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

Kamal Ben Ali

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

Josh Mogil

DC Bar President-Elect; Attorney, WilmerHale

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

Susan Barocas

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

 

Chefs

Ed Scarpone

Corporate Chef at STARR Restaurants;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2018 Winner

Rahul Vinod

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

Scheyla Acosta

Executive Chef, La Bonne Vache;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2025 Winner

Jarrad Silver

Founder, Silver & Sons BBQ;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2024 Participant

Raoul and Kevin Tien

Chefs, Moon Rabbit
(Pictured: Kevin Tien)

Ryan Moore

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

Daniel Rosen

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

Gina Chersevani

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

Michelle Poteaux

Owner, Bastille Brasserie & Bar;
Eat Well, Do Justice!® 2025 Participant

 

Event Chairs

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

Allyson Baker & Nina Simon, Co-Chairs

 

Host Committee

Allyson Baker
Anjali & Jon Phillips
Ariel & Rachel Levinson-Waldman
Bob Bloom
Carol Mates & Mark Kahan
Cynthia & Sanford Levinson
Daniel & Toby Edelman
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman
Daniel Solomon
Daphne Frydman & Scott Bourn
Ellen Oberwetter
Ezra Reese & Nilofer Azad
Franklin Rubinstein & Nicole Goldstein
Gail Dratch & David Michaels
Glenn & Michelle Engelmann
Janet Lowenthal
Joshua Levin & Debra Fried Levin
Josh Levy
Justin Dillon & Katherine Mineka
Kenneth Trombly & Nancy Barksey
Laura Kumin & Kevin Mulshine
Linda Coe & Michael Waldman
Lisa Foster & Alan Bersin
Margie Glancz
Matthew Bruckner
Michael & Amanda Alter
Nancy Liebermann & Joe Godles
Nina Simon & Robert Rosenthal
Rachel Kronowitz & Mark Lewis
Rahsaan Bernard
Rebecca Azhdam & David Pressman
Sameer Sheikh
Sara & Zach Rosenblum
Seth Rosenthal & Stephanie Robinson
Shana Glickfield
Shannon & Michael Diamant
Shayan Pahlevani & Anushay Hossain
Shelley Broderick
Susan Liss & Rabbi Fred Reiner
Thorn & Sharis Pozen
Vivian & Raymond Bass
Willard Tom & Natalie Lichtenstein

 

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+
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Champion | $18,000+
Paul Hastings LLP

Advocate | $10,000+
Cynthia & Sanford Levinson
Fried Frank
Hon. Kathryn Oberly
Janet Lowenthal
Lisa Foster & Alan Bersin
Thorn & Sharis Pozen
WilmerHale

Guardian | $5,000+
Allyson Baker
Arnold & Porter
David Schertler
Ezra Reese & Nilofer Azad
Glenn & Michelle Engelmann
Irvin Nathan & Judith Walter
Katz Banks Kumin LLP
Linda Coe & Michael Waldman
LINK Strategic Partners
Nina Simon & Robert Rosenthal
Rachel Kronowitz & Mark Lewis

Ally | $2,500+
Ackermann & Tilajef, P.C.
ArentFox Schiff LLP
Crowell & Moring LLP"
Daniel Edelman
Daniel Solomon
Eversheds Sutherland
Kaiser PLLC
Matthew Bruckner
Nancy Abramowitz & Mark Elleberg
Robert Kapp
Susan Liss & Rabbi Fred Reiner
Steptoe LLP
YeskeBuie

Friend | $1,000+
Beloved Community Incubator
Brian Haag
David Silberman & Claire Engers
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
DC Justice Lab
DLA Piper
Elizabeth Rose Jerome & Richard Jerome
Hamilton Hill
James Sandman
June Kress
Karen Ann Lash
Kropf Moseley Schmitt PLLC
Shayan Pahlevani & Anushay Hossain
Stinson LLP
Trombly & Singer LLP
UDC School of Law Foundation
Vivian & Raymond Bass