Events

A Little About LABA

Chanan Ben Simon, Director of LABA NY | FRI, OCT 06, 2023

Hello, world. I am Chanan Ben Simon—vocalist, multimedia artist, and Director of LABA NY. For those unfamiliar with LABA, it is a Jewish house of study and culture laboratory that…

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How Mimouna Can Provide an Antidote to Social Distancing

Ophir Tal, Cultural Educator from Israel | Emissary of the Jewish Agency and the UJA Federation of New York at the 14th Street Y | SAT, APR 18, 2020

Mimouna is the traditional North African Jewish celebration of eating chametz to mark the end of Passover. Ophir Tal, Israeli Emissary on behalf of The UJA Federation to The 14th…

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Something for Everyone at Yiddish New York

Jaci Hirschfeld, Senior Director of Marketing, Communications & Relationships | MON, DEC 16, 2019

Each year during the holiday season, the 14th Street Y welcomes Yiddish New York (YNY)—the nation’s largest festival of Yiddish culture, music and language. Now in it’s fifth year, this…

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INTO THE NIGHT: An Interview with Rabbi Eva Sax-Bolder

Michele Schulman, Program Manager for Downtown Jewish Life | THU, MAY 03, 2018

We are getting closer to INTO THE NIGHT, the 14th Street Y’s contemporary spin on Tikkun Leil Shavuot, taking place on May 19th. To explore one of the evening’s themes,…

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