THE BIG
SHABBAT
THE BIG
SHABBAT
Breaking Bread.
Breaking the World Record.
Breaking Bread.
Breaking the
World Record.
OUR GOAL: 3,000
OUR GOAL: 3,000
CURRENT RECORD: 2,322
CURRENT RECORD: 2,322
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November 21, 2025 · 6:00 - 10:00 PM · North Javits, New York City
November 21, 2025 · 6:00 - 10:00 PM
North Javits, New York City
Nov. 21, 2025 · 6 - 10 PM · North Javits, NYC
Founding Partners
Presenting Partners
In Formation
“
More than the
Jewish people
kept Shabbat,
Shabbat kept the Jewish people”
More than
the Jewish
people kept
Shabbat,
Shabbat kept
the Jewish
people”
-
Ahad Ha’am
Ahad Ha’am
BEFORE
YOU GO . . .
BEFORE
YOU GO . . .
BEFORE
YOU GO . . .
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EVENT COMMITTEES
The BIG Dinner Chairs:
Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson & Allen Adamson, Shari Aronson (Aronson Family Foundation), Carol Becker (William Greenberg Desserts), Blavatnik Family Foundation, Kim & Alan Hartman, Diana Pessin, Barbara Streicker (in formation)
The BIG Host Committee:
Sandy Cahn, Steven and Cheri Friedman & Family, Terri Goldberg, Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss, Masha Mimran, Arielle Patrick, Barbara Ritchin, Linda & Jerry Spitzer, Margaret Streicker, Michael Streicker, Jeff Zucker (in formation)
The BIG Shabbat Tribe Committee:
Beejhy Barhany, Shoshana Bean, Julie Benko, Etai Benson, Eitan Bernath, Emil Cohen, Jake Cohen, Max Cohen, Lorna Courtney, Tovah Feldshuh, Judy Gold, Eden Grinshpan, Eitan Levine, Kenny Liebowitz/JewYorkCity, Joan Nathan, Zachary Noah Piser, Morgan Raum/Shabbat Club, Modi Rosenfeld, Seth Rudetsky, Shannon Sarna, Hallel Silverman, Gail Simmons, Steven Skybell, Alexandra Socha, Ari'el Stachel, Talia Suskauer, Adeena Sussman (in formation)
Follow Us:
Contact us:
info@theBIGshabbat.com
Follow Us:
Contact us:
info@theBIGshabbat.com
A Guinness judge will be present at the event and, with a team of 50 volunteers, will verify the number of people who remain seated at the dinner for one hour. The current world record is 2,322.
Follow Us:
Contact us:
info@theBIGshabbat.com
A Guinness judge will be present at the event and, with a team of 50 volunteers, will verify the number of people who remain seated at the dinner for one hour. The current world record is 2,322.
EVENT COMMITTEES
The BIG Dinner Chairs:
Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson & Allen Adamson, Shari Aronson (Aronson Family Foundation), Carol Becker (William Greenberg Desserts), Blavatnik Family Foundation, Kim & Alan Hartman, Diana Pessin, Barbara Streicker (in formation)
The BIG Host Committee:
Sandy Cahn, Steven and Cheri Friedman & Family, Terri Goldberg, Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss, Masha Mimran, Arielle Patrick, Barbara Ritchin, Linda & Jerry Spitzer, Margaret Streicker, Michael Streicker, Jeff Zucker (in formation)
The BIG Shabbat Tribe Committee:
Beejhy Barhany, Shoshana Bean, Julie Benko, Etai Benson, Eitan Bernath, Emil Cohen, Jake Cohen, Max Cohen, Lorna Courtney, Tovah Feldshuh, Judy Gold, Eden Grinshpan, Eitan Levine, Kenny Liebowitz/JewYorkCity, Joan Nathan, Zachary Noah Piser, Morgan Raum/Shabbat Club, Modi Rosenfeld, Seth Rudetsky, Shannon Sarna, Hallel Silverman, Gail Simmons, Steven Skybell, Alexandra Socha, Ari'el Stachel, Talia Suskauer, Adeena Sussman (in formation)
A Guinness judge will be present at the event and, with a team of 50 volunteers, will verify the number of people who remain seated at the dinner for one hour. The current world record is 2,322.
Follow Us:
Contact us:
info@theBIGshabbat.com