2026 Mifgash Info

Date: December 6, 2026 8am - 6:30pm

Location: Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027

(Northeast corner of 122nd street & Broadway in Manhattan)

Basic Schedule:
Attendees may enter the building at any time (see important note below)

7:30 a.m. / Registration Opens
8 - 9 a.m. / Buffet Breakfast
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Mifgash Panels, Workshops, Sessions
5 - 6:30 p.m. / Reception & Menorah Lighting

Entering the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS):
AAA is committed to ensuring that all guests have a safe and joyful Mifgash experience. To that end, attendees should budget for additional time required to process all of our guests through JTS security.

Prior to the Mifgash, all registered attendees will receive an email directly from JTS that contains a QR code. This QR code is required for entry into the building.

Upon arrival everyone will go through security. All bags will be checked. Each person needs to present a government issued ID to enter the building.

Parking and Transportation:

Public Transit: closest subway station is the 1 at 125th street. The M4 bus stops directly in front of JTS.

By Vehicle: JTS is easily accessible from the Henry Hudson Parkway (West Side Highway) at the 125th street exit, with the Henry Hudson Parkway accessible via I-95.  For all other directions, we recommend you consult your preferred map software. 

Parking: street parking is available and free on Sundays in the neighborhood. For garage parking, Morningside Garage at 3100 Broadway (at 123rd Street) and the Riverside Church Garage (at 120th between Riverside and Claremont) are close.

Travel note: Street closures are possible due to NYC events. Visit NYC DOT traffic advisory for updates.

What Can You Expect From the Mifgash?

  • Inspiring keynote conversation

  • Craft panels featuring experienced authors and illustrators representing multiple genres

  • Industry panels presenting expert voices from the publishing world

  • Catered (Glatt kosher) continental breakfast and lunch with ample time for networking/schmoozing

  • Community conversation on how to approach antisemitism in the Jewish literary world today, facilitated by an expert from the ADL’s Center for Antisemitism Research

  • Generative writing poetry workshop

  • A pop-up bookstore filled with books by panelists and moderators

  • Agent/editor pitch sessions (for an additional fee)

  • Concluding cocktail party featuring closing remarks, Chanukkah candle lighting, and more time for schmoozing!

Wondering What We Will Discuss?

The list of confirmed panelist sessions include:

  • Keynote Conversation: Should We Stay or Should We Go?

  • Beyond the Novel: Short Form

  • Complicating the Narrative: Hidden Jewish Histories

  • Communications Strategies for Combating Antisemitism

  • Creating a Strong Portfolio

  • Graphic Narratives

  • The Making of Jewish Picture Books

  • Marketing AMA

  • Memoir

  • Modern Jewish Novels

  • Publishing While Jewish 2026

  • Salon: Jewish Voices in Verse

  • We’re All In This Together

  • What Makes a Novel Jewish

  • When the Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Writing: A Post-October 7th Generative Writing Workshop

Explore our sessions here.

Wondering Who Will Be There?

The list of confirmed panelists and moderators include:

  • Ruth Behar 

  • Lindsay Bezalel

  • Jill Bialosky 

  • Susan Blumberg-Kason

  • Judy Bolton-Fasman

  • Michelle Cameron 

  • Erika Dreifus

  • Ayelet Durantt

  • Estelle Erasmus

  • Elyssa Friedland

  • Jackie Friedland

  • Alison Hammer (half of Ali Brady)

  • Richard Ho

  • Jacqueline Jules

  • Cecily Kaiser

  • Eytan Kessler

  • Ann Koffsky

  • Ken Krimstein

  • Aviya Kushner

  • Nicholas Lemann

  • Owen Lewis

  • Matthew Lippman

  • Sara Lippmann

  • Lisa Leshne

  • Howard Lovy

  • Nancy Ludmerer

  • Rotem Moscovich

  • Yevgenia Nayberg

  • Lesléa Newman

  • Ben Resnick

  • Tali Rosenblatt Cohen 

  • Leila Sales

  • Jill Santopolo

  • Farin Schlussel

  • Kathleen Schmidt

  • Roy Schwartz

  • Yardena Schwartz

  • Erica Rand Silverman

  • Vesper Stamper

  • Leigh Stein

  • AR Vishny

  • Liza Wiemer

  • Simona Zaretsky

Meet our speakers here.

Check back for more to be announced—including the list of editors and agents for the optional pitch sessions!