One Table

Name

One Table

Legal name

The Shabbat Project, Inc.

Website

https://onetable.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Dining Platform

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meals, Nutrition & Congregate Dining Day Programs (HSABANAM), Gala, Fundraiser & Nonprofit Event Catering (THAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Social dining platform
• Shabbat dinner hosting
• Jewish community engagement
• Peer-led gatherings
• Nonprofit community platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: OneTable is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under The Shabbat Project, Inc. It relies on charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and supporters to fund operations and platform development.
2. Host and Guest Service Fees: Platform collects service fees from hosts and guests to cover credit card processing and platform costs. Hosts may charge Host Fees to cover legitimate dinner costs, and OneTable charges a modest Service Fee added to the total Dinner Fee.
3. Nourishment Credits: OneTable provides Nourishment Credits ($10 per person, max $100) to approved hosts to offset food costs. This is a cost to the organization rather than revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

OneTable operates a peer-led social dining digital platform (web and mobile) that enables Jewish young adults (ages 21-39ish) to create, discover, and RSVP to Shabbat dinners. Hosts receive financial support through Nourishment Credits (up to $10 per guest, max $100 per dinner) redeemable in the Nourishment Catalog. The platform is supplemented by ritual resources (Shabbat guides, blessing audio recordings, conversation starters) and partner programs (Powered By OneTable for Hillel campuses; OneTable Together for B2B/intergenerational engagement).

Product overview

OneTable is a nonprofit digital social dining platform that empowers Jewish young adults (ages 21–39ish) to build meaningful Shabbat dinner practices. The core product is the OneTable Digital Platform (dinners.onetable.org), which enables users to create dinner listings, manage RSVPs, and connect as hosts and guests. The platform is supplemented by Nourishment Credits (financial support for approved hosts), the OneTable Shabbat Guide (ritual resources), and Shabbat Blessing Audio Recordings (audio tools for ritual practice). OneTable also operates Powered By OneTable (a partner organization program, marking five years in 2025 with 10,000+ events) and OneTable Together (a B2B and intergenerational engagement model), both undergoing strategic evolution. A research initiative conducted with CASJE at George Washington University (published October 2025) studied Shabbat dinner's impact on loneliness and social well-being.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OneTable Digital Platform A signature peer-led social dining platform (web and mobile) enabling Jewish young adults (21-39ish) to find, host, and RSVP to Shabbat dinners. Hosts create listings with details, location, capacity, and dietary options; guests browse, request seats, and RSVP.
• Powered By OneTable A partnership program supporting peer-led Shabbat gatherings through partner organizations, including 50+ Hillel campuses. The program has delivered 10,000+ events connecting 60,000+ individuals. Scheduled for sunset over FY26.
• OneTable Together A programming model for B2B partnerships and intergenerational engagement, evolving in 2025 toward networking, mentorship, and professional community connections.
• Nourishment Credits Financial support provided to approved hosts, offering $10 USD per person ($13 CAD) based on RSVPs with a maximum of $100 USD ($130 CAD) per dinner, redeemable via the OneTable Nourishment Catalog for groceries, prepared food, and decor.
• OneTable Shabbat Guide A comprehensive guide providing Shabbat blessings, readings, and ritual instructions combining tradition and innovation to inspire meaningful Shabbat dinners.
• Shabbat Dinner Conversation Starters A curated collection of questions designed to spark meaningful and connective conversation around the Shabbat table with friends, family, and new guests.
• Shabbat Blessing Audio Recordings Audio recordings of Shabbat blessings including Candle Lighting (Hadlakat Nerot), Wine Blessing (Kiddush), Hand Washing Blessing (Netilat Yadayim), and Blessing Over Bread (Motzi), available in Hebrew, English, transliteration, and gender-inclusive versions by Shira Kline and Josh Nelson.
• Social Connection Research (CASJE Partnership) A research initiative with the Collaborative for Applied Studies in Jewish Education (CASJE) at George Washington University conducting mixed-methods research over three years to examine whether Friday night Shabbat dinner can measurably reduce loneliness, strengthen community ties, and promote social well-being. Findings published October 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of participants report celebrating Shabbat more regularly compared to before involvement with OneTable
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CASJE (Collaborative for Applied Sciences in Jewish Education) at George Washington UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Research partnership to study whether Friday night Shabbat dinner can measurably reduce loneliness, strengthen community ties, and promote social well-being. The three-year mixed-methods study found that Shabbat dinner reduces loneliness and improves social well-being more than other Friday night social activities.
• Heidrick & StrugglescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Executive search firm conducted the five-month national search that resulted in Dr. Sarah Abramson's selection as President and CEO.
• Hillel CampusescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 50 Hillel campuses participate in the Powered By OneTable program, enabling peer-led Shabbat dinners through institutional partners, connecting 60,000+ individuals.
• Repair the WorldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the Guide to Respectful Conversations resource, providing tools for talking about racial inequality and social justice at Shabbat tables.
• Blue Dove FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on mental health resources including Active Inclusivity guide and Mental Health Awareness Shabbat Guide for bringing mental health discussions to the Shabbat table.
• Challah + SoulminorOthersPartnership with Judi Lieb, President and cofounder of Challah + Soul, who created recipes including Brown Sugar Pumpkin Kugel for Shabbat dinners.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Meetup: Meetup is a broad community-meetup platform with comparable product mechanics (event creation, RSVP, host-guest matching) to OneTable's digital dinner platform. Comparable as a peer-led gathering infrastructure play, though serving a general rather than Jewish-specific audience.
• Jewish Federation of North America: The Jewish Federation system is the largest umbrella funder and operator of Jewish communal programs in North America. Comparable as the dominant institutional funder in the Jewish communal ecosystem that channels capital toward organizations like OneTable, with overlapping target population.
• Birthright Israel Foundation: Birthright Israel runs the dominant Jewish young-adult engagement program (taglit trips) and feeds downstream demand for organizations like OneTable. Comparable as a large-scale Jewish young-adult identity/connection funnel with similar target demographic, though delivered through travel rather than ongoing weekly ritual.
• Hillel International: Hillel is a large, established Jewish campus organization and a core OneTable partner (50+ campuses in Powered By OneTable). Comparable as the dominant institutional platform for Jewish young-adult engagement, though it serves undergraduate students while OneTable explicitly targets post-college 21-39ish adults.

Direct peers

• Reboot: Reboot produces cultural and creative programming (National Day of Unplugging, 10Q) for Jewish young adults. Comparable as a peer Jewish young-adult organization focused on ritual reinvention and digital-first engagement, with overlapping values around tradition-meets-modernity.
• Repair the World: Repair the World mobilizes Jewish young adults around service and social justice and is an active OneTable content partner (Respectful Conversations guide). Comparable as a peer Jewish young-adult engagement organization with similar digital and community programming, though its primary lens is service rather than Shabbat ritual.
• Moishe House: Moishe House operates peer-led Jewish community homes for young adults (21s-30s), the most directly comparable model to OneTable's peer-led Shabbat dinner platform. Both target the same demographic with community-embedded Jewish programming and have overlapping approaches to building sustainable practice among young Jewish adults.

Emerging players

• Areyvut: Areyvut is a smaller Jewish nonprofit focused on values-based programming for teens and young adults. Comparable as a Jewish educational/communal programming organization with overlapping target audiences, though smaller in scale and more education-focused than OneTable's dinner-led model.
• Challah + Soul: Challah + Soul is a content/brand celebrating Shabbat through baking and Jewish food culture and is an active OneTable content partner. Comparable as an adjacent Jewish Shabbat-focused brand targeting the same demographic, with overlapping community and food-culture identity.
• SVIVOT: SVIVOT builds Jewish young-adult communities in cities outside major Jewish population centers. Comparable as a peer Jewish young-adult engagement organization addressing the same "infrastructure-light" smaller/mid-size community opportunity that OneTable serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/OneTableShabbat
• Facebookfacebook.com/OneTableShabbat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onetable
• Instagraminstagram.com/OneTableShabbat
• TikToktiktok.com/@onetableshabbat
• Xx.com/onetableshabbat

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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