He’s fighting subway antisemitism one matzoh ball at a time.
A comedic rapper has been staging Passover Seder dinners on the subway as a “fun and quirky” way to combat anti-Jewish sentiment and “bring people together” on Big Apple trains, he told The Post.
For the performances, Rami Matan Even-Esh, 43, who goes by the punny rap name Kosha Dillz, dresses like Moses with a fake beard and robe as he rolls tables of food into the Q train, footage shows.
“There are so many antisemitic train incidents, but the dinner has a spiritual, deeper meaning,” said Even-Esh, who also appears on MTV’s Wild ‘n Out.
“It’s a really great way to bring people together.”
During the sacred meal on wheels, Even-Esh spits funny and self-deprecating rhymes and offers straphangers everything from Katz’s matzoh ball soup to grape juice and even gefilte fish, he said.
Straphangers reactions’ to the mobile Passover feast have included a Dominican dad and son who chowed down on matzah crackers and an Egyptian teenager with a “Free Palestine” bracelet who ended up joining the fun, Even-Esh said.
But others have been less willing to break unleavened bread — including an unhinged protester, headed to Columbia University, who lashed out at him during last year’s performance.
“Why don’t you free Palestine?” she’s shown yelling in wild footage, before flipping Even-Esh off.
Even-Esh said he responded by inviting her to dinner.
“I said, ‘You’re coming out of pocket right now. I need you to hold your horses,” he recalled.
“‘We’re doing a Seder and you’re actually invited… I gotta finish this and then we can talk,” he said he told her — adding she left in a huff instead.
The clash came during an uptick in antisemitic incidents on the transit system since the start of the war in Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
This year’s series of Subway Seders will include at least four shows on other trains such as the A,C,E and possibly the L.
The subway is ultimately the perfect setting for the stunt because it’s the great equalizer, Even-Esh said.
“[Jews] are not the only people going through tough times — New York is a tough place,” he said. “We all think we’re bigger than we are, and the subway is a humbling place.”
Light-hearted raps from Even-Esh’s past performances include a jam set to tune of the The Notorious B.I.G. hit “Big Poppa.”
“I love it when you’re baking that Matzah/ Throw your hands in the air/ Real bread can’t compare,” Even-Esh raps.
Still, Even-Esh said, some commuters don’t even look up from their phones as he stages the elaborate meals.
He also plans to stage a Seder at the Knicks game against the Detroit Pistons outside of Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
“We’re praying for the Knicks,” he quipped.
He’s banking on the idea that food and laughter will bring New Yorkers together.
“If I can make the world a little happier and lighter, that’s awesome,” he said.
