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Meet Nice Jewish Girls, an NYC social club for Jewish women in their 20s and 30s

JL;DR SUMMARY "Nice Jewish Girls" is a social club founded by Bianca Kisin for Jewish women in NYC, aiming to foster connections and a sense of community without the matchmaking pressures found in co-ed Jewish social circles. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish CommunityNew York CityJewish WomenTikkun OlamShabbat DinnersCultural ConnectionNice Jewish GirlsBianca KisinSocial Club

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New York City, New York, United States
"Content: What do yoga, pasta-making and Shabbat dinner have in common? Admittedly not much aside from the fact that they have all been centerpiece activities for events organized by Bianca Kisin, creator and founder of Nice Jewish Girls, a New York City-based social group for Jewish women in their 20s and 30s."
Long Island, New York, United States
"Kisin, 23, is a Long Island native and marketing manager at New York University."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"With most of her social circle left behind in the Boston area, her first few months in the city were lonely there were lots of things to do, but no one to do them with."
Chelsea, New York, United States
"Using an app called Geneva, which is dedicated to bringing together people with common interests to form both online and in-person communities, Kisin planned her first event: a 15-person Shabbat dinner at Anixi, a kosher, vegan Mediterranean restaurant in Chelsea."
Nomad, New York, United States
"In February, the Nice Jewish Girls met up at Swingers, an indoor crazy golf bar in Nomad."
Upper West Side, New York, United States
"The duos first Shabbat meal in January was a success 15 people showed up to a NJG members Upper West Side apartment."
Israel
"The timing turned out to be fortuitous. Soon after, Jewish life around the world was shaken by Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the wave of antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment that followed."
Ukraine
"Kisins parents and grandparents immigrated from Ukraine and Uzbekistan, making her a first-generation American."
Uzbekistan
"Kisins parents and grandparents immigrated from Ukraine and Uzbekistan, making her a first-generation American."

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