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On October 30, 2025, Newsmax’s Israel Update ran a welcome reminder that the story of Israel and its people isn’t just headlines and geopolitics — it’s also food, family, and the entrepreneurial grit that built both nations. The episode highlighted an Ethiopian-born, Israeli-raised chef who has brought her flavors and faith to Harlem, and Newsmax’s Israel correspondent Jodie Cohen paid a visit to a spot serving up traditional Jewish cholent, the slow-cooked stew that anchors Shabbat tables.
That chef is Beejhy Barhany, the force behind Tsion Cafe, a kosher, vegan-friendly Harlem cafe that stitches together Ethiopian, Israeli, and American threads into something uniquely wholesome and proud. Barhany’s story — born in Ethiopia, raised in Israel, and now feeding a New York neighborhood — is the sort of immigrant success the left pretends to champion but too often overlooks when it doesn’t serve their political narratives.
Barhany isn’t just a restaurateur; she’s a cultural ambassador who has carried Beta Israel traditions from Addis to Ashkelon to Upper Manhattan, even publishing a cookbook that celebrates those recipes and rituals. Her work is a living rebuke to the cynical idea that heritage must be erased to be modern — she proves tradition can be tasteful, marketable, and a bridge between communities.
This is the America conservatives believe in: people of faith and family building businesses, sharing values through honest toil, and enriching our neighborhoods instead of tearing them down. We should cheer when immigrants succeed on our soil while staying true to their roots, not sneer at their patriotism or weaponize identity for endless grievance. These are the small-business stories the mainstream media ignores because they don’t fit the victimhood script.
Meanwhile, Newsmax’s Jodie Cohen took viewers back to the Old Country, spotlighting a restaurant serving traditional cholent — a reminder that Jewish life and its comforts persist even under pressure. Cholent isn’t just food; it’s continuity, a practical act of faith that keeps the Sabbath sacred and communities connected, and restaurants that keep that flame alive are cultural fortresses in their own right.
The contrast here couldn’t be sharper: while coastal elites wring their hands over abstract theories and divide Americans into factions, a Black, Ethiopian-born, Israeli-raised woman in Harlem is doing something concrete — feeding neighbors, preserving a tradition, and building a business. Conservatives should celebrate that grit and promote policies that make more of these stories possible: lower taxes, less red tape, and a culture that values faith, family, and enterprise.
So go visit a small restaurant, buy the cookbook, and support the people who turn heritage into prosperity — from Tsion Cafe in Harlem to the humble kitchens keeping cholent warm on Friday nights. That’s how you stand with Israel and with America: by backing citizens and immigrants who build, not by applauding those who tear down what others have lovingly created.
