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March 2026
Blood Drive
Join us to save lives by giving blood. Appointments are preferred. Walk-ins will be welcomed if space permits. Please remember to eat, drink, and bring your donor ID card or ID with name and photo. Click here to make an appointment
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Yom HaShoah Reading of the Names
Each year, AC joins the JCC and other Upper West Side synagogues in the annual commemoration of Yom HaShoah, by reading from the book of names of those who perished in the Shoah. AC has a designated 30-minute slot from 12 - 12:30am for members to read the names. Participants are also welcome to read their own family names. Please contact AC member David Israel if you would like to participate. Please RSVP here if you would like to attend (or to…
Find out more »“Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire”: Film Screening and Discussion
In honor of Yom Hashoah, please join us for a special screening of Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire, directed by member Oren Rudavsky: Eighty years after his liberation from Buchenwald, we seek to understand the man behind Elie Wiesel's searing and widely read memoir Night. Told largely through his own words and eloquent voice, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire seeks to penetrate to the heart of the known and unknown Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) - his passions, his conflicts and his legacy as one of the most public survivors…
Find out more »Ansche Chesed Book Group
Join our in-person book group for literary conversation rooted in Jewish themes and storytelling. We meet in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel at Ansche Chesed (251 W. 100th St.). We’ll rotate facilitators (voluntary), and our discussions will be warm, thoughtful, and welcoming. All are welcome—members and non-members alike. We will meet on the following Wednesdays: 📅 February 11 📖 Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari 📅 April 15 📖 Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro 📅 June 10 📖 Flash by David Szalay Learn more and RSVP
Find out more »Wednesday Night Talmud with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
This year, our long-running study group will study tractate Moed Katan, focusing on traditions regarding death and mourning. (Don't be dissuaded by the heavy topic. It's very rich!) This class is best in person -- so please come! Also available via Zoom (Meeting ID: 865 6254 5410| Passcode: chesed)
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Shirei Chesed Community Chorus
Shirei Chesed Community Chorus continues to build community through learning a rich and diverse repertoire of Jewish music, and bring harmony into the world that needs it more than ever. Our 4-part chorus brings together lovers of choral singing from both Ansche Chesed and the wider Jewish community. Our recent performances include classical programs with The Bachanalia String Orchestra, a jazz concert with The Afro-Semitic Experience ensemble, Oratorio Souls on Fire based on the book by Elie Wiesel, a celebration…
Find out more »Lunch and Learn: “There’s a Midrash About That!” with Rabbi Yael Hammerman
Working remotely? Retired? Stay-at-home parent? Taking a day off? Please join Rabbi Yael Hammerman for a monthly lunch-and-learn gathering where we will read midrashim from across the centuries. Midrashim help us fill in the blanks in the Torah, they add color to our black and white laws, and they help us develop our own voice and approach to Jewish text. Come - it will be fun! (No Hebrew background necessary). Learn more and RSVP Bring your lunch, according to the AC…
Find out more »Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavuah Class
Join us for our weekly Parashat HaShavua class before the start of Shabbat morning services in the Chapel. Come at 8:45am for hot coffee and a chance to schmooze before the 9am class. This weekly class is dedicated to Rabbi Jules Harlow, a great teacher of Torah and Jewish liturgy. Click here for the Source Sheet (updated Friday afternoons). Also available by Zoom.
Find out more »Reflections Class Artist Talk and Potluck Reception
In this year's painting and collage workshop series, led by artist Amy Tenenouser, participants drew inspiration from Judaic themes that spark the imagination and personal life stories. The resulting artworks reflect this process and inspiration. This evening will showcase these pieces. Please join us in 5N on April 19 to hear from the artists and join the potluck reception after. We invite all guests and participants to bring a Kosher dessert for the potluck afterward. We look forward to hearing from…
Find out more »Wednesday Night Talmud with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
This year, our long-running study group will study tractate Moed Katan, focusing on traditions regarding death and mourning. (Don't be dissuaded by the heavy topic. It's very rich!) This class is best in person -- so please come! Also available via Zoom (Meeting ID: 865 6254 5410| Passcode: chesed)
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