Apply now: Summer Camp Weekend in the Poconos, Sept 4-6th.Apply

Shabbat Club logo Shabbat Club Fridays are for Friends

NYC Jewish Holiday Celebrations Landing Page

Jewish Holiday Celebrations in NYC with Shabbat Club

Fridays are for Friends — and so are Purim, Passover, Hanukkah, and Rosh Hashanah. Shabbat Club is a culturally Jewish pop-up dinner party series and community in New York City, and the holidays are where the club gets loudest. We take over restaurants, lofts, and backyards across NYC to run the same kind of night we run every Friday: candles, a blessing, a room full of people who mostly didn't know each other at 7pm — just built around a different date on the calendar.

The Jewish part of Shabbat Club is cultural rather than religious. You'll meet founders, nurses, comedians, teachers, and people three weeks into a new city, and nobody sits with the friends they arrived with for very long. Every event is capped so the room stays a room and not a crowd, which is why attendance runs on applications rather than open ticket sales.

Holidays We Celebrate

Shabbat Club's programming includes dedicated holiday celebrations alongside the weekly Friday dinners:

Purim

A Purim celebration runs as part of the club's regular holiday programming. [ADD PURIM EVENT NAME, DATE, AND VENUE ONCE SCHEDULED — mirror the format used for other listed events, e.g. "Feb 13 Love Club Shabbat Dinner Party + Afters."]

Passover Seder

Shabbat Club hosts a Passover Seder as one of its named holiday formats. A Shabbat Club Haggadah is available as a digital download for the community. [ADD SEDER EVENT NAME, DATE, AND VENUE ONCE SCHEDULED.]

Hanukkah Candle Lighting

A Hanukkah candle lighting event is part of the club's yearly holiday calendar. [ADD HANUKKAH EVENT NAME, DATE, AND VENUE ONCE SCHEDULED.]

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is celebrated as one of Shabbat Club's holiday gatherings. [ADD ROSH HASHANAH EVENT NAME, DATE, AND VENUE ONCE SCHEDULED.]

Each of these, like every Shabbat Club gathering, has its own individual application link on the events calendar — there is no single membership that gets you into every dinner, happy hour, or holiday night. A Purim party and a Passover Seder are different applications for different rooms.

How to Get a Seat at a Holiday Event

Shabbat Club runs on applications, not open ticket sales, because every event is capped so the room stays a room and not a crowd. Here's how it works for holiday nights specifically:

  1. Check the calendar. Holiday celebrations are listed on the events page alongside Friday dinners, Almost Shabbat happy hours, Shvitz Club, karaoke nights, and the camp weekend in the Poconos.
  2. Apply through that event's own link. Each holiday gathering — Purim, the Passover Seder, Hanukkah candle lighting, Rosh Hashanah — has its own individual application, separate from a regular Friday dinner.
  3. A real person reads every form. There's no algorithm sorting people out. "We read every one."
  4. Seats are limited and assigned. For seated formats like a Seder, seating is arranged on purpose so you sit next to someone new by design.

If you'd rather get on the list first and be pointed to the right link when a holiday event opens up, fill out the interest form — that's how Shabbat Club knows to send you the application for the next Purim, Seder, Hanukkah, or Rosh Hashanah night.

Apply to an Event · Join the Interest List

Proof: A Club That Actually Runs These Nights

Shabbat Club's programming already includes named, dated events across formats — evidence this isn't a one-off pop-up but a recurring calendar:

To make this section fully credible for holiday-specific search intent, add the actual named Purim, Passover Seder, Hanukkah, and Rosh Hashanah events with their dates and venues as soon as they're scheduled — following the same "Month Day — Event Name" format used above.

FAQ

Is Shabbat Club's Purim or Passover celebration religious? The Jewish part of Shabbat Club is cultural rather than religious. We light candles, say the blessings, and then the room takes over — the same approach applies to holiday nights like Purim and Passover.

How do I get invited to a Hanukkah or Rosh Hashanah event? There's no membership card. You apply, event by event, through that specific event's application link on the calendar, and a real person reads every form.

Do I need to be Jewish to attend a holiday celebration? Shabbat Club is built for showing up as you are, Jewish however you're Jewish. [IF THERE IS AN EXPLICIT NON-JEWISH-GUEST POLICY STATED ELSEWHERE ON THE SITE, ADD IT HERE — NOT FOUND IN CURRENT VERIFIED FACTS.]

Is there a Shabbat Club Haggadah for Passover? Yes — a Shabbat Club Haggadah is available as a digital download, listed among the club's offerings.

Are holiday events seated dinners or more like the Almost Shabbat happy hours? It depends on the format. Formats like Almost Shabbat run with no seating chart in a bar setting, while dinner-party formats like the Friday table use a seating chart made on purpose. [SPECIFY WHICH FORMAT EACH HOLIDAY EVENT — PURIM, SEDER, HANUKKAH, ROSH HASHANAH — FOLLOWS ONCE CONFIRMED.]

How far in advance should I apply for a holiday event? [ADD TYPICAL APPLICATION WINDOW / LEAD TIME ONCE ESTABLISHED — NOT STATED IN CURRENT VERIFIED FACTS.]