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This Monday, Central Park will once again host “New York Sings Yiddish,” a massive free outdoor Yiddish sing-along concert presented by Capital One City Park Foundation SummerStage and the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. The celebration will take over Rumsey Playfield (enter at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street) from 7pm to 10pm, with doors opening at … A free outdoor Yiddish sing-along concert is taking over Central Park next week

Today would have been Anne Frank’s 96th birthday. To honor the occasion, organizers of “Anne Frank: The Exhibition“—the widely discussed show currently on view at the Center for Jewish History—are distributing 10,000 free copies of her renowned book, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. The giveaway kicked off today at DREAM Charter School … Thousands of free copies of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ are being distributed across New York this summer

Mark your calendars: on Sunday, September 21, Adamah—the largest Jewish environmental organization in North America—is inviting New Yorkers to roll up their sleeves and give back to the planet. The all-day volunteer event, Rooted: A Jewish Day of Service for the Earth, will be part of Climate Week NYC and take place across green spaces … This Jewish environmental group is hosting a clean-up event in NYC this fall

Back in March, New York’s kosher food lovers flocked to 12 Chairs Café at 58 MacDougal Street for a special dinner series prepared by Israeli chef Avi Levi of Hamotzi, the renowned kosher restaurant in Jerusalem. Although not typically a kosher establishment, the downtown eatery temporarily turned its kitchen kosher and obtained certification for the … Israeli restaurant 12 Chairs Cafe is hosting yet another kosher pop-up dinner series next month

Attendees at cannabis-friendly Purim party in NYC dispensary

Jews in Weed was first launched after the October 7 attacks in Israel: at 4:20 p.m. every Friday, hundreds of people joined pre-Shabbat calls to bring the community together. Fast-forward to today, and the idea has grown in both scope and message, with events happening all over the city to celebrate different Jewish holidays within … This cannabis-friendly Purim party is happening inside a NYC dispensary

Here’s the background on this one: last week, news broke that an event featuring Jewish author Joshua Leifer was cancelled at Powerhouse Arena, a Brooklyn bookstore, because the moderator scheduled to attend the event, Rabbi Andy Bachman, was a “Zionist.” Turns out, the decision to cancel the book launch was not made by the store’s … The infamous “Zionist” Brooklyn book launch has officially been rescheduled to tonight

Noah Rinsky, the creator of viral social media account @oldwishmen, is launching what is sure to become a go-to Channukah gift this holiday season: The Old Jewish Men’s Guide to Eating, Sleeping and Futzing Around, basically an expanded book version of his hilarious online personality that plays on everyone’s fascination with the likes of Larry … Celebrate the launch of the hilarious ‘The Old Jewish Men’s Guide’ in midtown Manhattan next month

The already crowded field of Jewish dating apps has recently welcomed a new creation by Andy Rudnick, the relatively famous founder of Jewish singles party series Matzoball. Jewzz, as the app is called, obviously lives in the same space as JSwipe and JDate, but positions itself as a more premium service specifically focused on speed … The people behind Matzoball created a Jewish dating app

Who can forget that face? Stuart Chaseman is the affable 50-something-year-old Chicagoan that starred in the 2023 Netflix hit Jewish Matchmaking. A musician and marketing pro, Chaseman delighted fans through his choices of attire (throwback to those unique snakeskin pants) and his adorable on-camera date with comedian Pamela Schuller. New York fans of both Chaseman … This ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star is performing a concert in NYC next month

Every year, a parade of individuals supporting the state of Israel marches down Fifth Avenue during the end of May or beginning of June. Music, entertainment acts, themed floats and pure joy usually define the event that’s attended by thousands of people. This year, though, things will look slightly different: gone will be the revelry, … Here are 5 ways in which this year’s Israel parade will be different from the past