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Greetings!
Welcome to the new format of Ansche Chesed's monthly newsletter. October
was a busy month full of traditional holiday celebrations as well as some
new ones for us - including the Cirque du Sukkah and the Simchat Beit
Hashoe'va celebrations - that made the month both joyful and spiritual.
November is equally busy with our fall classes, reading and study groups
in full swing, a host of family programs, the introduction of a Beginners
service, our first scholar in residence of the season on 11/7-8, and of
course Thanksgiving. Looking ahead, planning for the 23rd annual Hannukah
Arts Festival & Judaica Crafts Fair December 6th and 7th is in high gear.
See below for more details on the event and how to get involved!
November Calendar
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1ST
11/1 Shabbat Services 10AM
11/3 Making your Kitchen Kosher w/ R. Kalmanofsky 7:30PM
11/5 Lunchtime Learning w/ R. Kalmanofsky 12-1PM
11/5 Talmud Study w/ R. Kalmanofsky 6:30 - 7:30PM
11/5 Yiddish Group 7:30PM
11/7 Candle Lighting 4:28PM, Services 5:30PM
11/7 Scholar in Residence Prof. Robert Chazan
11/8 Torah Study 9AM
11/8 Shabbat Services 10AM
11/8 Scholar in Residence Prof. Robert Chazan
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9th
11/11 Veterans Day
11/11 Zionist Reading Group 7:45 - 9:15PM
11/12 Lunchtime Learning w/ R. Kalmanofsky 12- 1PM
11/12 Talmud Study w/ R. Kalmanofsky 6:30 - 7:30PM
11/12 Yiddish Group 7:30PM
11/14 Candle Lighting 4:21PM, Services 5:30PM
11/15 Torah Study 9AM
11/15 Shabbat Services 10AM
11/15 Seudah Shlishit 4PM
11/15 Family Havdahlah Program
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16th
11/19 Lunchtime Learning w/ R. Kalmanofsky 12- 1PM
11/19 Talmud Study w/ R. Kalmanofsky 6:30 - 7:30PM
11/19 Yiddish Group 7:30PM
11/21 Candle Lighting 4:16PM, Services 5:30PM
11/22 Torah Study 9AM
11/22 Shabbat Services 10AM
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23rd
11/25 Rosh Chodesh
11/26 Rosh Chodesh
11/27 Thanksgiving, office closed
11/28 Candle Lighting 4:12PM, Services 5:30PM
11/29 Torah Study 9AM
11/29 Shabbat Services 10AM
DECEMBER
12/6-7 Annual Hanukkah Arts Festival & Judaica Crafts Fair
12/20 Family Hannukah Party
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Family Programs |
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Children's Shabbat services
Preschool Service, lana Garber / Shai Specht
For families with children ages 4 and under
11:00 a.m. Noon. 6 South.
Family Service, Elena Sassower
For children ages 5-7 and their parents.
10:45-12:15pm. 6th West.
Family Davening, Mindy Fischer / Tommy Treitel
For children 8+ and up and their parents. 11:00-12:15pm. 6 North.
Family Kiddush
11/8 from 12:00-12:15 p.m.
All of the Family and Children's services come together for song,
stories, sharing and Kiddush.
Family Havdalah Program and Cookie Baking
Saturday, November 15th
For families with children 6 and under.
Join us for an evening of spirit, song and cookie baking as we say
goodbye to Shabbat with our Family Havdalah service, followed by baking
and decorating cookies. We'll be keeping some for ourselves and donating
others to the AC Homeless Shelter. Due to the highly hands-on nature of
this event, it can't happen unless you volunteer to staff a table, serve
as a cookie- transporter (from table to oven), or take admission. Please
let Lauren know if you are willing to help by calling x412 or emailing
Lauren.Kurland@AnscheChesed.org.
Family Hanukkah Party
Saturday night, December 20th
Celebrate the second night of Hanukkah at a special Seudah Shlishit
(Shabbat's third meal), followed by Havdallah, dinner and a performance
by the a cappella group, Neranena, of which Ansche Chesed's Hebrew
School director, Rabbi Iscah Waldman, is a member. Bring your Hanukkah
candles and menorahs, and get ready for songs and fun!
Family Shabbat Gym and Basketball
Shabbat Gym, the best deal on indoor play space around, allows families
to meet, schmooze, and enjoy each others' company on those chilly
Shabbat afternoons from now until March.
From 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., for children ages 1-7, we offer free play.
Season fee per family: Members $40, Non-members $75.
From 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., the gym is open for children ages 8 and older
to play basketball.
Season fee per family: Members $20, non-members $40.
Pick up a registration form in the AC lobby or call the AC office at
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Classes & Events |
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Lunchtime Learning with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
Wednesdays, Noon-1:00 PM (not meting on 11/26) No fee.
Many of the Bible's greatest stories in terms of literary artistry,
spiritual depth and national significance are not found in the Torah at
all, but in the less often studied books of Judges, Samuel, and Kings.
Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky to study these masterpieces in English (while
also consulting Hebrew). Bring lunch if you'd like, and join us every
week you can.
Making Your Kitchen Kosher (and Keeping It That Way), Rabbi Jeremy
Kalmanofsky
Last class Monday November 3rd, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Members free
Come discuss the basic elements and practices of a kosher kitchen. This
class will help you make your kitchen kosher for the first time, help
you refine your practice with more information, or help you deal with
the inevitable mishaps with misplaced butter knives and soup spoons.
Bring your questions!
Hevra Shas with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
Wednesdays, 6:30 PM (not meeting on 11/26) No fee.
We continue our 'weekly page" study of Babylonian Talmud, tractate Avoda
Zara (Idolatry), examining important questions of how Jews interact with
the non- Jewish world outside their own community. Most members of this
class use the ArtScroll English-Hebrew Talmud (volume one of this
tractate), enabling them both to read the traditional text and fully
understand the content.
23rd Annual Hanukkah Arts Festival
Saturday night Dec. 6th and Sunday Dec. 7th Admission: Sat. night
Gala: $20; Sunday: $6 Adults, $5 Children
NYC's longest-running Judaica crafts fair is a marvelous marketplace
of exciting, creative and affordable Jewish crafts, as well as Jewish
books, music, toys, and more! The Saturday night event includes
wonderful desserts and drinks, along with a great live Klezmer band. The
all- day Sunday extravaganza includes the Maccabee Café and fun
activities for kids. Plus, we're holding a 50/50 raffle - a way to win
some serious gelt.
Support artists from Israel and the US. Stock up on gifts and treat
yourself to items that will make your home and life more beautiful and
meaningful. The fair supports Ansche Chesed, and you'll have a great
time.
We also need sponsors: $150 donation (tax deductible!) includes 2
tickets to the Saturday night gala and a listing in the program. And, we
need volunteers to help staff the festival. Please call the office at
212-865-0600 and leave a message for Jane Head or Mary Feinberg.
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Study Groups |
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Jewish History Reading Group
Nov. 18th at 7:30
Athens and Jerusalem. In the centuries after Alexander the Great's
conquest of the Near East, the Jews confronted Greek culture for the
first time. In our readings we will consider the various ways in which
Judaism responded to the cultural messages of the Greek world. The group
will be moderated by Professor Tamara Green. Contact her at 212-866-3736
or Docgreen2_ny@msn.com for more information.
Israeli Fiction in Translation Reading Group
Once a month, Mondays at 7:30 PM
A new reading group in Hebrew fiction organized by Professor Janet
Burstein. For info contact Janet at 212- 316-1386 or JBurstei@drew.edu.
Israel Study Group
Nov.11, 7:45 - 9:15
This monthly member-led ongoing group has been exploring the history of
Zionism, Zionist thought, and the implications for today's situation.
This month's discussion will focus on the preface and chapter 1 of
"Righteous Victims: a History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict" by Benny
Morris. New members welcome. For information, email Paul Feinberg at
PaulHF@erols.com or Janet Burstein at JBurstei@drew.edu, or call the AC
office.
Yiddish for the 21st Century with Charles Nydorf and Elinor
Robinson
Every Wednesday (all year round), at 7:30 PM. No fee.
Through reading a wide range of Yiddish literature, we develop the
ability to think, feel, and speak in Yiddish and make the Yiddish
tradition our own. |
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Shabbat Learning |
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Scholar-in-Residence Professor Robert Chazan on Jewish Suffering and
Its Meanings
November 7 & 8
From early in its history, the Jewish people confronted the issue of its
suffering. Jewish sin brought about divinely inflicted punishments. Join
Professor Chazan of NYU to explore three biblical explanations for
Jewish suffering and then follow the invocation of these paradigms in
later Jewish history.
- Friday evening dinner and lecture on Three Biblical Explanations
for Jewish Suffering. $25 members, $30 non-members, $10 children.
Lecture and dessert only $10. Dinner registration deadline November 3
- Shabbat lunch: Lecture on The First Crusade, Christian
Explanations, and Jewish Alternatives. Contribute to potluck or $20
- Shabbat afternoon Seudah shlishit $5: Study session on Suffering as
a Major Theme in Christian- Jewish Polemics.
Learners Minyan
Shabbat mornings 10-11 AM, 3rd floor
A perfect place to learn the Shabbat morning service in a welcoming,
relaxed, intimate group. If you want to understand more about the
prayers and the prayer book, the Learners Minyan is for you. You do not
need to read Hebrew characters to participate in our prayers and
learning.
Weekly Torah Study with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky and other AC
members
Shabbat mornings, 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Join us to discuss the weekly Torah portion. Participants are welcome on
either an occasional or regular basis.
Seudah Shlishit: The Third (and Most Spiritual) Sabbath Meal with
Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
Monthly: November 15 at 4:00 PM
The last hours of Shabbat can be the sweetest time of the sweetest day.
As the sun sinks and the shadows grow, we can stave off the weekday
spirit with our Seudah Shlishit (the "third meal"), a final occasion for
song and study, food and drink. The commandment of eating a third meal
on Shabbat was elevated by mystics to a spiritual high point, a time for
discussing the inner meaning of the weekly reading. Join us 90 minutes
before the end of Shabbat, to sing and learn and savor the final moments
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Shabbat Services |
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Kabbalat Shabbat Services 5:30 PM
Shabbat Morning Torah Study 9 AM - 10 AM
Led by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky and other Ansche Chesed members
Each Shabbat we read and discuss the parashat haShavua (weekly Torah
portion). Everyone is welcome to participate, whether on an occasional
or regular basis.
Shabbat Morning Services 10 AM
Sanctuary Minyan weekly in the sanctuary
Minyan Ma'at weekly on the 5th floor
Beginners service weekly on the 3rd floor
Minyan Rimonim 11/1 and 11/15 in the Chapel
West Side Minyan 11/8 and 11/22 in the Chapel
Children's Shabbat services
Preschool Service, lana Garber / Shai Specht
For families with children ages 4 and under
11:00 a.m. Noon. 6 South.
Family Service, Elena Sassower
For children ages 5-7 and their parents.
10:45-12:15pm. 6th West.
Family Davening, Mindy Fischer/Tommy Treitel
For children ages 8 and up and their parents.
11:00-12:15pm. 6 North.
Family Kiddush
11/8 from 12:00-12:15 p.m. All the Family and Children's services
come together for song, stories, sharing and Kiddush.
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Weekday Services |
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Mondays and Thursdays 7:20 AM
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 7:30 AM
Sundays and secular holidays 8:30 AM |
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Donations |
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GENERAL DONATIONS
Andrea & David Allan in memory of her father, Stanley Lewis
Judy & Marty Aufhauser in memory of Larry Amsel's father, Joseph Amsel
Fritzi Mutterperl Bickhardt in memory of her father, Sol Mutterperl
Theodore & Erica Braude in memory of his sister, Beatrice Braude
Stephen Burdman
Arline Cohen in memory of her granddaughter, Allison Jane Banker
Rita Falbel in memory of her grandfather, Aaron Schroetter
Herbert & Edith Freshman in memory of her parents, Nathan and Marion
Winter, his mother, Gertie Freshman and his brother, Robert Freshman
Rachel Givner
Mark & Elaine Goodman in memory of his father, Hyman Goodman
Stacey Gordon & Neil Guterman in memory of Deborah Rosenthal's brother,
Leon Rosenthal; in honor of the B'nai Mitzvah of Miriam Dreiblatt,
Avital Mintz- Morgenthau and Gabriel Paley
Susan Greenfield & Matthew Weissman
Stephen Gross in memory of his father, David Gross
Lindsay Blake Kaplan in honor of Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
Sharon Kass
Hilda Kauf in memory of her mother, Thea Meyerheim
Franklin Klein & Susan Marlett
Harold & Elizabeth Koenigsberg in memory of his father, Sol Koenigsberg
Rob Kutner
Vera & Morton Leifman in honor of the B'nai mitzvah of Avital
Mintz-Morgenthau, Sasha Bogursky and Gabriel Paley
Hugo & Lois Melvoin in honor of the Martin Family
Karen & Paul Perkus in memory of Ruth Sharfman's father, Carl Sharfman
Sol Rosenkranz in memory of his relatives, Mala Kuntzmannz, Chaya Sarah
Rosenkranz, Eliyahu Rosenkranz, Luba Rosenkranz and Rachel Rosenkranz
Michael Schmidt & Lori Skopp in memory of his father, Yaakov Schmidt; in
honor the B'nai Mitzvah of Eitan Sosner, Gabriel Paley, Avital
Mintz-Morgenthau, Miriam Dreiblatt and Sasha Herscovici-Bogursky
Josh Segal & Vivienne Koorland in memory of her father, Victor Joseph
Koorland and her grandparents, Ralph and Cecilia Koorland
Herta Shriner in memory of Ruth Sharfman's father, Carl Sharfman
Michele Siegel in memory of Elana Elster's grandmother, Mae Ehrlich
Elster and Elysa Dauerman's grandfather, Samuel Tittlebaum
Fiona J.A. Smith
Jamie Stiller in memory of her father, Morton Stiller
Amy Zarrow & Alan Divack in honor of Miriam Dreiblatt's Bat Mitzvah
Sitta Zorn in loving memory of her husband, Eric Zorn and Siegfried and
Irene Stern
KOL NIDRE APPEAL
Robert Ambaras
Corinne Boren
Deborah Reinhardt Brandt
Michael Brochstein
Deborah Brodie in honor of the B'nai Mitzvah of Sasha Bogursky and Talia
Kula
Sylvia Cohen
Bruce & Nancy Cooper
Louise Crowley
Charles Davidson & Jane Head
Alan Divack & Amy Zarrow
Walter & Nancy Dubler
David Eisenberg & Lauren Marcus
Howard Eisenberg
Norma & Jerome Ehrlich
Iris Engelson & Hyman Rosen
Yakov Epstein & Helane Rosenberg
Sylvia Ettenberg
Maks Etingin
Rita Falbel
Paul & Mary Feinberg
David Fisher & Pearl Beck
Ellen Flax
Albert Gal & Arleen Stern
Paula Galowitz
Harriet Geller
David Gerwin & Lisa Gersten
Marilyn Goldberg
Margaret Goldwater
Theodore & Lillian Greenfield
Isabel Gros
Richard & Ronnie Grosbard
Stephen E. Gross
Joshua Hanft & Claudia Chernov
Mara Heiman & Andrew Sunshine
Marjorie Hort
Ernest & Heidi Kahn
Sonja Karpus
Rebecca & Michael Kaufman
Ruth & Jacob Kaufman
Rivkah & Thongchai Kengmana
Orly Knigin-Calderon
Harold & Elizabeth Koenigsberg
Judith & David Kohn
Allison Lax & J. Reid Schwebach
Joel Leshen & Gail Mota
Janet Leuchter
Gila Lipton
Greg & Jenny Lyss
Amy Malale
Fred Mansbach & Toni Landau
Naomi Marcus
David Morris & Elisheva Urbas
Steven Shulman & Lisa Hagal
Richard Mark & Maura Harway
Jocelyn Maskow
Sarah & John Mathews
Jack & Linda Messing
Russell Miller
Bonnie & Lewis Moses
Shirley Pollak
Adolfo Profumo
Michael & Sharon Rebell
Cherie Rosen & Robert Barmack
Sylvia Rosenberg
Amy Rosenfeld
Shirley Rubien
Ruth & Ira Salzman
Nathan Schleifer & Marlene Stulbach
Carl Schrag & Beth Dinkin
Sophie Seidlin
Leonard Sharzer
Herta Shriner
David & Linda Shriner-Cahn
Michele Siegel
Mark Sirota & Laura Clark
Steven & Renee Skiena in honor of Michael Brochstein
Joyce Slochower
Ruth Sussman in honor of Samuel Hayim Brody
Michael & Dorothy Weiss
Sitta Zorn
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Vivian Awner
Myriam Braunschvig
Ned & Rita Brody
Louise Crowley
Walter & Nancy Dubler
Lenore Feuer
Mindy Fischer
Marilyn Goldberg in memory of Ruth Sharfman's father, Carl Sharfman
Stephen Gross
L. Miryam Kabalov
Mr. & Mrs. Morton Katz in honor of their daughter, Naomi K. Cohen's
performance
Stuart Klawans & Bali Miller
Elizabeth Koltun
Jamie & Michael Lynton
Irene Melup
Russell Miller in memory of Sylvia Lichter Miller
Shira Nichaman & Arnie Angerman
Ruth & Ira Salzman
Jane Spinak & Warren Scharf
Yaron & Gitit Tomer
Melvin Yahr, M.D. in honor of Eric Gertner & Nina Yahr
FLOWER FUND
Jill Laurie Goodman & Melvin Bukiet
Adolfo Profumo
Mark Sirota & Laura Clark
Melvin Yahr, M.D. in honor of Eric Gertner & Nina Yahr
Amy Zarrow & Alan Divack
KIDDUSH FUND
Ruth & Ira Salzman in memory of Ruth Sharfman's father, Carl Sharfman
Sitta Zorn in memory of her sister, Clara Oppenheimer
MINYAN RIMONIM KIDDUSH FUND
Rachel Givner
SHELTER FUND
Arielle Tannin
YIZKOR FUND
Herta Shriner
Henry & Ellen Wolecki
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