✦ A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT · LIVE JEWISH EXPERIENCES. REAL HUMAN CONNECTION.
In a year when public Jewish life feels heavier, we build the rooms that feel lighter.
Got Chutzpah is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit creating joyful, in-person Jewish cultural experiences. Our flagship, The Jewish Dating Game, uses comedy, matchmaking and a shared evening to make it easier for people to meet, laugh and feel part of something.
Cumulative in-person participations include repeat visits.
WHY WE EXIST
Being together shouldn't be the hard part.
Plenty of people want Jewish community but aren't sure how to enter it. We create experiences with a natural first step: a shared laugh, a story to talk about, and time to meet one another afterward. It's live entertainment designed with connection in mind.
OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
The Jewish Dating Game
A dating show with a much bigger purpose.
The Jewish Dating Game combines Jewish humor, live matchmaking and local partnerships in one shared evening. The room roots for the people onstage, and everyone leaves with something to talk about and a chance to connect afterward.
PRESS
People are noticing what happens in the room.
Independent reporting from The Forward, New York Jewish Week / JTA and Unpacked has stepped inside the room to see what happens when comedy, matchmaking and Jewish community meet.
Published headline
A live game show on the Lower East Side aims to help Jewish singles find their soulmates
New York Jewish Week / JTA · December 12, 2024
Read the articleFrom the reporting
“There is not a whiff of fear in the air. The audience is whooping and clapping, and the people onstage are smiling.”
The Forward · Clara Shapiro · August 1, 2025
Read the articleImpact
The connection matters
after the curtain falls.
People show up, and more of them are coming back. We're also collecting audience feedback on Jewish joy, connection and belonging, and learning what continues afterward.
How we measure impactMore than 1 in 4
Checked-in tickets at our NYC shows in 2026 were identified by Eventbrite as returning customers.
Based on 436 checked-in Eventbrite ticket records across nine New York City performances, January through September 2026.
See the evidence on Our ImpactWHERE WE'VE BEEN
Started in New York. Rooted in every community we visit.
New York
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
JCC
Washington, DC
Edlavitch DCJCC
JCC
Philadelphia
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
Museum
The show began with a New York residency and has been presented with Jewish community institutions and cultural festivals beyond the city. Local contestants, restaurants, businesses and hosts help make every stop its own experience.
The next chapter
Help build the future
of Jewish connection.
People have shown up for this experience. Now we're building the organization that can bring it to more communities: sustainable leadership, locally rooted partnerships, broader access, and meaningful impact measurement.
Help turn a proven live experience into a lasting institution for Jewish connection.
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