Congregation Or Zarua Mah Jongg Open Play

Category: Local group · American Mah Jongg
Also called: OZ Mah Jongg; Or Zarua Open Play
Last checked: 2026-08-24

What it is

Congregation Or Zarua Mah Jongg Open Play is a New York, NY synagogue open-play evening for American Mah Jongg on the Upper East Side. It is a dated Congregation Or Zarua program, not a paid membership club and not Japanese Riichi. The first-party event page welcomes members and their friends, seasoned players and people brand-new to the tiles, and offers guided play on request. The page uses the American “Mah Jongg” spelling. It does not name the National Mah Jongg League or a card requirement.

Who it’s for

Anyone in Manhattan who wants an evening American Mah Jongg table at a Conservative synagogue — members and friends, including beginners who want guided play. Distinct from NYC Chinese / Hong Kong tables (Mojo Mahjong and others) and from Japanese Riichi.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party host-venue calendar with a live dated session on the check date, not a scraped directory card. Wave 3 left an NYC gap; this fills it.

Event page on 2026-08-24: Mah Jongg Open Play, dated August 25, 2026, 6:00–9:00 pm. Copy on that page: “August 11 & 25.”
Same copy on the August 11 event page and on the synagogue Upcoming Events calendar (August 2026 still listed the 25th). The homepage upcoming-events rail also showed August 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM.
Drop-in window printed on the event page: arrive anytime between 6:00 and 7:00 pm.
Fee printed on the event page: $10/member, $15/non-member per person per night.
Sign-up / info on that page: ozmajinfo1@gmail.com.
First-party Past Events show the same Tuesday 6:00–9:00 pm open-play series through summer 2026 (including July 14 & 28 and August 11). September 2026 Upcoming Events on the check date did not list another Mah Jongg night (High Holy Days occupy that month). Do not advertise a fall standing calendar the synagogue has not posted.

Hours and the $10 / $15 fees above are what the official event page showed on the check date. They can change.

Official URL

Schedule of record (remaining dated session as of check): https://www.orzarua.org/events/mah-jongg-open-play-4/

Upcoming Events calendar: https://www.orzarua.org/connect/upcoming-events/

Map & Directions: https://www.orzarua.org/connect/map-directions/

Synagogue site: https://www.orzarua.org/

Location

Congregation Or Zarua, 127 East 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028 (Upper East Side, Manhattan).

The Map & Directions page prints “127 East 82nd Street in Manhattan” and names the 4, 5, or 6 trains to the 86th Street station. The site footer prints 127 E. 82nd St., New York, NY 10028 and (212) 452-2310.

Notes

This is a synagogue open-play evening, not a named citywide club. Friends of members are named as welcome; the page asks you to email ozmajinfo1@gmail.com to sign up or ask for guided play.
American Mah Jongg (Mah Jongg spelling). The page does not say NMJL and does not say to bring a card. Not Riichi. Not Chinese / Hong Kong style.
September 2026 was High Holy Days on the synagogue calendar. Confirm the next dated event on Upcoming Events before treating any week after August 25 as fixed.
Not affiliated with Mahjong Plaza.

FAQ

Q: Is this Japanese Riichi?
A: No. It is Congregation Or Zarua’s Mah Jongg open-play evening (American Mah Jongg spelling). The event page does not mention Riichi or an NMJL card.

Q: When and where do they play?
A: Congregation Or Zarua, 127 East 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028. The event page on 2026-08-24 listed August 25, 2026, 6:00–9:00 pm, with drop-in between 6:00 and 7:00 pm. Summer 2026 first-party pages used Tuesday evenings on a two-week cadence (August 11 & 25).

Q: Do I have to be a member, and what does it cost?
A: The page says all members and their friends are welcome, including people brand-new to the tiles. Printed fee: $10 per member, $15 per non-member, per person per night. Email ozmajinfo1@gmail.com to sign up or request guided play.