Eve Was the First Foodie
A four-course dinner where every dish tells a story.
Upcoming Events
May 15, 2026 - JCC Los Gatos
May 24, 2026 - Sonoma Wine Shop / La Bodega Kitchen
Menu
Each course in this dinner is our interpretation of a biblical dish. These interpretations are inspired by traditional commentaries, ancient sources, and the deeper meanings and consequences surrounding these foods.
The menu itself will remain a secret, revealed only as the evening unfolds.
The dinner is vegetarian.
Gen. 3:6
A Bite from the Tree of Knowledge
The bite taken by Eve that changed the course of history.
Gen. 25:30
"That Red, Red Stew"
The lentil stew for which Esau gave up his birthright to Jacob.
Ex. 16:4
Manna
The food that sustained the Israelites in the desert — and never ceased to provoke complaint.
Ex. 3:8
A Land of Milk and Honey
We have not yet reached rest or inheritance. A promise we continue to move toward.
The Experience
This meal traces a path through some of the most iconic biblical moments from the first bite that altered the course of history to the enduring promise of milk and honey. Each dish is a contemporary interpretation rooted in text, commentary, and symbolism, shaped by tradition as much as imagination.
The menu remains intentionally undisclosed, allowing the experience to unfold gradually inviting each guest to encounter the story in their own way, through curiosity, memory, and taste.
Text Becomes Taste
Ancient passages are explored not only through reading, but through flavor. Each dish is inspired by a specific biblical moment, allowing guests to encounter familiar stories in an entirely new way — through the palate.
A Guided Table
Rabbi Jhos Singer leads the textual journey, offering insight, context, and questions, while Chef Aliza Grayevsky Somekh translates these ideas into thoughtfully crafted dishes. Together, they create a dialogue between text and table.
Living Tradition
This is not a reenactment, but a reinterpretation. By blending ancient narratives with contemporary cuisine, the experience invites participants to engage with the Bible as a living, evolving tradition — one that can still surprise, provoke, and nourish.
Event Hosts
Rabbi Jhos Singer
text & interpretation
A Maggid (storyteller), educator, and artist-in-residence based in the Bay Area, known for teaching at SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva and Urban Adamah. He focuses on queer Torah, Mussar, and Jewish mindfulness.
Chef Aliza Grayevsky Somekh
culinary vision
Oakland-based founder of Bishulim SF, where she shares her love of contemporary Israeli cuisine as a caterer and culinary instructor. Aliza is an eighth-generation Jerusalemite. Raised in the kitchens of Jerusalem, she grew up cooking and eating everything the city’s streets and markets had to offer, making her intimately familiar with the city’s culinary collision of flavors and cultures. It is that ’best of all worlds’ touch that she brings to her cooking