Hear authors Josh Gondelman and Rebecca Dinerstein Knight in a conversation with Stephanie Butnick, Tablet Magazine. About this Event Actions and intentions—which matter more? And what happens when your best intentions have unintended results? These questions have long been debated in Jewish texts, and author and comedian Josh Gondelman (Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions […]
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About this Event The Eyal Vilner Big Band is true to its name—it is BIG. Seventeen musicians big! Led by Tel Aviv-born and New York-educated musician/composer/conductor Eyal Vilner, this concert features Vilner’s inventive arrangements of jazz classics as well as his original compositions. Melding traditional Jewish melodies and Middle Eastern sounds with jazz and blues, […]
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The story of the famed Lower East Side smoked fish emporium Russ & daughters and the Jewish immigrant family who has run it. About this Event Four generations of a Jewish immigrant family create Russ & daughters, a Lower East Side lox and herring emporium that survives and thrives. This documentary features an extensive interview […]
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Museum at Eldridge Street Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (EST) New York, NY he Bible is full of stories involving women – in battle, in peril, in moral quandaries. Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky has dedicated her scholarship to powerful woman of the Bible, their legacies in our culture and their impact […]
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In this lecture, Dr. Kaplan will describe the experience of Jewish refugees, mostly from Germany and Austria, as they escaped from Hitler to live in limbo in Portugal. Jewish refugees suffered anxiety and fear, but also evinced courage and resilience. Helpers included the very poor and very generous Portuguese people, the reluctant Portuguese government, and […]
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Jewish Museum members are invited to an early members-only viewing of the Jewish Museum’s exhibition Edith Halpert and the Rise of American Art Thursday, October 17, 2019 11 am – 8 pm Exhibition talk in Scheuer Auditorium at 1 pm Also on view in Scenes from the Collection Masterpieces and Curiosities: The Benguiat Collection Through […]
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Join us for a fun event inspired by Tu b’Av, the upcoming* Jewish holiday of love, with dynamic Jewish educator Abby Eisenberg and popular dating coach and “wingwoman,” Erin Davis, to explore erotic poems, romantic stories, and relationship wisdom from Jewish law and legend. In this lively and interactive learning experience, we’ll encounter ancient Jewish […]
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Yonina performing in Teaneck NJ! Sep. 14th, 2019. An acoustic concert blending originals & covers- Jewish, Israeli and international mu About this Event “Yonina” wiil be performing live in Teaneck NJ, on Saturday night, Sep. 14th, 2019! A special acousic concert featuring original songs, niggunim for the soulful month of Elul, and favorite covers from […]
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Tour the McGillian singer-songwriter-poet Leonard Cohen exhibit at the Jewish Museum, “Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything.” There are movies to see and songs to hear. A docent will take us through the show and tell us about the exhibit and the person. MAANY will have a one-hour docent led tour on June 27, beginning […]
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Join us for a tour of Congregation Shearith Israel, commonly known as the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, the first Jewish congregation in North America founded in 1654. On this unique tour, with Janet R. Kirchheimer, a licensed NYC Tour Guide and long-time member of the synagogue, you’ll learn about the founding of the congregation, the […]
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