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January 2024
Family Tu B’Shevat Celebration and Kiddush
Toddlers through 6 year olds: 2 North with Ramah Nyack Staff 7 - 12 year olds: Mayer Cavalier Chapel with Ramah Berkshires Staff Everyone: Meeting up for treats all together in 2 South after the activities Join Ansche Chesed and Ramah staff to celebrate the birthday of the trees with special Tu B'Shevat activities, songs, stories and, of course, special Tu B'Shevat treats. Note, this will be in place of our regular Mishpacha, Yigdal and Big Kids services on 1/27. Registration below appreciated; walk-ins…
Find out more »February 2024
Yoga Tefillah for Young Families
Exhale and stretch during Yoga Tefilah for Young Families with AC member + yoga teacher Ellen Braitman and Mishpacha leader Leilah Rosen. Move, breath and relax as you embrace Shabbat Shal-ommm. Bring a yoga mat or towel, and wear clothing you can move in. Note, this will be in place of our regular Mishpacha and Yigdal services on 2/3. Registration appreciated, walk-ins welcome! Registration appreciated, walk-ins welcome.
Find out more »Family Beit Midrash – 2nd & 3rd Graders and Parents
All 2nd and 3rd graders -- from ACHS, Jewish day schools and beyond -- and their parents are invited to join our Shabbat Family Beit Midrash & Nosh! This Beit Midrash will be led by Rabbi Yael, Aliza Sebert & Jess Feiwus (former ACHS and Schechter Manhattan teacher). We'll study selections from Devash: Hadar's Weekly Parashah Magazine in family groups, and in groups of just kids and just parents; and we'll enjoy some nosh and being in community! After the…
Find out more »Shabbat Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
As you prepare for your B'nai Mitzvah, take some time to enjoy Shabbat together and reflect on this journey with Rabbi Kalmanofsky. Please take lunch food from the Kiddush in Hirsch Hall and bring your plates to the Multi-Purpose Room. Please consider donating $10-$15 to the AC Kiddush Fund per person who will be attending the Lunch and Learn at AnscheChesed.org/CelebratoryKiddush. RSVPs encouraged, walk-in's welcome.
Find out more »March 2024
AC Intergenerational Mitzvah Knitting Group
Knitters needed! Please join our intergenerational AC Mitzvah Knitting Group. Bubbies, bring your grandkids; kids - bring your parents.
Find out more »ACHS Purim Carnival
Join us for a festive Purim celebration - fun for all ages! Kids and adults are encouraged to come in costume, and are invited to join our exciting Costume Parade at 11:50am! All are welcome! Register online to purchase all-access wristbands at a reduced price. Each wristband includes 1 Open Gym session and unlimited games. $30 online, $35 at the door. Gym session spaces are limited - RSVP now. The Purim Carnival is the annual fundraiser for the Ansche Chesed…
Find out more »April 2024
Aviv / Spring Nature Walk Shacharit
Parents and children are invited to join us for an aviv / spring nature walk in Central Park led by Jewish environmental educator, farmer, and storyteller Jacob Kose and Rabbi Yael Hammerman. We’ll follow the water around the north woods and note how this holy ground has changed since we visited last in October, on Shemini Atzeret. We'll say blessings for the spring blossoms, and bring Torah in teva (nature). Geared at kids ages 5 - 11 and their families.…
Find out more »Rugrats Passover
Join Tommy Pickles, Grandpa Boris and all their Rugrats friends for a morning of Passover fun at Ansche Chesed. We'll watch the classic '90's Rugrats Passover special (entertaining for the pre-schoolers AND nostalgic for their millennial parents!), get our hands dirty with a Passover craft, and do a taste test for the best Kosher for Passover snacks on the market. Geared at kids ages 2 - 6 and their families. Bring your own Rugrat pack -- aka your friends from…
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