Jewish life in New York can often feel embattled — politically, culturally, even existentially. And then there are nights when nearly 3,000 Jews gather at the Javits Center in Manhattan, supported by ...

When OneTable, a nonprofit that helps organize and fund Shabbat dinners for thousands of young adults each year, introduced its new chief executive in May, things seemed to be on the upswing. Amid a ...

The Tel Aviv dinner in 2014 lacked live music, public transportation and lasagna, an organizer recalls. We bootstrapped everything. Zeev Isaac, owner of Hangar 11, Israel’s largest venue, gave us his ...

As my mother likes to remind me whenever I host, it’s better to err on the side of too much food than too little. But 811 pounds of potatoes for kugel, 402 challahs, and 22,500 hors d’oeuvres? Even ...

Hundreds of students — both from Yale and other schools — gathered for the Slifka Center for Jewish Life’s first Asian Jewish Shabbaton, a weekend of programming centering on the Jewish sabbath, which ...

Some 500 students, alumni, faculty and guests including University President Maurie McInnis trickled into a newly decorated and tent-filled Old Campus on Friday evening for a Shabbat dinner hosted by ...

Gathering for Shabbat or any of the many Jewish holidays brings smiles to the attendees of these Shabbat Club celebrations. Looking to find your people on a Friday night? Join the club. Literally, as ...

This fall, a group of organizers in New York are planning to break a world record: 3,000 guests gathered at the Javits Center for what they hope will be the largest Shabbat dinner ever held. The event ...

OneTable is the AirBNB of Shabbat. Aimed at adults 21 to 39, it provides a platform for Shabbat hosts and guests to connect with one another, while giving them resources and support they need to start ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josh Weiss is a writer covering the nexus of pop culture and Judaism. The usual Hamptons-based drama on Bravo’s Summer House took ...

At HBS Shabbat Dinner, Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Says He Trusts Garber To Fight Antisemitism At Shabat Dinner at Harvard Business School on Friday, New England Patriots owner Robert K. Kraft praised ...