Events & Ongoing Projects
Scroll down to see upcoming public events and highlights from our current portfolio.

Pickles and Pickleball @ PKLYN
Join us at PKLYN in Gowanus for pickleball fun and flavor, brought to you by The Neighborhood BK. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, come hit the courts and enjoy friendly matches in a welcoming atmosphere. In addition to playing the game, we will dive into a pickle learning and tasting experience, hosted by The Gefilteria's Jeffrey Yoskowitz and featuring favorite local picklers. You'll discover unique pickle flavors and learn why the sport has been named for this iconic Jewish food. It’s the ultimate blend of sport, community, and nosh — don’t miss out! This event is for picklers age 14 and up. Register Here.
If price is a barrier to your participation, please reach out to info@theneighborhoodbk.org to request an accommodation

Shtetl Kitchen Lecture (virtual)
The roots of the Jewish deli and bagels comes from small town life in Eastern Europe, known as the shtetl. In this lecture, Liz and Jeffrey (co-owners of The Gefilteria and co-authors of The Gefilte Manifesto) explore the roots of this beloved cuisine in the Old Country and the wisdom at the heart of it. Join them for a dynamic discussion on Eastern European Jewish foodways, past and present with the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires (open to the public). They’ll discuss exciting discoveries about seasonal Jewish eating, holiday cooking and culinary wisdom which will transform everything you thought about Ashkenazi gastronomy. They will dive into goose, gefilte fish, cabbage, kugel and more.

NY Day Camp with Trybal Gatherings
Do you work at Jewish organization in New York City, Long Island, or Westchester? This is for you. Are you burned out? (there, we said it). This is definitely for you. Was your OOO last used in 2024 or earlier? This is for you. Do you need to be Jewish to attend? Nope. As long as you work at a Jewish org, this is for you. The Gefilteria will be leading hands-on cooking experiences at this Trybal Gatherings NY Day Camp alongside other industry professionals. Find out more and register here.

Fizzing into the Future @ Seltzerfest
Catch The Gefilteria gang at Seltzerfest where we’ll be judging seltzers from across the US. And Jeffrey Yoskowitz will be participating in a panel demonstration that explores the history and the future of bubbly drinks within Jewish culture, with a special focus on contemporary and innovative sparkling beverages. Don’t miss the panel of pros as they experiment with flavor, giving you a sip of the future. The panel and demonstration will be followed by a Q&A and tasting session. Jewish drink creators include Ari Miller, Yana Volfson, and Jeffrey Yoskowitz.
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B'teavon: A Culinary Adventure in Jewish Eating [Clayton, GA]
B'teavon is a dynamic, food-centric, and indulgent retreat at Ramah Darom. Registration open now for our third retreat. This is worth traveling for! https://www.ramahdarom.org/bteavon-jewish-culinary-exploration/

Holiday Heights Market (Jersey City, NJ)
Join us at the Heights Holiday Market pop up featuring 150+ vendors including The Gefilteria in collaboration with Jersey City favorite, Hanks Delicatessen. We’ll be slinging our bold new chopped liver sandwich and mock chop sandwich, as well as pickles, cookies, and you can purchase our brand new Carp in the Bathtub Hat. Can’t wait to see you there! Link to the holiday market event page is here.

Hanukkah with The Jewish Board
Liz Alpern leads an interactive Hanukkah cooking experience for The Jewish Board. This is an invitation-only event.

Pickling Workshop @ Memphis Jewish Culture Festival
Liz is heading to Memphis to teach pickling as part of their annual Jewish Culture Festival. More info coming soon.

Pickling Workshop @ Ann Arbor’s Temple Beth Emeth
Jeffrey is heading to Ann Arbor to teach pickling as part of the community’s Sukkot programming. Participants will learn why lacto-fermentation is the only way to make a sour pickle worthy of the Jewish delicatessen. Moreover, Jeffrey will discuss the importance of pickling in Yiddish cuisine and culture. Participants will all leave with their own jar to bring home.

Brunch and Brine: with BBYO Alumni
As we welcome the Jewish New Year, join us for a special event that combines tradition with creativity. BBYO's Alumni Association is excited to host a Rosh Hashanah Brunch & Pickling Workshop led by culinary experts Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz of Gefilteria.
During this interactive workshop, you'll learn the art of pickling, a time-honored tradition perfect for the holiday season. You'll have the opportunity to create your own pickled delights, enjoy a delicious brunch, and reconnect with fellow BBYO alumni.
Get your tickets HERE: https://bbyo.tfaforms.net/85

Lecture at Borscht Belt Festival in Ellenville, NY
Jeffrey Yoskowitz will be giving The Gefilteria’s “Shtetl Kitchen” lecture at the 2nd Annual Borscht Belt festival this summer. He’s an award-winning author and founder of The Gefilteria, and the lecture explores the history and context for some of today's most beloved dishes – including latkes, matzo ball soup, blintzes, pastrami sandwiches, pickles, and much more – and how they evolved and adapted in the New World. He'll also share exciting discoveries about seasonal Jewish eating, holiday cooking, and culinary wisdom that will transform everything you thought about Ashkenazi Jewish gastronomy. Get tickets here.

BBYO International Kallah
Liz and Jeffrey will leading deep dive workshops into the art of Jewish culinary exploration with teens from around the world.

Queer Food Conference
Liz will be presenting on food and fundraising at Boston University’s queer food conference. Registration for virtual participants is still open on the conference website.
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DIY Matzo [Virtual!] Hosted by OneTable
Join The Gefilteria for a fast-paced matzo-making extravaganza. In less than 18 minutes, we'll make delicious matzo together, which you can serve at your Seders. All you need is water, flour and determination. Heat your oven (450!) and start the clock. Along the way we'll visit each other's kitchens and share Seder tips & tricks. You'll never go back to store-bought matzo again.

Pickle Party with Columbia Grad Students
The Gefilteria joins the grad students of Columbia and Barnard for an evening of pickling and fermentation.

Hands on at Quaker Kitchen
Liz Alpern returns to UPenn for a unique dining and teaching experience at Quaker Kitchen on campus. Along with Quaker Kitchen head Chef Clara Park, Liz will lead students through a night of hands-on cooking (and eating!).

The Jewish History of Pickling
The Bureau of Jewish Educators of Greater Phoenix invites you to Join pickling master Jeffrey Yoskowitz for The Gefilteria’s first-ever program in Phoenix, Arizona. You’ll learn the history of Jewish pickling, the art of the deli pickle, and the important role pickles play in the history of Jewish/Ashkenazi food. You’ll make a jar of pickles and sauerkraut, as well.

Virtual Panel: Jewish Deli and Yiddish Cooking in a Tik Tok World
The Jewish Daily Forward hosts a panel on Jewish food: Within the past decade, many young Jewish chefs have discovered the hearty home cooking that Jews in prewar Eastern Europe used to prepare for their families. In the old days, Jewish home cooks — mostly women — taught their daughters these recipes as they stood together by the stove. With the mass Jewish immigration to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, mothers began writing the recipes down for their families. Eventually this led to a significant Jewish cookbook industry. Today many young people are creating and sharing short cooking videos through social media channels like TikTok. For Jews from non-traditional or non-religious backgrounds this has become a fun way to engage with their Jewish identity.
Join us as we explore TikTok’s potential in sharing Yiddish cooking with people around the globe, with renowned chefs Jeffrey Yoskowitz (Gefilteria), Shannon Sarna (The Nosher), Jeremy Umansky (Larder: A Curated Delicatessen & Bakery) and food and travel writer Joe Baur. Register here.

Pickling Party @ Agudath Israel
Come join Jeffrey Yoskowitz of The Gefilteria, aka the pickler, for a pickling workshop and party at Agudath Israel in North Caldwell, NJ. You’ll learn the history of pickling, the roots and connections in Jewish history, and you’ll leave with a jar of your own pickles. It’ll be fun, educational, and tasty!

DEMO AND DINE: OLIVE OIL AND SCHMALTZ: THE CULINARY TRADITIONS OF HANUKKAH WITH THE GEFILTERIA
Join leaders of the Jewish food renaissance, Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern of The Gefilteria, and chef Ari Miller, founder of Musi in Philadelphia, for an immersive evening of Hanukkah culinary delights! This demo and dine event will feature a cooking demonstration highlighting the many fats featured on the holiday menu as well as a conversation about the culinary traditions of Hanukkah around the globe. Latkes, of course, and other bites featuring a variety of fats (olive oil, goose fat, schmaltz, etc.) will be served alongside olive oil martinis. Come and celebrate the fourth night The Gefilteria way!
Tickets and more info click here.

Pushcarts to Poolside in Rockville, MD
A riveting and delicious culinary conversation tracing the immigrant history of food on the Lower East Side to the Borscht Belt and how it's shaped the way New York (and the U.S.) eats today. Presented by the Bender JCC of Greater Washington.

Marcia of KIBBITZ & NOSH in conversation with The Gefilteria
Kibbitz & Nosh Book Event! Expect a delicious savory and sweet nosh from Liz, a visual presentation by Marcia Bricker Halperin on her photographs, followed by a conversation between the two. Finally, a Q + A with and a book signing. Beverages for sale. Tickets and more info here.
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Rise and Dine: A Shabbat / Food Retreat with Moishe House [PA]
Calling all culinary enthusiasts! Join Moishe House and The Gefilteria for 25 Hour Feast: a Shabbat & Food Retreat. In this intimate group setting, we'll co-create Shabbat together through cooking and conversation. Expect to get hands-on making sweets, salads and so much more while we deep dive into connecting with the world around you through food. Apply HERE.

Penn Cooks: Liz Alpern at Upenn
Liz Alpern will be sharing recipes and stories with students at UPenn as part of the University’s Penn Cooks program in honor of LGBTQ History Month. Gefilteria recipes will be featured in UPenn Dining Halls all evening. Open to students and faculty only.

POSTPONED! Panel: How Chefs Reimagining Yiddish Cooking
The Forward hosts an online panel: For many Ashkenazi Jews, the food of Yiddishland was typified by gefilte fish, chopped liver, stuffed goose neck, chicken soup with noodles, cholent, and kugel. These foods, once ubiquitous in delis and kitchen tables in cities across the United States, have changed over time, meeting the tastes of younger generations and the increasing diversity of Jewish households. So, what does Yiddish cooking look like today? Who are some of the people at the forefront of this movement? And more importantly, where can you find some recipes to recreate these dishes? Explore the answers to these questions with The Gefilteria’s Jeffrey Yoskowitz, Chef Jeremy Umansky, writers Shannon Sarna and Joe Baur, and Rabbi Jonathan Posner.
Register Online (for free) - THIS HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Gefilteria @ Trybal Gatherings
The Gefilteria returns to Trybal Gatherings (summer camp for adults) for its retreat in the Berkshires this summer 2023. Expect intimate cooking workshops, summer foraging, and plenty of culinary improvisation both indoors and out. Register to attend here.

Borsch Belt Talk @ Borscht Belt Fest
A riveting and delicious culinary conversation tracing the immigrant history of food on the Lower East Side to the Borscht Belt and how it's shaped the way New York (and the U.S.) eats today. Hosted by Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz, co-founders of Jewish food venture Gefilteria and co-authors of The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods. Get tickets here.

BBYO International Kallah
Liz and Jeffrey will leading deep dive workshops into the art of Jewish culinary exploration with teens from around the world.

Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Gefilteria is honored to participate in Living Religion: Creative Encounters in the U.S., a program at the 57th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This outdoor event will take place in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall in the heart of the United States capital.
See below for the full list of events presented by The Gefilteria and our partners at YIVO. All events are free of charge. Visit the full schedule, find updated location information and sign up HERE.
Gefilteria Foodways events:
The Gefilte Manifesto: Sweet Blintzes with Fresh Cheese [June 30 @ 1pm & July 4 @ 3pm]. Online and in person. No advanced sign up required.
Traditional Jewish Pickle Making Workshops [July 1 @ 11am, July 2 @ 11am, July 3 @ 1pm, July 4 @ 11am] . In person only. Advanced registration required.
Pickling Traditions Across America [July 2 @ 4:00pm]. In person only. Advanced registration required.
YIVO Music Events:
Check individual listing for registration requirements.
YIVO ensemble: July 6 @ 2:00pm
Yiddish Folksong Listening Session: July 7 @12:00pm
Yiddish Song Workshop: July 8 @ 11:00am
Yiddish Music Guided Listening Session: July 8 @ 4:00pm
Sacred Themes in Yiddish Folk Music: July 9 @ 12:00pm

Gefilteria x James Beard Foundation x Bumble
In honor of Pride month, Gefilteria co-founder Liz Alpern will be cooking up an array of appetizers for a very special Happy Hour at Brooklyn queer bar, Oddly Enough. This event is for users of the Bumble app but stay tuned for special registration links for friends of The Gefilteria.

A Yiddish Pickling Workshop @ YIVO
The Gefilteria is coming to our long-time collaborators at YIVO to lead an early-season pickling workshop as part of YIVO’s summer learning curriculum.

schmutz is not a joke: a launch tasting & art show
The Gefilteria helps celebrate the launch of schmutz, the first every day charoset. All are welcome to this gathering featuring drinks, charoset, stunning seder plates from some of NYC's leading ceramicists and tasty bites from The Gefilteria, The Matzo Project, and Ghia. RSVP here, it’s FREE!
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Charoset Deep Dive: Park Avenue Synagogue [NYC]
Liz Alpern leads a deep dive into charoset, including a DIY charoset experience. Open to PAS members only.