Host Interviews

 

Host Highlight: Monica in DC

Monica hosted a “Kraft, Craft, and Craft” Shabbat dinner, where guests ate Kraft mac & cheese, drank craft beer, and did arts and crafts. She was inspired by her coworker Emily who hosted this theme […]

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The Jewess: Up Your Host Game

Kylie Ora Lobell is the Jewess in Chief of Jewess, a new website for Jewish women. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, comedian Danny Lobell, two dogs, six chickens, and a tortoise. She's [...]
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Hosting when you’re too busy to host: A Millennial Guide

Can you host a killer Shabbat dinner party when you have a super busy life? Of course you can, you just need to plan in advance! As a trained chef and seasoned caterer, I have [...]
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Chana Mas-challah Friday Night

After a trip to India, OneTable Host Rachel Hillman reflects on how hosting a Friday night dinner allowed her to share her travel experiences with those she loves. The table looked like a traditional Shabbat [...]
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2016’s Top 8 Dinners

For 8 nights of Hanukkah, we shared highlights from some of our favorite dinners in 2016. Want to be featured on OneTable’s Blog, Instagram or Facebook? Show us your table with #MyOneTable. Night 1: Nataly Zigdon's shabbat [...]
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The Small Talk Challenge

Written by OneTable's Chicago Hub Manager (and conversationalist), Marissa. It’s not that I hate small talk. Introductory conversations require that we ask people the same questions we ask everyone else. “Where are you from?” “What [...]
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Harry’s 5th Annual Shabanuka

We sat down with OneTable host, guest and Shabanuka legend, Harry Kastenbaum. What is Shabanuka? Think Shabbat themed ugly Christmas sweaters + Chinese food + DJ Dani Luv + 200 guests = best night ever. [...]
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CMX Summit: More Than Just Community

OneTable's Jonathan Eisen spent time at the CMX Summit 2016.  Read on to discover what he learned and how you can apply these skills too. As a professional community builder my number one goal is [...]
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Merry Jew Year’s Eve-ukkah from ModernTribe!

We’ve partnered with Amy Kritzer of What Jew Wanna Eat and ModernTribe to celebrate the holiday season. Read on to hear what Amy has to say about this awesome collaboration. OneTable is all about ending [...]
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MyOneStory: Rachel

OneTable's Jess Spivack sat down with NYC host and guest, Rachel Fogel, to talk about her OneTable story. JS: What brought you to OneTable? RF: In May 2016, I was a Birthright participant on a [...]
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