Juneteenth Shabbat

Juneteenth Shabbat

Webmast, 05/18/2022

Join us in person for rooftop Shabbat rituals and music, followed by a vegetarian potluck in honor of Juneteenth. Ritual leaders Rabbi Isaama Goldstein-Stoll and Jewsician Marques Hollie will lead us in song and spirit. We will provide wine, challah and dessert, and we ask that friends joining us bring vegetarian dishes to share. Friday, June 17, 6 PM. Presented by Be'chol Lashon and the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, co-sponsored by Keshet, with funding support by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York-PATH Initiative and the Mayor's Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes.

Transforming the warmth of the Persian community into something new

Transforming the warmth of the Persian community into something new

Saba Soomekh, Forward, 05/24/2020

As an Iranian Jew, I take pride in the warmth, hospitality, and intense affection and love that is displayed in my community.

Ezra’s BIG Shabbat Question

Ezra's BIG Shabbat Question

Aviva L. Brown and Anastasia Kanavaliuk, SpringLight Publishing, 07/30/2019

Ezra LOVES questions! Follow his adventure, which will leave your little one in stitches of laughter.

Cooking Up A Diverse Community

Cooking Up A Diverse Community

Jennifer Richler, Tablet, 02/19/2019

A new group called Kugel brings together the ‘multicultural bubble’ of New York’s Jewish scene.

They came for the World Cup and stayed for Shabbat

They came for the World Cup and stayed for Shabbat

Dovid Margolin, SunSentinel, 06/28/2018

Soccer fans enjoy a kosher meal at the Chabad Jewish community center in Samara, Russia.

Hazana: Around the World in Jewish Vegetable Dishes

Hazana: Around the World in Jewish Vegetable Dishes

Victoria Prever, The Jewish Chronicle, 01/12/2018

If you've got the January blues, the new book from vegetarian author, Paola Gavin, will brighten up your dinner table.

Letting millennials lead the way. Millennial ‘Gatherings’ Bridge Cultural Gaps

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Amy Sarah Clark, Jewish Weekly Media Group, 07/06/2017

Shabbat pilot program’s DIY vibe speaks to generation’s instincts.

Open Shabbat

Open Shabbat

Skirball Staff, Skirball Cultural Center, 10/21/2016

When do you reflect? Unwind from the week at this communal, family-style meal held in recognition of the harvest.

Shabbat with the Iranian Jews of Tehran

Shabbat with the Iranian Jews of Tehran

Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, Jewish News, 02/18/2016

Annika Hernroth-Rothstein is moved and humbled by her visit to a synagogue in the Iranian capital Tehran, where thousands of Jews still live and pray