Instead, it was an auspicious 18th convening of the summer event uniquely designed for Jewish singles in the greater New York area.įounded by brothers and Yeshiva University alumni Isaac and Seth Galena in 2001, Bangitout started as a way to share Jewish content online. Had COVID-19 not upended, well, everything, it would have been their 20th annual Tu B’Av shindig. This was ’s first Tu B’Av White Party since before the pandemic began. Some of the men, meanwhile, wore white, wrinkled polo shirts.
Many women wore trendy, designer dresses, doing their best to look elegant and put together. On Thursday evening, nearly 700 Jewish singles in their 20s, 30s and 40s gathered in Manhattan’s Riverside Park to celebrate Tu B’Av, a minor holiday often referred to as the “Jewish Valentine’s Day.” As requested by the organizers, everyone in attendance wore white - but people interpreted the assignment differently.
( New York Jewish Week) - How do you stand out when everybody’s dressed in white?