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Last week, the New York Historical unveiled a deeply moving new exhibition: “The Recordings: Voices from the Shoah Tapes,” on view through March 29, 2026. Presented in partnership with the Jewish Museum Berlin, the exhibition offers a rare listening experience drawn from the recently uncovered audio archive of Shoah, Claude Lanzmann’s groundbreaking 1985 Holocaust documentary. … A new exhibit at the New York Historical highlights rare Holocaust recordings

As Thanksgiving fades into a distant memory, our attention swiftly turns to Hanukkah, which kicks off in just under two weeks, on December 14. Naturally, in addition to constantly updating our gift lists, we’re mentally preparing to devour endless amounts of donuts. The odder the flavor, the higher the chance of us digging in. The … Here are the 8 sufganyot flavors that will be available at Michaeli Bakery this Hanukkah

It’s not often that the very best version of a food in New York also happens to be kosher. Case in point: Dough Doughnuts’ outstanding donuts. Just in time for Hanukkah, the beloved sweet shop—arguably, the purveyor of the best donuts in the city—is set to open a new location at 133 West 72nd Street, … Dough Doughnuts opening a new location on the Upper West Side this month

Earlier this week, during its 11th annual “packathon,” Congregation Shearith Israel on the Upper West Side—the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States—announced that it is opening a kosher food pantry on site, in partnership with Masbia, the nonprofit kosher food assistance network that currently operates two locations in Brooklyn and one in Queens. This … A new kosher food pantry and soup kitchen will open in Manhattan around Hanukkah

If you’re the kind of person who gets giddy with excitement over illuminated manuscripts or political cartoons, mark your calendar: late artist Arthur Szyk is the focus of a new exhibition. On December 7, 2025, the Museum of Jewish Heritage will open “Art of Freedom: The Life & Work of Arthur Szyk,” a major exhibition … Polish artist Arthur Szyk will be the focus of the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s new exhibit

Finally, the little ones are getting the literary celebration they deserve—captained by none other than PJ Library, the unique, wildly reliable and absolutely awesome program that sends free, age-appropriate Jewish children’s books to families with kids up to age 12. Honestly, can you think of a better organization to helm the first-ever Jewish Children’s Book … The first-ever Jewish Children’s Book Festival is happening at the 92NY in January

Here’s an invented dish you probably never imagined you needed to try: Falafel Plant’s Fabergé falafel, a hard-boiled egg wrapped inside an actual falafel, ready to be dipped in hummus, drizzled with tahini or tossed into a plain salad for some Middle Eastern flavor. The treat riffs not only on the iconic Fabergé egg—the ornate, … Falafel Plant’s twist on a classic Scotch egg is a unique culinary creation

Leave it to Adir Michaeli, the genius pastry chef behind New York favorite kosher Michaeli Bakery, to reinvent the babka—this time, one that stays moist twice as long as the rest. The chef’s new dark chocolate babka launches this Thursday, November 20, at two Michaeli Bakery locations: 115A Division Street on the Lower East Side … Michaeli Bakery is launching a new dark chocolate babka this week

Hanukkah shopping mode: activated. Tablet‘s annual Hanukkah Bazaar returns on December 6 (7–10pm) and December 7 (10am–6pm) on the Lower East Side at Canyon Essex, an experience space at 135 Delancey Street. Over 40 vendors will be purveying all the Judaica-adjacent delights you’d expect at any sort of Jewish holiday bazaar (menorahs! Kiddush cups! Mezuzahs!) … This annual Hanukkah Bazaar is back in NYC next month and you can already snag tickets for it

To celebrate 100 years of Jewish Book Month—the annual celebration of Jewish literature typically observed the month before Hanukkah, in November—the Jewish Book Council is transforming 81 Hester Street on the Lower East Side into a pop-up Jewish bookstore on Sunday, November 16, and Monday, November 17, from 9am to 6pm. The unique activation comes … A pop-up Jewish bookstore is taking over the LES for two days only