This year’s festival will bring together Jewish teens for an unforgettable afternoon of music, creativity, hands-on wellness activities, and conversations that matter.
Speakers Carly Weinstein and Max Cohen aka Murray Hill Boy will share about their mental health journeys and musical talent Nory Aronfeld will perform from his new album …This is the Rhythm as well as a new Hanukkah song!
Activities will include make your own mental health first aid kits, a bead bar with Little Words Project, journaling and crafting with Keshet, The Balance, Bliss & Belonging Table with B’nai B’rith Youth Organization Manhattan, care package building with A Spark to Inspire, Personal Histories with ADIR Consulting, creating sensory boards with Bayit Youth, and more!
HereNow Hanukkah is hosted by HereNow, a Jewish teen-led mental wellness movement in partnership with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and BBYO Manhattan.
HereNow is a project in partnership with The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services and the United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York
Come as you are, bring a friend, and let’s build something meaningful together. Sign up here.
December 14, 2025
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY







