Get ready for 2020 with this unique trivia experience celebrating Hanukkah and Novy God (Russian for the new “New Year”). Test your knowledge of these holidays and the rich history and culture of Russian-speaking Jews as you enjoy delicious holiday foods, champagne and good company. Featuring Hanukkah candle-lighting, a New Year tree, gelt, Soviet movies, and more, this will be a seasonal mash-up to remember!

$15 per person

Soviet style food (Kosher style, pescatarian)

Attire: Smart casual

Co-created with Svetlana Kornilova

This experience has been designed for Russian-speaking Jewish young professionals in their 20's and 30's and is made possible by the generous support of Genesis Philanthropy Group.

For questions, please email szlobina@jewishla.org

Join us for the Hanukkah party to end all Hanukkah parties! We guarantee you’ll want to celebrate all night  - and all week long. So come dressed in your Hanukkah best for an intimate Hanukkah fest in a private home, featuring candle-lighting, latkes, jelly donuts and oh so much gelt!  With holiday crafts, Hanukkah “caroling”, and dizzy dreidel drinking,  you and your partner will leave with everything y’all need to keep the fun going for eight days!  

Free with RSVP

Light meal + Hanukkah treats

Attire: Hanukkah best

Co-created with Shayna Kay

This gathering is for couples only

For questions, please email LSchiff@JewishLA.org.

Set yourself up for success in 2020 -- Join us for a Hanukkah-inspired goal-setting workshop to set intentions for the upcoming year. Based on themes from the Festival of Lights, we will discover our most authentic intentions and be guided to take action. In this intimate group we will plan ahead for a New Year full of light, joy, and success. Come hungry and ready to go inward.

$15 per person

Vegetarian dinner (kosher style)

Attire: Come as you are

Co-created with Kevin Nahai

This Hanukkah, time travel back to the 1920s to listen to Tablet’s King Of The Egg Cream- an old-fashioned radio play that brings the rollicking Prohibition-era to life! Created by Justin Bartha (The Hangover), Emil Stern and Sigmund Stern, and starring Richard Kind (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name), Alex Karpovsky (Girls), and many more, this hysterical podcast fictionalizes the real-life story of egg cream kingpin Harry Dolowich, a lawyer who controlled the syrup racket in the 1920s & early ‘30s.

We’ll listen to the radio play while noshing on Hanukkah treats, followed by an exclusive Q&A with the show’s writers, and special guests.

$10 per person

Vegetarian Hanukkah treats (kosher-style)

Attire: Come as you are

Co-created with Emil Stern

Please email opeleg@jewishla.org for waitlist.

With the Winter Solstice approaching, it’s time to bring some light to the longest, darkest night of the year. Inspired by the Hanukkah story and its theme of courage, gather with us for a soundbath to spark our inner confidence and light up our inner-selves. La Mer will empower and lift us up as we welcome in the Solstice, Hanukkah, and Shabbat.

$10 per person

Vegetarian Hanukkah + Shabbat bites (kosher options)

Attire: Comfy, yoga clothes

Co-created with Kate Papageorge

For questions, please email csnyder@jewishla.org

Hanukkah is coming—let’s celebrate in the most delicious way we know how, with our favorite oily potato snack, the latke!

We’ll make—and eat!—traditional potato pancakes and put our own spin on them. Join us to learn step-by-step techniques for cooking sweet potato, root vegetable, and cheesy scallion latkes with toppings both savory and sweet.

$25 for 1 ticket
$40 for 2 tickets

Vegetarian latkes + light appetizers (kosher-style)

Attire: Please wear comfortable, close-toed shoes (guests in open-toed shoes will not be able to participate in cooking).

This gathering is intended for NuRoots post-undergrads between the ages of 21–27

For questions, please email awallace@jewishla.org.

Join NuRoots and The Outernet for a Hanukkah-inspired social justice vocal cleanse, merging group meditation with the self-embodiment practice of awakening your inner voice.  Turn off your phone, kick off your shoes, and gather in circle for candle lighting, music, and deep conversation. Together we will discover the light we need to shine to make change in the world.

$10 per person

Vegetarian snacks (kosher options)

Attire: Comfy + casual

Co-created with Ethan Lipsitz

This Hanukkah, it’s time to sip (and spill) the tea. Indulge in a traditional Vietnamese tea ceremony with senior citizens in our community! We’ll engage in this ancient practice of gratitude, self-reflection, and humility together. Walk away with old school wisdom, new friends, and the feeling of giving back in a meaningful way.

Free with RSVP

Light breakfast (kosher options)

Attire: Come as you are

Co-created with Samantha Heileg

For questions, please email ncarlin@jewishla.org.