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It’s very difficult to create a single, universal list of the best kosher restaurants in New York City. For one, there’s a big distinction between meat-centric and dairy-centric eateries—almost like comparing drama and comedy categories during awards season. It doesn’t always feel fair to pit them against each other and, yet, they are two sides … The 16 best kosher restaurants in NYC right now

The New York Jewish Film Festival—an annual event spotlighting international films that explore themes tied to the Jewish experience—will take over Lincoln Center once again this year, kicking off on January 14 and running through January 28. Presented by the Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center, this year’s festivities will open with Once Upon … 10 movies we’re most excited to catch at the New York Jewish Film Festival

Between 1943 and 1945, while hiding from Nazi deportation during the German occupation of the Netherlands, German Jewish writer Curt Bloch created Onderwater-Cabaret (“Underwater Cabaret”) in secrecy, a handmade, illustrated poetry magazine that used satire, wordplay and wit to confront Nazi propaganda and affirm Jewish humanity in the darkest of circumstances. Now, decades later, Bloch’s … This immersive NYC art installation explores the origins of a secret Holocaust-era poetry magazine

In Oklahoma Samovar, a new play by Alice Eve Cohen currently having its world premiere Off-Off-Broadway at experimental theater La MaMa (74 East Fourth Street), a young woman named Emily inherits a mysterious instruction from her recently deceased mother: to scatter her ashes on a stranger’s farm in Oklahoma, a place she’s never heard of … This new play tells the story of the Oklahoma Land Run’s only Jewish family

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