2026’s Jewish programs from EMIH pack religion, theater, music, food, learning, walks, and holidays into one irresistible calendar. Book early, show up curious, leave fuller—spirit, mind, and belly included.
April 26: Parenting Without Power Struggles
Parents’ Club with Flóra Bacsó tackles the daily battles that turn the simplest request into a standoff. This 90-minute practical workshop uses the Hand in Hand Connected Parenting approach to look past defiance, understand what’s happening inside kids, and set firm yet loving boundaries without harming trust or security. Expect less theory, more tools; bring your latest “stormy” moment and troubleshoot it together in a judgment-free space. Location: Zsilip, 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 1. Price: 1,500 HUF (about 4.00 USD).
April 26: Brutalism, Hungarian and Global
An exclusive guided tour at the Rózsi Walter Villa dives into the temporary show Breuer, Goldfinger and Other Hungarians – Our Brutalist Architecture at Home and Abroad. The focus is on Marcel Breuer and Ernö Goldfinger, world-famous Jewish-Hungarian architects shaped by a century that scattered talent far beyond home. The tour illuminates a misunderstood style and its history-steeped context. If you time your visit for March 29 at 10:30, you’ll catch expert commentary. Venue: Rózsi Walter Villa (Walter Rózsi-villa), 1071 Budapest, Bajza u. 10. Price: 2,000 HUF (about 5.40 USD).
April 26: Inside a Closed Jewish Cemetery
Discover artful tombs by Béla Lajta, the turul at Vilmos Vázsonyi’s grave, and Jewish burial customs in the locked Salgótarjáni Street Jewish Cemetery. Guide: Dr. László Negyela. Note: photo and audio may be recorded for web and social media. Venue: 1086 Budapest, Salgótarjáni Street 6 (Salgótarjáni utca 6). Price: 3,500 HUF (about 9.45 USD).
April Sundays: Zsiliputi Jewish Sunday School
The beloved Sunday program returns refreshed at the Zsilip Center, with a two-story playhouse and classrooms. From 10:00 to 12:30, kids aged 4–14 rotate by age through sessions that prep for holidays, learn mitzvot, meet traditions, and absorb values for life. Whether tiny, tween, or pre–Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Zsiliputi is built for you. Venue: Zsilip, 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 1.
April 24–26: Shabbat on the Hungarian Road
Shábesz or straight-up shabáTON? Yes! CTeen heads to Sátoraljaújhely, after Mád and Debrecen, to soak up the Zemplén town’s charm and share the last Shabbat of April together. Participation is for Jewish teens only; fee 14,990 HUF (about 40.50 USD). Venue: Rákóczi Hotel, Camp and Events Center, V. István király útja 123, Sátoraljaújhely.
Mondays: Havruta Study House
Havruta—learning as a worldview and a team sport. Monday schedule: 18:30 The weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Sámuel Glitzenstein; 19:30 The role of women in Judaism with Rebbetzin Sarah Nógrádi. At Zsilip.
Mondays: Kabbalah with Rabbi Baruch Oberlander
Weekly Kabbalah class, Mondays at 19:00, Vasvári Pál Street Synagogue, 1061 Budapest, Vasvári Pál u. 5.
April 27: Lag BaOmer Cooking School
This holiday workshop celebrates Lag BaOmer’s joy by translating bonfire spirit into flavor with Tamara Cserháti and Tzivia Myers. Menu: smoky baba ganoush; spiced beef köfte grilled on cinnamon sticks with store-bought pita and tabbouleh; malabi dessert. Doors open 16:30. Bonus gift for those who attended every session. Venue: Óbuda Synagogue, 1036 Budapest, Lajos u. 163. Price: 25,000 HUF (about 67.50 USD); with Haver Card 22,500 HUF (about 60.75 USD).
April 27: Theater Legends + Quiz
The hit series continues with theater historian Ágnes Szebényi (Bajor Gizi Museum), spotlighting three Jewish actors: Kálmán Latabár (April 27, 10:00), Juci Komlós (May 11, 10:00), József Székhelyi (May 27, 10:00). Final quiz June 8, 10:00. Venue: Óbuda Synagogue, 1036 Budapest, Lajos u. 163. Price: 2,000 HUF (about 5.40 USD); Haver Card 1,500 HUF (about 4.00 USD).
April 28: Tea & Torah, and a Hostage’s Story
Every Tuesday, Tea & Torah with Rabbi Shalom Ber in Kecskemét: Jewish House (Zsidóház), 6000 Kecskemét, Katona József Square 12 (Katona József tér 12). Plus, a gripping evening at Zsilip: a conversation with the heroic grandmother, Rachel Ederi, who faced five armed terrorists with poise, refreshments, and relentless humanity for 20 hours—and survived unharmed. Host: Rabbi Jonatán Megyeri. Venue: Zsilip, 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 1. Price: 1,000 HUF (about 2.70 USD).
Wednesdays: KiddieTime and Havruta
Óbuda’s weekly 16:30–18:00 kids’ block (ages 3–10): music with parents, playful Jewish learning while parents study Hebrew, then everyone reunites for a krav maga closer. Havruta returns midweek too at Zsilip: 17:30 The Messianic era—philosophy and halacha with Rabbi Baruch Oberlander; 18:30 The Book of Mitzvot—613 commandments with Rabbi Jonatán Megyeri.
May 4: Lag BaOmer 5786—Big Fire, Big Beats
The year’s outdoor highlight breaks the Omer’s mourning pause with a roaring bonfire, fire-cooked food, and a star DJ from Israel. Venue: UTE Canoe-Kayak Division, 1036 Budapest, Árpád Fejedelem Road 125 (Árpád fejedelem útja 125). Price: 4,000 HUF (about 10.80 USD). Also on May 4: Havruta’s Monday track; Kabbalah at Vasvári; and Memory Training—mental aerobics for cognitive fitness, designed for 50+ but open to all, at Óbuda Synagogue, 2,000 HUF (about 5.40 USD).
May 8: The Future of Humanity—An Oxford Night in Óbuda
TalkSló invites behavior researcher Dr. Tamás Dávid-Barrett of the University of Oxford to spar ideas with Rabbi Slomó Köves on humanity’s warp-speed present and what’s next. Shabbat sanctity observed: no phones or electronics inside the synagogue. Venue: Óbuda Synagogue, 1036 Budapest, Lajos u. 163. Price: 6,900 HUF (about 18.65 USD); Haver Card 5,865 HUF (about 15.85 USD).
May 10: Sunday School, Szentendre Walk, and a Camp Diary
Zsiliputi Sunday School returns 10:00–12:30 for ages 4–14. Plus, Menorah and Cobblestone—Off to Szentendre! with guide János Vajda: Jewish homes and stories on Kossuth Street and Deim Square; Radnóti’s labor service plaque; the former Jewish school and prayer house; the Lajos Vajda memorial; the main square’s Jewish shops and Stolpersteine; the Szántó Memorial and Prayer House; and a 10–15 minute talk by Rabbi Mendy Myers at the Szentendre Jewish House (Zsidóház Szentendre). Meet at the Szentendre HÉV terminal. Price: 4,000 HUF (about 10.80 USD); Haver Card 3,600 HUF (about 9.70 USD). Rounding out the day: Babylon Dossier (Babilon dosszié), a unique monodrama where actress Andrea Fullajtár brings to life her grandmother Olga Galló’s Auschwitz diaries and her later fight to publish them in an era that demanded silence. Venue details TBA; watch the schedule.
April 29: Literature in Tel Aviv, Learning in Zsilip
Róbert Scheer: The Cat of Tel Aviv (Tel-Aviv macskája) sets us in a tiny Dizengoff bookshop where Márai and Lukács share shelves, and memory blurs with magic. Hero Boaz Blum could be the author himself, as humor and mysticism meet history’s shadows. Venue: Brooklyn Bagel, 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 1. Also on Wednesdays: Havruta’s twin sessions at Zsilip continue strong into May.
