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NYC Joins ChallahFest 2026, a Seven-City Bread Festival Running Through Nov. 15
FOODISH, born at Tel Aviv's ANU Museum of the Jewish People, brings its first global challah festival to New York Nov. 12–15, with bakery tours, student baking contests, VIP brunches and shared Shabbat dinners across the city.
By NBT Editors · 2026-11-14
ChallahFest 2026, billed as the first global challah festival, has its New York leg running Nov. 12–15 at locations across the city. It is organized by FOODISH, a cultural platform that grew out of the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv and aims to strengthen Jewish identity and belonging through food experiences that build community.
The full festival runs Nov. 6–29, covering 24 days in seven cities: Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, London and Tel Aviv. The organizers frame challah as far more than a Friday-night loaf, calling it a piece of living history, and use photography, design, live music, migration stories and rooftop gatherings to make the case.
New York's lineup includes bakery tours, student baking contests, VIP brunches and shared Shabbat dinners. Events are spread across multiple venues rather than held in one place.
A recurring thread is "HaMotzi," a photography exhibition by Sivan Roshianu and Alexander "Zoonder" Lachnish. It shows macro shots of crumb, crust and braid, printed large and hung at bakeries, museums and campuses in all seven festival cities.
FOODISH describes Jewish food as hybrid, evolving and global, and says every recipe and style is welcome. With the New York portion ending Sunday, Nov. 15, this is a short window for bread lovers and anyone curious about challah's place in Jewish life. Details on individual events are posted on the festival's New York page.
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