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December 2024
Yoga Tefillah for Young Families
Exhale and stretch during Family Yoga Tefilah with AC member + yoga teacher Ellen Braitman. 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 Yigdal and Big Kids services. Registrations appreciated, walk-ins welcome!
Find out more »Teen Mosaic Chanukiyah & Candle Making
Teens, get ready for Chanukah by creating your own beautiful mosaic Chanukiyot and beeswax candles while hanging out with your friends and eating pizza! RSVPs encouraged, walk-ins welcome.
Find out more »Tour of Ilit Azoulay Exhibition at the Jewish Museum
Private tour of the Ilit Azoulay exhibition currently on view at the Jewish Museum. The exhibition features Azoulay’s work from 2010 to the present, showcasing large scale digital photocollages of archival objects that explore how images and objects transmit knowledge, shape memory, and support or undermine historical narratives. Azoulay represented Israel at the Venice Biennale in 2022 and has been featured in exhibitions at MoMA and throughout the world. Ansche Chesed member Marge Goldwater, who has known the artist for…
Find out more »Lights, Latkes, and Love: AC Chanukkah Celebration
Join Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn and your friends at AC to celebrate Chanukkah with light, song and joy on the 2nd night of Chanukkah. We will light candles together, sing, nosh on latkes and enjoy. If you'd like, bring your menorah to light and a dessert to share. Please RSVP here. Free to attend, all ages welcome!
Find out more »January 2025
Community-Wide Potluck Kiddush
Join us to kick off 2025 with a special community-wide potluck kiddush! Everyone is welcome in Hirsch Hall immediately after services for kiddush and schmoozing. We’ll provide the main dish, you bring a small treat to share. To help us plan, please RSVP here.
Find out more »Shabbat Gym
Meet, schmooze, and enjoy the company of other Ansche Chesed families on Shabbat afternoons while your children play in AC's gym! The gym, with its child-friendly mats and tumbling area, is open for member and nonmember families with kids ages toddler to tween. Registration required to attend. Learn More and Register
Find out more »Project Aliyah: Mitzvah Project Workshop with Natalie Silverstein + Tallit & Tefillin Workshop with Rabbi Yael and Rabbi Jeremy
Mitzvah Project Workshop: 10 - 11am At 10am, we will have a workshop about developing a meaningful, personalized mitzvah project with Natalie Silverstein, an author, speaker, nonprofit founder, philanthropist and passionate advocate for family and youth service. Natalie has written the books Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back and The Busy Teen’s Guide to Making a Difference. She is also the host of the award-winning weekly podcast, Simple Acts, Big Impact: Celebrating Teen Changemakers and the New…
Find out more »Teen Movie Night
Calling all teens! Join the AC Teen Council for popcorn, hot chocolate, pizza and more while watching You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah with your friends. We can't wait to see you there! Please note, this will take place during Halutzim & TAC. RSVPs encouraged, walk-ins welcome. See you there!
Find out more »Project Aliyah: MLK Day of Service Project
Volunteer with AC on MLK Day! Pack Kits for New Yorkers in Need Project Aliyah families, join AC and Met Council in packaging food and non-food essentials for New Yorkers in need in honor of our annual MLK Day of Service! With several hands-on tasks, volunteers will have the opportunity to support Met Council's missions in supporting low-income seniors, families, and college students in the Greater New York City area. IMPORTANT DETAILS: Ansche Chesed has reserved 25 spots for this…
Find out more »Heschel Harmonizers at AC
We are delighted to welcome the Heschel Harmonizers to Ansche Chesed for Shabbat. The Harmonizers will perform in Hirsch Hall during Kiddush, and will also add their voices to Sanctuary services and children’s tefilah. The Heschel Harmonizers are the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School a cappella group. Founded in 2006 by students, to this day the group is still heavily student run, under the guidance of director Adena Korn. The Harmonizers' repertoire includes Jewish liturgical, American and Israeli pop music…
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