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June 2025
Minyan M’at Shavuot Services
Minyan M’at is a lay-led, participatory, independent, traditional, egalitarian community within Ansche Chesed. More than 30 years old, our group of over 150 households comes together to davven (pray), to learn, to celebrate and to sustain each other.
Find out more »Pride Month Shabbat: A Salute to Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
For more than 30 years, Sharon Kleinbaum served Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York's prominent LGBTQ community, providing religious, spiritual, moral and social leadership. In her new retirement - she is still CBST's Rabbi Emerita - she remains an inspiring progressive activist. Join us as Sharon reflects on the arc of her long career, the changes she has witnessed in LGBTQ Jewish life and the challenges still ahead. Kabbalat Shabbat service will be held at 6:30pm, followed by Shabbat dinner around…
Find out more »ACHS Open House for Prospective Hebrew School Families
Thinking about joining Ansche Chesed's Hebrew School... or trying to convince a friend to join? Come to our Open House and get a taste of what it's like! Parents and children invited -- activities with ACHS teachers and pizza will be provided! Learn more and RSVP by contacting Education Director Aliza Sebert: ASebert@anschechesed.org / 212-865-0600 x 217.
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Scribblers on the Roof: Ruth Franklin, The Many Lives of Anne Frank
Join us to hear renowned writers read from and discuss their recent work on the Ansche Chesed roof. Beverages, snacks and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. New this year! New start time: Schmooze and wine, 7 p.m. Program: 7:15 p.m. Book sales in advance. Order your books before the event through our Scribblers Bookshop.org page. Season pass: $50 -- Register here. The first ten people to sign up will…
Find out more »Rebuilding Trust and Opportunity: Arab-Jewish Partnership in Israeli High-Tech
Please join Ansche Chesed and The Task Force on Arab Citizens of Israel for a conversation with Maisam Jaljuli, CEO of Tsofen-Tashbik, and Ifat Baron, founder and CEO of itworks— leaders advancing inclusive employment in Israel’s high-tech sector. Their work to sustain high-tech as a space for Arab economic mobility and Jewish-Arab partnership in Israel is both more challenging and important under the strains of a polarized and war-strained society. As government and international funding declines and public discourse grows increasingly polarized,…
Find out more »Scribblers on the Roof: Tova Mirvis, We Would Never
Join us to hear renowned writers read from and discuss their recent work on the Ansche Chesed roof. Beverages, snacks and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. New this year! New start time: Schmooze and wine, 7 p.m. Program: 7:15 p.m. Book sales in advance. Order your books before the event through our Scribblers Bookshop.org page. Season pass: $50 -- Register here. The first ten people to sign up will…
Find out more »Annual Meeting 2025
Save the date for AC's Annual Membership Meeting! Stay tuned for more info.
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Annual Tribute Gala 2025
Join us as we celebrate and show gratitude to Patty & Seth Goldman, Marge Goldwater, and Wendy & Avery Katz for their wonderful commitment and dedication to Ansche Chesed. Purchase dinner tickets and submit journal ads here
Find out more »Scribblers on the Roof: Alissa Quart & Adelle Waldman
Join us to hear renowned writers read from and discuss their recent work on the Ansche Chesed roof. Beverages, snacks and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. New this year! New start time: Schmooze and wine, 7 p.m. Program: 7:15 p.m. Book sales in advance. Order your books before the event through our Scribblers Bookshop.org page. Season pass: $50 -- Register here. The first ten people to sign up will…
Find out more »Jewish Museum Tour: Ben Shahn Exhibit – “On Nonconformity”
Join us for a private and enlightening evening at the Jewish Museum, touring the new exhibit Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity, which features the work of American Jewish artist and activist Ben Shahn. The exhibit “examines the prolific and progressive artist’s commitment to chronicling and confronting crucial issues of his era, spanning from the Great Depression to the Vietnam War, as well as his exploration of spirituality and Jewish texts.” We will see decades of Shahn's work, while focusing on how Hebrew and biblical…
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