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Shabbat Dinner Party V: Have the Damn Dinner

Judaism Unbound·Institute for the Next Jewish Future·15 September 2026·23 min

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On this final episode of Shabbat Dinner Party, we have the real dinner. First, Neil Spears talks about how when we go somewhere over and over, we become known.  Then, Gefelteria’s Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern put the final touches on their Shabbat dinner, and teach us about a dinnertime ritual where everyone touches the challah and we connect to break bread together.  Finally, Kate works up the courage to have a real-life Shabbat dinner table.  Shabbat Dinner Party is a production of Judaism Unbound. Senior Producer is Joey Taylor, and Executive Director is Miriam Terlinchamp. This episode was mixed by Justin Newton. Send us your comments, recipes, and Shabbat thoughts: mishkin@judaismunbound.com Resources: Learn more about The Gefilteria  Listen to Liz and Jeffrey’s podcast, Meet Me At The Deli  Learn more about Judaism Unbound During the episode, one of Kate’s dinner guests says that Shabbat is “too holy for the angels.” This is a creative interpretation of Shalom Aleichem. Check out more information on Shalom Aleichem here.