Budapest lights up this spring with a packed slate from the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH): learning, theater, music, food, walks, and holidays across multiple districts and venues. Pick your vibe, grab tickets, and go.
Parenting Without Meltdowns: Workshop With Flóra Bacsó
When a simple ask becomes a power struggle and everyone’s exhausted by evening, it’s time for a third way. This 90-minute, hands-on workshop uses the Connected Parenting approach to decode what’s behind defiance and set loving, firm boundaries without harming your child’s sense of safety or your bond. Expect less theory and more tools you can use tonight. Bring your latest stormy moment; this is a safe, nonjudgmental space. Venue: Zsilip, 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 1. Date: 2026.04.26. Price: 1,500 HUF (about 4.14 USD).
Inside Hungary’s Brutalism: Exclusive Tour
Head to the Walter Rózsi Villa for Breuer, Goldfinger and Other Hungarians – Our Brutalist Architecture Here and Abroad, an expert-led deep dive into a misunderstood style and two world-famous Jewish-Hungarian architects: Marcel Breuer and Ernő Goldfinger. Venue: 1071 Budapest, Bajza u. 10. Date highlight: March 29, 10:30 guided slot flagged; listing live 2026.04.26. Price: 2,000 HUF (about 5.52 USD).
Walk the Closed Jewish Cemetery
Explore monumental graves by Béla Lajta, see the turul at Vilmos Vázsonyi’s resting place, and learn burial customs in the closed Salgótarjáni Street Jewish Cemetery. Guided by Dr. László Negyela. Note: photo/audio may be recorded for web and social. Venue: 1086 Budapest, Salgótarjáni utca 6. Date: 2026.04.26. Price: 3,500 HUF (about 9.65 USD).
Zsilip Jewish Sunday School Returns
Beloved Sunday mornings are back at Zsilip’s two-floor playhouse and study rooms. For ages 4–14, 10:00–12:30: prepare for holidays, learn mitzvot, get close to traditions, and pick up values that last. Venue: Zsilip, 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 1. Dates: 2026.04.26, 05.03, 05.10.
Shabbat in the Hungarian Countryside: Sátoraljaújhely
CTeen goes rural after Mád and Debrecen: spend the last April Shabbat in this gorgeous Zemplén town. Dates: 2026.04.24–26. Venue: Rákóczi Hotel, Camp & Event Center, Sátoraljaújhely, V. István király útja 123. Fee: 14,990 HUF (about 41.31 USD). Note: for Jewish teens; fee alone doesn’t ensure participation.
Havruta: The House of Learning
Learning as lifeblood and community practice. Mondays at Zsilip: 18:30 Weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Sámuel Glitzenstein; 19:30 The role of women in Judaism with Rebbetzin Sarah Nógrádi. Wednesdays: 17:30 The Messianic era—philosophy and halacha with Rabbi Baruch Oberlander; 18:30 The Book of Mitzvot—613 commandments with Rabbi Jonatán Megyeri. Venue: 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 1. Dates: 04.27, 05.04, 05.06.
Kabbalah Nights With Rabbi Baruch Oberlander
Mondays, 19:00 at the Vasvári Pál Street Synagogue. Venue: 1061 Budapest, Vasvári Pál u. 5. Dates: 2026.04.27, 05.04.
Lag BaOmer Cooking School: Flame Meets Flavor
Holiday workshop with Tamara Cserháti and Tzivia Myers, channeling bonfire vibes into a festive menu. Bonus gift if you’ve attended all previous sessions. Menu: smoky baba ganoush; spiced beef kofta grilled on cinnamon sticks with store-bought pita and tabbouleh; malabi dessert. Doors: 16:30. Venue: Óbuda Synagogue, 1036 Budapest, Lajos u. 163. Date: 2026.04.27. Price: 25,000 HUF (about 68.94 USD), with Haver Card 22,500 HUF (about 62.05 USD).
Stage Stories and Quiz
Theater historian Ágnes Szebényi spotlights three Jewish-Hungarian legends—Kálmán Latabár, Juci Komlós, József Székhelyi—through anecdotes and backstage lore, culminating in a quiz. Sessions: Kálmán Latabár – Apr 27, 10:00; Juci Komlós – May 11, 10:00; József Székhelyi – May 27, 10:00; Quiz – June 8, 10:00. Venue: Óbuda Synagogue, Lajos u. 163. Price: 2,000 HUF (about 5.52 USD), Haver Card 1,500 HUF (about 4.14 USD).
“Tea & Torah” Tuesdays in Kecskemét
Five o’clock calm with Rabbi Shalom Ber: study Torah for clarity like a sip of your favorite tea. Venue: Jewish House (Zsidóház) Kecskemét, 6000 Kecskemét, Katona József Square (Katona József tér) 12. Dates: 2026.04.28, 05.05.
Kids’ Own Wednesdays: KiddieTime in Óbuda
For ages 3–10: music with parents, playful Jewish learning while parents take a Hebrew class, then everyone closes with krav maga. Venue: Óbuda Synagogue, Lajos u. 163. Dates: 2026.04.29, 05.06. Time: 16:30–18:00.
Author Talk: “Tel Aviv’s Cat” by Róbert Scheer
Step into a small Dizengoff Street bookshop where imagination and memory blur—Márai and Lukács on the shelves, 1944’s sundered Hungarian and Jewish pasts close at hand. Scheer’s witty, mystical tale follows Boaz Blum, who might be the author himself. Venue: Brooklyn Bagel, 1137 Budapest, Újpesti rakpart 1. Date: 2026.04.29.
Face-to-Face With a Hostage Survivor
Rachel Ederi survived a 20-hour home invasion by five armed terrorists—with poise, tea, and lunch, reframing horror as “I have guests.” Hear her tell it in conversation with Rabbi Jonatán Megyeri. Venue: Zsilip, Újpesti rakpart 1. Date: 2026.04.28. Price: 1,000 HUF (about 2.76 USD).
Lag BaOmer 5786: Bonfire, Beats, Grill
The joyous break in the Omer’s mourning: massive bonfire, fire-kissed food, and a star DJ from Israel. Venue: UTE Canoe-Kayak Department, 1036 Budapest, Árpád Fejedelem Road (Árpád fejedelem útja) 125. Date: 2026.05.04. Price: 4,000 HUF (about 11.03 USD).
Memory Lab: Train Your Brain
“Memories are like winding paths between brain cells…” Anders Hansen’s reminder frames this mental aerobics session, designed especially for ages 50+, open to all. Venue: Óbuda Synagogue, Lajos u. 163. Date: 2026.05.04. Price: 2,000 HUF (about 5.52 USD).
Oxford Night in Óbuda: The Future of Humanity
What happens when an Oxford behavioral scientist meets an Orthodox rabbi? Buckle up for a sprint through our fast-forward world. TalkSló’s guest: Tamás Dávid-Barrett, in conversation with Rabbi Slomó Köves. Note: honor Shabbat—no phones or electronics in the synagogue. Venue: Óbuda Synagogue, Lajos u. 163. Date: 2026.05.08. Price: 6,900 HUF (about 19.01 USD), Haver Card 5,865 HUF (about 16.16 USD).
Menorahs and Cobbles: Szentendre Jewish Walk
Szentendre through a Jewish lens: family houses and stories on Kossuth Street (Kossuth utca)–Deim Square (Deim tér); Radnóti’s labor service plaque at the Ferenczy Museum; former school and prayer house on Petőfi Street (Petőfi utca); artists like Lajos Vajda on Dumtsa Street (Dumtsa utca); Main Square shops and Stolpersteine; the Szántó Memorial and Prayer House; and a short talk by Rabbi Mendy Myers at the Szentendre Jewish House. Meet at the Szentendre HÉV terminus. Guide: János Vajda. Date: 2026.05.10. Price: 4,000 HUF (about 11.03 USD), Haver Card 3,600 HUF (about 9.93 USD). Refreshing lemonade at Cháj Café included.
