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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

In its own way, New York is the land of cookies. Unfortunately, many of the top-rated options (Levain! Orwashers! Maman!) don’t boast a kosher certification. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon—but kosher palates will take what they can get, especially when the cookie gods bestow their blessing on this humble editor’s own pick for best … The Insomnia Cookies location inside of Penn Station is now certified kosher

The bad news: Thyme & Tonic, the kosher, gluten-free restaurant that opened on 83rd Street and Columbus Avenue in 2020, is officially closing on November 5. The good news: the Thyme & Tonic team—also behind the Modern Bread & Bagel chain of gluten-free cafes—will replace it with a new Mexican fusion concept that will offer … A new Mexican Jewish fusion restaurant is opening on the Upper West Side of Manhattan

It took about a year and more than $14 million, but the Jewish Museum has officially completed its extensive renovation—and there’s plenty to show for it. Among the many updates is a new fourth-floor installation featuring more than 130 Hanukkah menorahs from the museum’s collection of 1,400. Displayed in a 50-foot vitrine designed specifically for … See over 130 Hanukkah menorahs on display at the newly renovated Jewish Museum

As first reported by Kosherist, Cattle is a new glatt kosher takeout- and delivery-only spot that just opened at 245 West 46th Street, by 8th Avenue, next door to Sony Hall. The menu is immediately eye-catching, featuring smoked and charcoal-grilled meats presented in visually appealing boxes that are made for Instagram—a must for any culinary … A new kosher slow-smoked meat spot opens for takeout and delivery in Midtown Manhattan