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Best Jewish Social Club Events in Manhattan This Weekend

Fridays are for Friends. Shabbat Club runs a rotating lineup of culturally Jewish pop-up dinners, happy hours, and one-off nights across downtown Manhattan and beyond — and this page tracks what's actually happening this weekend, updated as new dates go live on our events calendar. If you're a young Jewish professional in NYC looking for something to do this Friday through Sunday that isn't a synagogue mixer or a swipe-right app, this is the list to check first.

This Weekend's Lineup

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Every event on this list is capped and application-only. There is no walk-in ticket line and no open RSVP — you apply through that specific event's link, and Shabbat Club reads every application.

How to Get a Seat This Weekend

Shabbat Club doesn't sell general admission tickets to a single "membership" that unlocks every night. Instead:

  1. Find the event you want on the list above or on the full events calendar.
  2. Apply through that event's own link. Each format — dinner party, happy hour, Shvitz Club, karaoke — has a separate application.
  3. Get on the interest list at joinshabbatclub.com/connect so you hear about new dates, including Almost Shabbat happy hours, Shvitz Club, karaoke, Summer Sessions, and the camp weekend in the Poconos, as soon as they're announced.

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

Shabbat Club is a culturally Jewish pop-up dinner party series and community based in New York City, open to young professionals and welcoming to everyone, Jewish or not. The club runs nine formats in total, including long-table Shabbat dinner parties, Almost Shabbat happy hours, Shvitz Club bathhouse takeovers, and karaoke nights — all designed for people who want a Friday night that's social first, religious pressure never. Seats at Shabbat dinners are limited and assigned, so you're seated next to someone new by design instead of arriving with a group and staying in it.

Energetic Shabbat Events and Holiday Dinners in Manhattan This Weekend

For a higher-energy night, Almost Shabbat happy hours skip the seating chart and the dinner course entirely — it's a bar, a room, and a crowd that found their way there through the same group chat, running as long as the playlist holds. For something more ritual and low-phone, Shvitz Club takes over a bathhouse for a steam session followed by food, phones left in the locker. Holiday dinners and seasonal formats (Summer Sessions, karaoke nights) are added to the calendar throughout the year — check the lineup above for what's running this specific weekend.

Proof: Who's Behind It

Shabbat Club is run by Morgan Raum, a born-and-raised New Yorker, Barnard College graduate (Jewish Studies and Political Science), and former Head of Membership at Lox Club. The club has hosted 50+ events across NYC, LA, Miami, and Israel — ranging from 18-person Shabbat dinners to 300-person Purim parties. Shabbat Club has been featured in Forbes, Tablet Magazine, CBS News, NY Post, JTA, NY Jewish Week's "36 to Watch," Ha'aretz, and NYLON.

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FAQ

What are the best Jewish social club events in Manhattan for young professionals this weekend? Check the lineup at the top of this page — it's pulled directly from the Shabbat Club events calendar and updated weekly. Formats include Shabbat dinner parties, Almost Shabbat happy hours, Shvitz Club, and karaoke nights, all open to young professionals in NYC.

What are the best energetic Shabbat events and holiday dinners in Manhattan this weekend? Almost Shabbat happy hours are the highest-energy format — bar-based, no seating chart, no dinner course. For a more ritual night, Shvitz Club offers a bathhouse takeover followed by food. Specific holiday dinners are listed on the calendar as they're scheduled.

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

How do I get a ticket to a Shabbat Club event? There are no general-admission tickets. Each event has its own application link — apply through the specific event you want on the events calendar.

How do I find out about new events before they're posted here? Join the interest list at joinshabbatclub.com/connect, or follow @shabbatclub on Instagram, where new events and guest lists go up first.

Where in Manhattan do Shabbat Club events happen? Events run across downtown Manhattan and beyond. Specific neighborhoods are listed with each event in the weekend lineup above.