The Shalom Y'all Jewish Food Festival

11/10/2025

What an incredible Food Festival!!! Another year of amazing food, wonderful entertainment and community.

Thank you to all of our incredible volunters and sponsors who made this a year for the history books!!

11/08/2025

The wait is over. The Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival is TOMORROW! Thank you to all of our incredible volunteers who have made sure that every detail is attended to and every dish is delicious, especially the chopped liver.

📍 Monterey Square
🕚 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
🎶 Live music | 🍴 Amazing food | 💙 Great community

Come hungry. Leave happy.

11/07/2025

A shout out to our three Food Festival, co-chairs, who have laid it all out there volunteering time, sharing wisdom, and maintaining a sense of humor as we put on our really big show! Here they are making blintz souffle. Preparing food for over 3000 guests, and managing over 200 volunteers, these ladies are the best! Thank you, Lauri, Erin, and Tina. Your care will allow the community to "eat, bubbelah, eat" this coming Sunday!

11/06/2025

Sneak Peek: What’s New This Year 🍽️

We’ve got new flavors joining your festival favorites!
✨ Knishes - Potato, Cheese AND Spinach! YUM
✨ Festival Merch - Trucker Hats! Need I say more?
✨ Two ticket booths to cut down wait times
(and lots of smart people buying tickets online already.)

Plus all your classics—latkes, ny deli sandwiches, cholent, kugel, and blintzes galore.

This Sunday, Monterey Square becomes Savannah’s tastiest destination!

And another pro tip: take the JEA shuttle, running from 9-5!!!

11/05/2025

The Shalom Y'all Jewish Food Festival is so close that I can smell the Shawarma booth already!!!

Pro Tips:
1. Take the Savannah Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) Shuttle. Parking in downtown City of Savannah is hard enough, this will save you time and frustration.

2. Buy your tickets online before you go! Less time in the ticket line means more time for noshing. https://www.mickveisrael.org/form/food-festival-2025-tickets.html

3. Hit the Merch booth early. The phone has been ringing off the hook for the new shirts and hats featured on WTOC-TV and quantities are extremely limited.

Come hungry and if you are like me... take some home for later!

11/04/2025

Every bite at the Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival supports Congregation Mickve Israel, one of America’s oldest synagogues and a cornerstone of Savannah’s history since 1733.

Your tickets help fund programs that support our community year-round—from beautifying our parks and feeding the hubgry to cultural events to caring committee outreach. So when you nosh, you do good!

And don't forget, your left-over tickets from the event can be donated on-site in collection bins. We will be donating what we collect to Team Savannah For Veterans..

11/03/2025

The Shalom Y'all Jewish Food Festival has become known for more than food alone--the entertainment stage has been graced with high quality musical and theatrical performances for many years.

This year we again feature a Quartet from the Savannah Philharmonic, along with performers from the Savannah Theatre Company. Also featured are newcomers Jay Rapoport and Savannah Children's Theatre.

We are excited to have a special appearance by CMI congregant Shaina Rotker, who stole the show with her saxophone at our "Temple's Got Talent" event last spring.

Please join us this Sunday, November 9th for an amazing day of entertainment to accompany our many delicious Jewish foods.

And don't forget to buy your tickets online before the event to cut down on wait times.

Congregation Mickve Israel

10/30/2025

The Shalom Y'all Jewish Food Festival will again welcome top notch talent to the entertainment stage on Sunday, November 9, 11-4 pm. From the Savannah Philharmonic to the Savannah Theatre Company and The Savannah Children's Theatre, terrific local talent will be on display. We are also welcoming visiting pianist, Jay Rapaport, to provide some contemporary Jewish music. Check out the complete entertainment lineup here: https://www.mickveisrael.org/food-festival-entertainment.html #

10/30/2025

⏰ 10 Days to Go!
Everything You Need to Know Before You Nosh!
We’re just days away from the Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival!
📍 Where: Monterey Square, downtown Savannah
🕘 When: Sunday, November 9 | 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
🚗 Parking: Free street parking throughout downtown (arrive early!) + nearby garages at Liberty & Whitaker OR you can park at the Savannah Jewish Educational Alliance and take the shuttle.

Bring your appetite and your friends—whether you’re coming for latkes, brisket, or a big ol’ dose of community spirit, we can’t wait to see you in the square!

10/25/2025

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans at the Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival 🇺🇸

This year’s Festival falls on Veterans Day Weekend, giving us a special opportunity to thank and celebrate the brave men and women who have served our country.

🎖️ Here’s how we’re honoring them:

Veterans of all U.S. military branches are invited to stop by the Veterans Swag Table to pick up a special gift.

We’ll be collecting unused food tickets during the Festival to donate matching funds directly to local veterans' organizations.

We’re proud to once again welcome the Fort Stewart National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, who will present the Color Guard at our 11:00 AM Opening Ceremony.

Join us for food, fun, and heartfelt gratitude as we come together to say thank you to our Veterans.

For more information, please contact Katie Celiz.

10/25/2025

The Hamantachen Debate continues! What is the best flavor?
Apricot? Cherry? Raspberry? Poppy Seed? Prune?

Tell us your pick below—and be sure to stop by the Hamantachen booth to get your favorite 😋

We are only 2 weeks away... Nov. 9th in Monterey Square.
11am-4pm

10/14/2025

👩‍🍳 Love to cook? Want to be part of Savannah’s tastiest tradition? We need prep volunteers to help us get ready for the big weekend!

Sign up for shifts BEFORE the event so you can enjoy the event... and tell all your friends "I made that!"

Please comment "I want to help cook" if you are interested and we will follow up with you directly with available cooking sessions.