NY Jewish Center Aims to Host Largest Shabbat Dinner in History According to Guinness World Records

NY Jewish Center Aims to Host Largest Shabbat Dinner in History According to Guinness World Records

Shabbat candles. Photo: Olaf.herfurth via Wikimedia Commons. The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center in New York City is hoping to set the Guinness World Record for the largest Shabbat dinner in history by inviting thousands of people to join a Shabbat meal set for November. The temple, in partnership with the UJA Federation of New York, announced on Monday that its goal is to gather 3,000 people of all ages for a Shabbat dinner on Nov. 21 at the N…

SA and Zim Musicians Aim for Guinness World Record

A joyful celebration of music as over 1,100 performers set to unite in Cape Town for the world’s biggest marimba ensemble   Cape Town, South Africa (22 July 2025) – Get ready for record-breaking rhythm! Over 1,000 marimba players from South Africa and Zimbabwe are gearing up to make musical history in Cape Town. On Saturday, 2 August 2025, the Grand Arena at GrandWest will come alive as more than 1,100 marimba musicians unite in an official atte…