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April 2025
Pre-Pesach ‘Meet Your Neighbor’ Dinner
Every year at the Seder we say “Let all who are hungry, come and eat.” Join AC and Knock Kock Give a Sock as we get ready for Pesach by bringing together the AC community and our neighbors living in local shelters to enjoy a meal sitting side-by-side. There will be ice breakers and delicious food. This is an opportunity for us to share and listen to one another, so that ultimately we can live in a community where we better know…
Find out more »Make Your Own Matzah
“Rabbenu Asher would work hard himself on baking matzot for the seder, encouraging and assisting the bakers, and so it is proper for every person to do, engaging in this mitzvah themselves.”- Shulhan Arukh 460.2 This year Ansche Chesed will empower you to make Kosher-for-Passover matzah for the seder night with your very own hands. We are partnering with Mitzvah Matzos, a great organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking at our holiday of liberation. Register here by Wednesday, April 2
Find out more »Questioning and Kashering with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
To get ready for Passover, please bring your Kashrut questions and your pots and pans. We'll help you prepare for the feast of freedom by boiling away the Hametz.
Find out more »No Talmud Class Tonight
There will be no Talmud class tonight (Wednesday, April 9) as we prepare for Pesach.
Find out more »Pre-Pesach Shabbat Dinner
Don’t want to worry about cooking when your kitchen is already kashered? With the First Seder on Saturday night, let us take care of Shabbat dinner for you! Join us for a communal meal with AC friends old and new. Register here by Tuesday, April 8 at noon
Find out more »Pesach Services
Join the Ansche Chesed community in the Sanctuary to celebrate Pesach. Services will be held in-person, on Livestream or via Zoom.
Find out more »Minyan M’at Pesach Services
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Find out more »Community Second Seder
This year consider joining us for an engaging participatory intergenerational Seder celebration. Rich in songs in many languages, rooted in tradition, highlighting and weaving together unique stories and experiences of everyone around the table. No one leaves a stranger! “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” — Our seder is open to AC members and non-members, adults and children. Register by Tuesday, April 8 at noon
Find out more »The Upper West Side Mimouna Celebration
Celebrate the vibrant conclusion of Passover at the Upper West Side Moroccan Mimouna! Enjoy an unforgettable evening of music, food, and tradition, featuring the enchanting sounds of Layali El Andalus. Indulge in a rich and colorful Mimouna table, overflowing with handmade sweets, traditional mufletas, and refreshing Moroccan mint tea. Layali El Andalus breathes new life into the musical traditions of Morocco, Andalusia, North Africa, and the Middle East. Founded by Moroccan-born musician Rachid Halihal (singer, oud, violin), the ensemble, joined…
Find out more »Earth Day 2025: Celebrating Innovation and Action
Want to feel upbeat about saving the planet? Join the Jewish Climate Action Network NYC (JCAN) in collaboration with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan at the JCC for an evening of film about creative and ambitious innovations followed by a talk by the director/producer and moderated discussion about the art of the possible. Buy Tickets -- $5 with promo code JCAN5 Cosponsored by Ansche Chesed.
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