Jewish Life
At 14Y, we are committed to building an inclusive community where Jews, non-Jews, and interfaith families can come together to celebrate Jewish life.
As a Jewish community center, we provide a variety of opportunities for people to discover, explore, and connect with Jewish life and culture. Along with our partners in the Downtown Jewish Life Network, we curate a wide array of cultural programing, honoring the diverse viewpoints that make up the ever-evolving, multi-faceted perspective of the Jewish people.
We are proud of the Jewish values that have informed and strengthened the Jewish community from generation to generation. Our programs are influenced by a desire to make the world a better place through acts of service, being there for each other in a time of need, and treating one another with compassion and empathy. We also recognize the importance of welcoming the stranger, engaging in lifelong learning, and appreciating the divine spark within us all.
Now more than ever, we openly embrace the joy that is an inherent part of the Jewish communal experience.
Upcoming 14Y Events
The Age of Momentum: A Purim Experience
March 24 | 11:00AM | 14Y Community Room (Second Floor)
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Join us for a Purim celebration featuring a royal catered brunch, a creative trip through the holiday’s four mitzvot (spiritual opportunities): service, storytelling, sharing a meal, and surprises for friends, plus ritual glitter and face painting.
This event is presented by Selah at CRW in partnership with 14Y.
Upcoming Downtown Jewish Life Events
Brotherhood Synagogue
ZOOM Class: Songs of the Soul
March 18 | 7:00 PM
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Read and reflect on Jewish Religious Poetry from Medieval Spain with NYU Professor Elisha Russ-Fishbane.
Purim Experience for Young Children Age 6 and Under
March 23 | 5:00 PM
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Purim Shpiel and Reading of the Megillah
March 23 | 6:30 PM
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Annual Children’s PURIM Carnival
March 24 | 11:00 AM
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East End Temple
Purim Family Fun House
March 24 | 3:00 – 5:00 PM | East End Temple, 245 East 17th Street
Please RSVP to school@eastendtemple.org with the number of adults and children attending
Join us for Purim fun and merriment, for families with children ages 3 –10. All are welcome!
JCP
Purim Tot Shabbat
March 23 | 10:00AM | 146 Duane Street (JCP Downtown)
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Come in costume and join JCP families as we celebrate Purim with song, dance, prayer, stories, and special treats!
LAB/SHUL
FamilyLab Purim: Make Some Noise!
March 17 | 4:00 PM
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FamilyLab is centered around the family table: delicious vegetarian dinner, sing along, stories, and animated interactive learning to celebrate holidays and delve into life-long Jewish values.
Play As a Spiritual Practice
March 20, and 27 | 6:30 PM
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Kick off the (second!) month of Adar with this three-session series filled with experiential activities, opportunities to create, and a warm hug extended to the inner child in all of us.
PurimMessther
March 23 | 10:30 PM
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This Purim – a night of topsy-turvy in a world already turned upside down – we accept the impossibility of one right choice in our strive for justice.
Zen Shabbat
March 29 | 6:30 PM
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Lab/Shul and the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care invite you to a shared experience of sacred space and time, harmonizing Jewish and Zen traditions in the celebration of Sabbath spirit.
Virtual Mourner’s Kaddish
Every Thursday | 12:00 PM
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This weekly Mourner’s Kaddish phone call honors loved ones with a community of like-minded souls. In our modern reality where friends and family are spread out around the world, and where regular synagogue/minyan attendance is challenging, this is an experiment in virtual ritual reality and global communal care.
Museum at Eldridge Street
All-of-a-Kind Family Walking Tours
March 24 | 10:30 AM
Learn more and register | Use discount code 14STY15 for 15% off!
Join our friends at the Museum of Eldridge Street and follow in the footsteps of Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, the beloved sisters depicted in Sydney Taylor’s children’s classic All-of-a-Kind Family. Recommended for children five and up and their adult companions.
Concert: Paul Shapiro’s Purim Shpil!
March 25 | 6:00 PM | 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
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Celebrate the storied tradition of Jewish musical comedy in the Museum at Eldridge Street’s stunning Main Sanctuary with friends and family of all ages!
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Spring Equinox Festival: A Celebration of Persian Heritage and Culture During Purim and Nowruz
March 24 | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280
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Join this free day long festival feature Persian music, food, games for children, a podcast launch, a backgammon tournament, and more!”
The New Shul
Virtual Shabbat
March 15 | 6:30 PM
On Zoom
Join us for blessings, music and conversation to welcome Shabbat, with meditation and music.
Purim Celebration and Play
March 23 | 8:00 PM
Theater for the New City
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Come watch Rabbi Misha Shulman’s Play, Pharaoh, followed by a Purim party.
Pharaoh on Purim?!
March 24 | 3:00 PM | Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue
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The School for Creative Judaism sponsors a special performance for families with children 9 and up of Rabbi Misha Shulman’s Jewish/Indian retelling of the Exodus story.
Town and Village Synagogue
Purim Night Celebration of “Schmegilah” with ASL Interpretation
March 23 | 7:45 PM (Children’s Program Begins at 7:00PM) | Town & Village Synagogue, 334 E.14th Street
No registration needed
See a magic show with your kids, dance to live music, and laugh at the Spiel! (Or just eat pizza.)
Purim Carnival
March 24 | 10:00 AM | Town & Village Synagogue, 334 E. 14th St
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Pizza, games, bounce house, & raffle. Children of all ages are welcome.
A Statement on the war in Israel from
Rich Baum, Educational Alliance President and CEO
Educational Alliance has always supported Israel’s right to exist and our prayers are with the people of Israel. We profoundly condemn Hamas’ appalling terrorism and violence. The targeting of innocent people is unacceptable and will only lead to more pain and suffering. We all desperately hope for a day when there is lasting peace and the actions of Hamas are totally antithetical to that aspiration.
—Rich Baum, President & CEO
October 7, 2023
UJA Federation New York: Israel Emergency Fund
Israel is at war. In the wake of these heinous terrorist attacks, we’re mobilizing urgently needed relief for the people of Israel.
Emergency cash assistance for victims of terror. Critically needed trauma counseling. Care for children in shelters. Burial expenses. Funds to relocate people to safer areas.
The needs are without precedent and mounting every day.
By making a gift right now, you’re ensuring that we can strengthen these critical efforts in the days and weeks ahead. Please give as generously as possible. Click here to donate.