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We think summer is the perfect time to pick up a new skill—especially one that lets you stay cool indoors while the sun does its thing outside. So why not make that skill dance? Every Wednesday from July 16 through August 27, would-be dancers can join a fun, basics of Israeli folk dance series at … Learn Israeli folk dancing at the 92nd Street Y every Wednesday this summer

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

A free, one-day literary celebration is returning to the Museum of Jewish Heritage at 36 Battery Place in downtown Manhattan this fall: the 2025 New York Jewish Book Festival will take place on Sunday, November 16. As always, expect a vibrant mix of author talks, panel discussions, creative workshops and book signings, all centered on … A free Jewish book festival is coming to New York this fall

It’s always refreshing—literally and figuratively—to explore another culture’s flavors through a kosher lens, especially when it comes to treats that aren’t commonly found in New York. Case in point: paletas, traditional Mexican popsicles typically made with fresh ingredients like mango, coconut and strawberry. Unlike their more familiar American counterparts, paletas often include whole fruit chunks, … Indulge in kosher Mexican paletas at this newly certified Upper East Side spot

Midtown Manhattan is now home to a brand-new kosher spot: Ginger & Glatt, a Chinese takeout and delivery operation running as a ghost kitchen at 750 Eighth Avenue, serving up a pretty hefty menu of Asian go-tos. Expect all the classics, from sesame chicken (served with broccoli and rice on the side) to beef lo … New kosher Chinese takeout and delivery spot Ginger & Glatt opens near Times Square

If you’re into this, you’re going to have to act really fast: tomorrow night only, Fins and Scales—the kosher omakase from Sushi by Bou that operates inside the Chabad Loft at 10 East 8th Street—is taking over Sushi Suite 1001, the ultra-exclusive four-seat counter hidden inside a hotel room at Hotel 32 32 on (you … A four-seat omakase counter inside a NYC hotel room is going kosher for one night only

Usually, the more restrictions you place on cooking, the harder it is to deliver a truly great product. Almost counterintuitively, though, at SHŌSH—a kosher vegan restaurant that opened at 41 Greenwich Avenue in the West Village of Manhattan at the beginning of the year—the restrictions on offer (veganism! Kashrut!) are exactly what make the menu … At kosher restaurant SHŌSH, vegan food finally gets the attention it deserves

Fins and Scales

Fins and Scales, the popular kosher omakase experience from Sushi by Bou that has been operating inside of the Chabad Loft at 10 East 8th Street for years now, has officially relaunched—with a charitable twist. The sushi bar is now a “give what you can” restaurant, with a suggested donation of $150 per person, a … Kosher omakase spot Fins and Scales is now a pay-what-you-wish charitable restaurant

Opening April 22, the day before Yom HaShoah, “Borrowed Spotlight” is a new photography exhibition at Detour Gallery by the High Line (545 West 23rd Street) that invites visitors to reflect on identity and the urgency of remembrance. The exhibit features large-scale portraits of Holocaust survivors alongside well-known public figures, each one captured by fashion … This new exhibit in NYC showcases striking portraits of Holocaust survivors and celebrities

Abaita, arguably one of the best run kosher restaurants in New York, is taking over the Upper East Side of Manhattan—sort of. Although full details are still scant, the owner and chef of the midtown Italian eatery, chef David Donagrandi, exclusively tells Pretty Kosher that he’s gearing up to launch Libbi, an elevated Mediterranean restaurant … The owner of Abaita is opening a new Mediterranean restaurant on the Upper East Side called Libbi