Szentendre’s Jewish House (Zsidóház) is both a synagogue and a community hub—a lively religious and cultural center that serves as a lifestyle space bringing together strands of Jewish learning, celebration, craft, and cuisine. The year’s calendar leans into shared experiences: cook, bake, study, converse, and prep for the holidays side by side, with a warm welcome and soul-soothing bites. Venue: Jewish House (Zsidóház) Szentendre, 2000 Szentendre, Pátriárka St. 6.
January 11: Make a Shabbat Candle Tray
Gather for hands-on crafting to get ready for upcoming holidays. Expect relaxed learning, easygoing conversation, and treats that feed body and spirit. Each session is unique—if you can, don’t miss it. Address: 2000 Szentendre, Pátriárka Street 6.
January 18, 16:00: Cooking and Philosophy
Brains burn 20–25% of our body’s energy—so feed the spirit, and let the body dine well. This themed cooking workshop aims for more than culinary flair: here, the mind is the starter. Every class opens with a short learning segment as an appetizer to the menu. Intro learning led by Rebbetzin Tzivia Myers. Workshop led by Chef Balázs Sepsi. Register online, pay on site. Registration fee: $13.60. Hands-on kitchen techniques take most of the time, but ideas frame the flavors.
January 22: Communal Baking in Szentendre
Food tastes best when made with love—especially true for festive meals. Luckily, there’s cause to celebrate every week: Shabbat arrives every Friday night. Rebbetzin Tzivia wants not just dinner but the cooking itself to become a community moment, in her own closely guarded kitchen. Meet her on Thursday and bake together for the next day’s delights. Then on Friday, prove to yourself that food really is best when… well, you’ll taste it.
February 19, 18:00: Communal Baking
Same spirit, fresh batch: Thursday meet-up in Tzivia’s kitchen, bake for Friday’s Shabbat table, and let love season the dough. Come for the warmth, leave with Friday-ready goodness.
March 19: Communal Baking
Keep the rhythm: Thursday baking, Friday feasting. Community turns simple recipes into something that lingers long after the last bite.
June 18: Communal Baking
Summer edition, same homey vibe. Gather Thursday, bake together, and share the results over Shabbat.
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Also on January 11: Szentendre New Year’s Concert with Orsi Kozma, György Oravecz, and Hot Jazz Band. January 13: Ne most, drágám! (Not Now, Darling!), tickets $26.60. January 16–17: New Year antique fair. January 18: American Comedy – Swing Musical (Amerikai komédia – szving musical), Veres 1 Theater (Veres 1 Színház), tickets $26.60. January 18: Antique and community flea market. January 30: Exaggeration (Túlzás) – Gergely Litkai solo show, host Boldizsár Fehér, $17.10–$22.30.
February 1: Those We Will Never Be Again (Akik már nem leszünk sosem), $13.30. February 6–May 1: HARRY POTTER™ global exhibition lands in Szentendre. February 14: Vilmos Gryllus: Masquerade (Maszkabál), $10.80. February 15: Antique and community flea market. February 26: What Could Go Wrong? (Mi bajunk lehet?) with Fruzsina Ács and Balázs Máté Szabó, $15.90–$18.10.
March 15: Antique and community flea market. March 18–22: 10th MusicMagic (ZeneVarázslat) International Four-Hands and Two-Piano Competition and Course. March 23: How Do We Break Inherited Family Patterns? talk by Noémi Orvos-Tóth, $21.50–$26.90.
April 19, May 17, June 21, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20: monthly antique and community flea markets. June 5: The Digital Ninja – Péter Aranyosi solo show, $24.10.
Organizers reserve the right to change dates and programs.
