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New York City sets Guinness record for largest-ever Shabbat dinner, with 2,800 at the table

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest-ever Shabbat dinner, organized by Temple Emanu-El's Streicker Center at the Javits Center, with 2,761 participants. 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 CommunityNew York CityShabbatBroadwayJewish PrideTemple Emanu ElAi Generated ContentJewish ChefsGuinness World RecordsStreicker Center

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New York City, New York, United States
"Some 2,800 Jewish New Yorkers packed the top floor of Javits North on 11th Avenue to participate in The Big Shabbat, an official attempt to host the largest Shabbat dinner in history, as verified by the Guinness Book of World Records."
Berlin, Germany
"Thus it became official: New York City had broken the record previously held by Berlin, which hosted 2,322 participants at a Shabbat dinner in 2015."

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