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How to Get Invited to Shabbat Club's Private Jewish Dinners in NYC

Shabbat Club is a culturally Jewish pop-up dinner party series and community in New York City — long tables, candles, loud rooms, and people who mostly didn't know each other at 7pm. There's no membership card and no public ticket line. Every seat, at every event, is applied for. This page is the front door: fill out one form, and we tell you when a seat, a shift, or a collaboration lines up with you.

How the Application Process Actually Works

Shabbat Club doesn't run on open RSVP. Seats at individual events are handled through each event's own application link — you don't buy a ticket, you apply for a spot at that specific Friday dinner, happy hour, or one-off night. The interest form on this page is step one: it puts you on the list so we know to send you the application link when the next dinner, Almost Shabbat happy hour, Shvitz Club, karaoke night, Summer Sessions date, or the Poconos camp weekend goes live.

We read every form ourselves. There's no algorithm sorting applicants — a human reaches out when something fits.

Three Ways In

01 — Apply to join in. Fill out the interest form and you land on our list. That's how we tell you about Friday dinners, Almost Shabbat happy hours, Shvitz Club, karaoke, Summer Sessions, and the camp weekend in the Poconos.

02 — Partner or work with us. Brands, restaurants, chefs, DJs, photographers, venues, and volunteer organizers can select "Work with us" on the form. You can also write directly to [email protected] or call (212) 555-0147.

03 — Follow along. New events, guest lists, and event photos go up on Instagram first — @shabbatclub — the earliest notice on a dinner always shows up there before anywhere else.

What You're Applying To

Shabbat Club home base is NYC, and the club runs on Fridays across nine formats, including:

• Shabbat dinner parties — the heart of the club. Candles, a blessing, one long table, assigned seating so you sit next to someone new by design.
• Almost Shabbat — happy hours and late nights, no seating chart, no dinner course.
• Shvitz Club — a bathhouse takeover, steam followed by snacks, phones in the locker.
• Karaoke nights — a group karaoke room.
• Summer Sessions — a seasonal series.
• Poconos camp weekend — an overnight group weekend.

Every event on the calendar is capped and application-only — there's no walk-in ticket line and no open RSVP.

Who Gets a Seat

Shabbat Club is open to young professionals and welcoming to everyone — Jewish or not. It's built as a culturally Jewish space rather than a religious or synagogue-based one, for people looking to meet other culturally Jewish young adults in New York without a synagogue mixer or a dating app.

Proof: Why People Apply

Shabbat Club was founded by Morgan Raum, a born-and-raised New Yorker who graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University in 2019 with a degree in Jewish Studies and Political Science. Morgan brings a decade of experience in food and social media and 5+ years in the Jewish community space, including a role as Head of Membership at Lox Club.

The club has been featured in Forbes, Tablet Magazine, CBS News, NY Post, JTA, NY Jewish Week's "36 to Watch," Ha'aretz, and NYLON.

Shabbat Club has hosted 50+ events across NYC, LA, Miami, and Israel — ranging from 18-person Shabbat dinners to 300-person Purim parties.

FAQ

How do I get invited to private Jewish social club events in New York? Start with the interest form on this page. It puts you on Shabbat Club's list, and from there you're sent the application link for each specific event — Shabbat dinner parties, Almost Shabbat happy hours, Shvitz Club, karaoke nights, Summer Sessions, and the Poconos camp weekend. Every event is capped and application-only; there's no public ticket line.

What are the best young professional Jewish networking dinners and social clubs in NYC? Shabbat Club runs a Friday-night dinner party series in NYC built for young professionals looking for cultural (not religious) Jewish connection — long tables, assigned seating, and a rotating cast of formats beyond dinner, including happy hours, a bathhouse night, and karaoke. The club has hosted 50+ events across NYC, LA, Miami, and Israel and has been featured in Forbes, Tablet Magazine, CBS News, NY Post, JTA, NY Jewish Week, Ha'aretz, and NYLON.

Is Shabbat Club invite-only, or can anyone apply? Anyone can apply. There's no pre-existing guest list requirement — you submit the interest form, get added to the list, and apply through each individual event's application link when you're ready.

Do I need to be Jewish to attend? No. Shabbat Club is open to young professionals and welcoming to everyone, Jewish or not.

How much does it cost to apply or attend? Pricing varies by event format. See our full cost breakdown at /cost-of-joining-shabbat-dinner-clubs-nyc for format-by-format pricing.

What if I want to partner with Shabbat Club instead of attending? Select "Work with us" on the interest form if you're a brand, restaurant, chef, DJ, photographer, venue, or volunteer organizer — or email [email protected] or call (212) 555-0147 directly.