiner
Janet Lowenthal
Carol Mates & Mark Kahan

Ellen Oberwetter
Shayan Pahlevani & Anushay Hossain
Anjali & Jonathan Phillips
Thorn & Sharis Pozen
Ezra Reese & Nilofer Azad
Sara & Zach Rosenblum
Seth Rosenthal & Stephanie Robinson
Franklin Rubinstein & Nicole Goldstein
Sameer Sheikh
Nina Simon & Robert Rosenthal
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman
Daniel Solomon
Willard Tom & Natalie Lichtenstein
Kenneth Trombly & Nancy Barskey

 

Event Sponsors

After purchasing your sponsorship, your name/company name will appear below under the respective level.

For more information about sponsorship benefits and about paying by check, please view our sponsorship menu.

Catalyst | $25,000+

 
 
 

Joshua & Liz Levy

 

Champion | $18,000+

 
 
 

Carol Mates & Mark Kahan

 

Advocate | $10,000+

 
 

Anonymous
Lisa Foster & Alan Bersin
Emily & David Glendinning
Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

Janet Lowenthal
Hon. Kathryn Oberly
Thorn & Sharis Pozen

 

Guardian | $5,000+

 
 

Jenner & Block LLP
LINK Strategic Partners
Wilson Sonsini Foundation
The Wilkes Family Foundation
Ava Abramowitz

Rebecca Azhdam & David Pressman
Allyson Baker
Linda Coe & Michael Waldman
Glenn & Michelle Engelmann
Rachel Kronowitz & Mark Lewis

Irvin Nathan & Judith Walter
Anjali & Jonathan Phillips
Ezra Reese & Nilofer Azad
David Schertler
Nina Simon & Robert Rosenthal

Ally | $2,500+

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Jenn Smira & Co. Fine Homes
Nancy Abramowitz & Mark Ellenberg
Vivian & Raymond Bass
Matthew Bruckner
Daniel & Toby Edelman

Ben Horowitz
Margie Glancz
Robert Kapp
Peter Kolker & Karen O’Neil
Nancy Libermann & Joe Godles

Susan Liss & Rabbi Fred Reiner
Ellen Oberwetter
Bonnie & Raphael Prober
Daniel Solomon
Willard Tom & Natalie Lichtenstein

Friend | $1,000+

Beloved Community Incubator
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
DC Justice Lab
DLA Piper
JCRC of Greater Washington
Kropf Moseley Schmitt PLLC
Sephardic Heritage International DC
Stinson LLP
UDC School of Law Foundation
John Cooper
Raj & Ariel De

Isabel Dunst
Andrew & Sandra Eskin
David & Patricia Fisher
Daphne Frydman & Scott Bourn
Brian Haag
Hamilton Hill
Karen Ann Lash
Shayan Pahlevani & Anushay Hossain
Gretchen & Michael Robbins
Harvey & Wendy Reiter

Elizabeth Rose Jerome & Richard Jerome
Lester Ross
Robert & Tobi Rozen
James Sandman
Lois Schiffer
Ellen & Ira Siegman
David Silberman & Claire Engers
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman
John Sturc
Kenneth Trombly & Nancy Barksey
Roger & Irene Zuckerman

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)