Downtown Jewish Life Network
Downtown Jewish Life Winter 2025 Events
Join the DJL community for Chanukah-related programs, including family Chanukah celebrations, concerts, and special Shabbat services.
Thursday, December 11
Museum at Eldridge Street
Sacred Food: The Chanukah Table and Beyond | 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Museum at Eldridge Street | Get ready for Chanukah with a program exploring the sacred foodways of both Central and Eastern European Jewish and Ethiopian Jewry with culinary visionaries in a stunning historic setting. Register Here
Saturday, December 13
Brotherhood Synagogue
Latkes & Vodkas: Chanukah Celebration with Pharaoh’s Daughter
8:00 PM | Brotherhood Synagogue | Enjoy one of our community’s signature events, featuring a special musical performance from Pharaoh’s Daughter led by Basya Schechter. Register Here
Sunday, December 14
East End Temple
Family Chanukah Program | 3:00 – 5:00 PM | East End Temple | Celebrate Chanukah with summer camp-style fun and games and learn about different Jewish summer camp options too. For families with children ages 3-12. RSVP to school@eastendtemple.org with how many adults and children will attend.
Emanu-El Downtown
Chanukah: The Festival of COLOR | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Color Factory | We’re taking over the Color Factory and turning it into a Chanukah paint box complete with dreidels, gelt, and donuts! Intended for children 4-13 and their grown-ups. Register Here
LAB/SHUL
FamilyLab: Love + Latkes | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Brooklyn Location | Lab/Shul’s FamilyLab invites families (ages 2–7, siblings welcome) to a Hanukkah festival with candle lighting, songs, stories, and home-cooked dinner. Register Here
Monday, December 15
Emanu-El Downtown
The Festival of FAIRY DUST | 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Books of Wonder | Join us for a special Chanukah story time with author Ann Koffsky sharing “Fairy GodBubbie’s Shabbat!”, in collaboration with Books of Wonder. Intended for kids ages 3-6 and their grown-ups. Register Here
Friday, December 19
The New Shul
Hanukkah Celebration at The New Shul’s Brooklyn Shabbat | 6:00 PM | The New Shul | Celebrate the joy of Hanukkah with the warmth of community, lively music, delicious holiday food, and fun Hanukkah games for all ages. Register Here
Lab/Shul
Sabbath Queen | Starting at 6:00 PM | Lab/Shul | Join Lab/Shul for live music, contemplative ritual, a sixth-night Hanukkah candle lighting, and our special Hanukkah SPIN celebration. Register Here
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST)
Shabbat Chanukah | 6:30 PM | CBST and Virtual | Light Chanukah candles, give thanks for the light in our lives, and sing along CBST-style with our famous Chanukah medley. Stay for a latke kiddush, see old friends, and meet new ones. Learn More
Saturday, December 20
The LUNAR Collective
NYC Hanukkavdalah: Asian Jewish Hanukkah + Havdalah Hangout | 6:00 – 8:00 PM | JCC Harlem | Welcoming all Asian Jewish folks (and their +1s)! Join us at JCC Harlem for a joyous and delicious evening of community, ritual, and celebration. Register Here
Sunday, December 21
Jews of East Village
Hanukkah Magic House | 1:00 – 3:00 PM | Join us for a beautiful family Hanukkah experience with a clown show, a bounce house, and delicious latkes….fun for all! Register Here
YIVO
Hanukkah Concert 2025 | 3:00 PM | YIVO at the Center for Jewish History | Enjoy a Hanukkah concert by Grammy award winner, Frank London and his band, The Klezmer Brass Allstars. Tony award nominee Eleanor Reissa will also read a story by I.B. Singer and light the Hanukkah candles. Produced by the American Society for Jewish Music; co-sponsored by YIVO. Register Here
Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El
Chanukkah Party & Raffle | 5:00 – 8:30 PM | Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El | Join us for our annual Chanukah Party, and don’t miss your chance to win big in our annual Chanukah raffle! Register Here
Thursday, December 25
Museum at Eldridge Street
Winter Concert: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi—Music, Memories, Celebration!| 2:00 – 3:30 PM | Museum at Eldridge Street | Enjoy an afternoon of soulful and spirited klezmer music that is sure to engage the whole family. Register Here