Where to Celebrate Jewish Holidays with a Young, Lively Crowd in Manhattan

If you're bagels-and-Yom-Kippur Jewish, or not Jewish at all, and you're trying to find a Rosh Hashanah table, a Purim party, or a Hanukkah night that doesn't feel like synagogue — you're looking for Shabbat Club. We're a culturally Jewish pop-up dinner party series and community hosted at Jewish-owned businesses across NYC. There's no membership, no dues, and no "right" way to be Jewish required to pull up a chair. Whether you grew up going to shul every week or you've never set foot in one, our holiday events are built to be social first, religious pressure never.

Shabbat Club has hosted nearly 100 events across New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Tel Aviv — everything from intimate 18-person Shabbat dinners to 500-person Purim parties. That range is the point: whichever holiday you're celebrating, there's a room-sized version of it that fits how big (or small) you want the night to feel.

Non-Religious Jewish Social Clubs in NYC With High-Energy Weekend Events and Dinners

Shabbat Club is not a religious institution and not a membership organization. It's a rotating calendar of real-life rooms — long-table dinners, bar-based happy hours, bathhouse takeovers, and holiday parties — all hosted at Jewish-owned businesses, restaurants, and brands across NYC. Every event is application-based: you apply through that specific event's link, a real person on the team reads it, and there's no public ticket line and no walk-in RSVP.

The formats that make up our high-energy, non-religious weekend calendar 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, lower time commitment
Holiday parties — Rosh Hashanah, Purim, Hanukkah, Passover, and more, scaled from intimate dinners to 500-person events
Shvitz Club — a bathhouse takeover with steam room, cold plunge, and good company
Karaoke nights — a social mixer format with a microphone doing the icebreaking for you
Museum tours, volunteer trips, and Summer Sessions — activity-based formats that build connection without a networking script

Open to young professionals and welcoming to everyone — Jewish or not.

Our Holiday Calendar: Purim, Hanukkah, Rosh Hashanah, and Passover

Holiday parties are one of Shabbat Club's core five event types, and they're built to scale. Past holiday nights have included a Hanukkah cocktail party at Temple Bar, a Passover-adjacent night at B&H Dairy, and a Purim-scale celebration that's grown into a 500-person party at its biggest. On the intimate end, a Rosh Hashanah table or a smaller holiday dinner runs closer to the 18-person Shabbat-dinner format.

Because every event moves to a different Jewish-owned venue across NYC, no two holiday nights look the same — a Purim party might land at a nightlife venue built for a costume crowd, while a Rosh Hashanah dinner might run as a seated, candlelit long table. What stays consistent is the model: apply, get accepted, show up, and end the night in a group chat with people you met an hour earlier.

Proof: Nearly 100 Nights, and Counting

Shabbat Club has hosted nearly 100 events across New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Tel Aviv.
Our range spans intimate 18-person Shabbat dinners to 500-person Purim parties — proof that "high energy" and "young crowd" scale from a single long table to a citywide holiday blowout.
Past flyers from our gallery include a Hanukkah cocktail party at Temple Bar and a Passover-related night at B&H Dairy — both Jewish-owned NYC businesses.
Forbes has covered the club directly: "Shabbat Clubs in New York are helping Jewish adults find their tribe."
Every format — holiday party or otherwise — is hosted at Jewish-owned businesses, restaurants, and brands across NYC.

FAQ

Are Shabbat Club's holiday parties religious? No. Shabbat Club is a culturally Jewish pop-up dinner party series and community, not a religious institution. Holiday parties for Rosh Hashanah, Purim, Hanukkah, and Passover are built to be social first — there's no "right" way to be Jewish required, and the club is welcoming to everyone, Jewish or not.

Where can I find non-religious Jewish social clubs in NYC with high-energy weekend events and dinners? Shabbat Club runs exactly that: a rotating calendar of Friday dinners, Almost Shabbat happy hours, Shvitz Club bathhouse nights, karaoke, and holiday parties, hosted at Jewish-owned businesses across NYC. Every event is application-only, with no dues and no public ticket line.

How big do the holiday parties get? They range widely — Shabbat Club has hosted holiday events from intimate, dinner-sized gatherings up to 500-person Purim parties, the largest event scale on our calendar.

How do I get invited to a holiday party? There's a two-step process: first, apply to the general interest list so the team knows you exist and what you're interested in (including holiday parties specifically). Once you're on the list, you'll receive the application link for the specific holiday event when one lines up — you apply per event, not per membership.

Do I need to be Jewish to attend a holiday party? No. Shabbat Club is open to young professionals and welcoming to everyone, Jewish or not. There's no religious requirement to attend a Purim party, Hanukkah night, Rosh Hashanah table, or Passover event.

Where are the holiday parties held? At Jewish-owned businesses, restaurants, and brands across NYC — the venue changes event to event rather than running out of a single fixed location. [OWNER: LIST SPECIFIC UPCOMING HOLIDAY VENUE NAMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS ONCE CONFIRMED.]