Best Weekend Shabbat Dinners and Holiday Events in Manhattan

Fridays are for friends. If you're looking for the best Shabbat dinners, holiday parties, and Jewish social events happening in Manhattan this weekend, Shabbat Club runs a culturally Jewish pop-up dinner party series and community across NYC — long tables, candles, loud rooms, and a room full of people who mostly didn't know each other at 7pm.

This isn't a synagogue membership model. There's no ticket line and no dues. Every seat at every event is applied for, through that specific event's own application link. This page is where you find out what's actually running this weekend and how to get on the list for it.

Best Energetic Shabbat Events and Holiday Dinners in Manhattan This Weekend

Shabbat Club has hosted nearly 100 events across New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Tel Aviv — from intimate 18-person Shabbat dinners to 500-person Purim parties. In NYC specifically, the formats that run include:

Shabbat dinner parties — long-table Friday dinners with candles, a blessing, assigned seating, and a menu built around the meal
Almost Shabbat mixers — bar-based happy hours and late nights, no dinner course
Holiday parties — Rosh Hashanah, Purim, Hanukkah, Passover, and more
Shvitz Club — bathhouse takeover, steam and sauna social format
Karaoke nights
Museum tours
Volunteer trips
Summer Sessions
A three-day adult summer camp in the Poconos

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Best Jewish Social Club Events in Manhattan for Young Professionals This Weekend

Shabbat Club describes itself as a culturally Jewish, curated pop-up dinner party series and community — built for young professionals looking for ways to meet cool Jewish people, open to everyone, Jewish or not. Every event is designed to bring people together while celebrating Jewish culture and supporting Jewish-owned restaurants, brands, and businesses.

Unlike a fixed holiday calendar at a single institution, Shabbat Club's events move around Manhattan (and NYC more broadly) at Jewish-owned businesses across the city. [OWNER: LIST SPECIFIC MANHATTAN VENUES OR NEIGHBORHOODS HOSTED TO DATE, e.g., "past Manhattan dinners have been hosted at [VENUE_NAME] in [NEIGHBORHOOD]."]

How to Get In This Weekend

There are two steps:

Apply to the general interest list — this gets you on Shabbat Club's list so they know you exist and what you're interested in (Shabbat dinners, Almost Shabbat, Shvitz Club, karaoke, Summer Sessions, holiday parties, or the Poconos camp weekend).
Apply again, per event — once you're on the list, you receive the individual application link for that specific Friday dinner or holiday party. That link is where the real event application happens.

Shabbat Club reads every form themselves — there's no algorithm sorting applicants, and a human reaches out when something fits.

Apply to join the list →

Proof: What Shabbat Club Has Actually Run

Nearly 100 events hosted across New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Tel Aviv
Event sizes ranging from intimate 18-person Shabbat dinners to 500-person Purim parties
Nine distinct event formats, including Shabbat dinners, Almost Shabbat mixers, Shvitz Club, karaoke nights, museum tours, volunteer trips, Summer Sessions, and a three-day Poconos camp weekend
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FAQ

Is Shabbat Club open to non-Jewish guests? Yes. Shabbat Club is culturally Jewish and open to young professionals and welcoming to everyone, Jewish or not.

Do I need a membership to attend a Shabbat Club event in Manhattan? No. There's no membership card and no public ticket line. Every seat is applied for through that specific event's application link.

How do I find out what's happening this weekend? Apply to the general interest list first. Once you're on it, you'll receive the individual application link when a Friday dinner, Almost Shabbat mixer, holiday party, or other event lines up with your interests.

What holidays does Shabbat Club celebrate? Shabbat Club hosts holiday parties for Rosh Hashanah, Purim, Hanukkah, Passover, and others throughout the year, in addition to weekly-style Friday Shabbat dinners.

Where in Manhattan do events take place? Events are hosted at Jewish-owned businesses across NYC. [OWNER: CONFIRM AND LIST SPECIFIC MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOODS OR VENUE NAMES ONCE AVAILABLE.]

How much does it cost to attend? Pricing varies by event format — Shabbat dinner parties, Almost Shabbat happy hours, Shvitz Club, and others each have their own price. [OWNER: LINK TO OR CONFIRM FIGURES ON THE COST OF JOINING SHABBAT CLUB PAGE — DO NOT STATE A NUMBER HERE UNTIL CONFIRMED.]