These NYC synagogues and temples are offering FREE streaming services and also socially-distanced in-person services to welcome 5782. There's also live Shofar blowing event on the streets of Brooklyn. Rosh Hashonah begins at sundown on Monday, Sept. 6, ushering in the High Holy Days through Yom Kippur at sundown on Sept. 15. Shofar Across Brooklyn This event has … [Read more...] about Free Jewish High Holy Day Services Online
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Send a Free e-Card for Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish High Holy Days begin soon. Send a free e-card with your New Year wishes from Chabad, where you can find a selection of virtual greeting cards, plus holiday recipes. Rosh Hashanah and the start of the year 5782 begins at sundown on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6 and ends at sundown on Wednesday, Sept. 8 Yom Kippur begins at at sundown on Thursday, Sept. 16 and … [Read more...] about Send a Free e-Card for Rosh Hashanah
Free Online Cooking Classes for the Jewish High Holy Days
Your tastebuds will kvell with these FREE online cooking classes by top chefs and bakers, to upgrade your High Holy Days table. The classes are from the Jewish website Nosher include vegan options and treats from Persia (now Iran) and Syria, where there used to be a thriving Jewish presence for several thousand years. All times listed are ET, otherwise known as New … [Read more...] about Free Online Cooking Classes for the Jewish High Holy Days
Egg Rolls, Egg Creams and Empanadas Festival is Virtual in June
The popular Lower East Side street fair Egg Rolls, Egg Creams and Empanadas returns in June, in a new virtual format, with a different theme each weekend. As always, the focus is on the cultural diversity of the area around the Museum at Eldridge Street through its food, music, dance, folk art and more. As you can guess by its name, Egg Rolls, Egg Creams and … [Read more...] about Egg Rolls, Egg Creams and Empanadas Festival is Virtual in June
Holocaust Remembrance Events in NYC
Never forget. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 12, and there are events this week and through the month in in observance of Yom HaShoah, honoring the six million souls lost in Europe's WWII concentration camps and Jewish ghettos. Most events are FREE and virtual to attend. Holocaust Rememrance events are important also because we must never forget … [Read more...] about Holocaust Remembrance Events in NYC
Passover Seders to Attend Virtually or In Person
Hag Sameach! Passover begins on March 27, with a week of celebrations and special foods. Attend a Passover Seder virtually or in person, FREE or for a nominal fee. Passover celebrates the freedom of the Jews from slavery in Egypt, led by Moses. You know the story. And if you don't, watch the iconic movie, with Charlton Heston as Moses, Yul Brynner as … [Read more...] about Passover Seders to Attend Virtually or In Person
Passover Seder Dinner To Go
Passover begins on March 27, with eight days of celebrations that begin with two nights of traditional Seder dinners. If you are not cooking this year, consider this Passover Seder Dinner to go. Great Performances, one of the top events caterers in NYC, has switched to catering dinners at home, with a Pesach dinner kit offering a la carte choices that include classics … [Read more...] about Passover Seder Dinner To Go
Free Passover Cooking Classes Online
Passover starts in two weeks, so it's time to start setting the table with some new taste options to upgrade, or even leave behind Oma's chopped liver or Aunt Sylvia's matzo ball soup. NYC's Temple Emanu-el Streicker Center is offering four days of FREE online cooking classes, with recipes from around the world, featuring hosted by top chefs and cookbook authors, and … [Read more...] about Free Passover Cooking Classes Online
International Purim Celebration is Virtual and FREE
Artists and performers from around the world are uniting for four days of virtual Purim celebrations that include music and caberet performances, a special reading of of the Megiles Ester (The Book of Ester) in Yiddish, and singalongs. Artists are from Israel, Canada, Australia, Romania, Argentina, and the USA, of course, including stars from the critically-acclaimed … [Read more...] about International Purim Celebration is Virtual and FREE
ICYMI Top Reads of the Week on NYC on the Cheap
You are busy. So this weekend roundup of our top posts of the week is just in case you missed anything, or need a reminder of something. NYCOTC has always been about saving you money with news of freebies and discounts, even more important in these difficult times Get more NYC for less money with NYCOTC. That's our motto and we're sticking to … [Read more...] about ICYMI Top Reads of the Week on NYC on the Cheap
