Past Events

Join the fun at our Virtual Rooftop Picnic. Ansche Chesed is supplying the virtual Cream White Concord, virtual grape juice, virtual plasticware and virtual paper goods. The whole AC community is invited. Josh Hanft assures us that there is enough room on the Virtual Roof for everyone, even with social distancing. We'll make  Kiddush, wash our hands (natch!), and make Motzi, after which we'll watch you eat the food you've brought. Just remember to keep your virtual egg and tuna…

While we can't be together in person, that does not mean that we can not learn from each other. Dan Lenchner is a collector of vintage images, mostly snapshots, from Germany in the 30’s and 40’s. Join him as he discusses these photographs which appear in his book Normal: How the Nazis Normalized the Unspeakable. The photographs highlight often banal human activities taking place within a totalitarian society. They address the knotty question of how normal people accommodate themselves to an ever-growing evil. The…

Mark your calendars, and plan to join us on Sunday, June 28th at 7:30pm for The Ansche Chesed Virtual Tribute. This year's tribute is focusing on the theme of "Looking Back, Looking Forward", and will be an opportunity to celebrate our community and thank our long-term members. Visit our Tribute website to read reflections from Long-Term Members, Buy Journal Ads and Register to be with us. We have attempted to reach out to our Long-Term (two-decades plus) members to invite…

While we will not be together on Shabbat morning, that doesn’t mean that we can not study together. Join the Ansche Chesed community on Friday mornings at 9:30 (just a day before we usually meet) to delve into the weekly portion through the eyes of favorite commentators-ancient, medieval, and modern; midrashic, mystical, and academic. During these summer months, the Not Shabbat Morning Study will be lay led. Contact Debby Mowshowitz at dbm2@columbia.edu with any questions. JOIN VIA ZOOM

This summer, in lieu of our popular literary series, "Scribblers on the Roof," we are proud to present our first virtual reading series. AC members will read from and discuss their work in fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and other genres, Monday nights from 8-9pm. Lynn Lurie's powerful novel, "Corner of the Dead," takes an unflinching look at the reign of violence in Peru between corrupt government authorities and the Shining Path guerillas, as explored through the eyes of Lisette, a young…

Hanan Harchol is well-known for his moving and humorous animation series that touches upon the deepest feelings all human beings experience. Join Rabbi Judith Edelstein to explore a three-part series of his animations "Love and Fear". Together we will watch "Love and Fear" which explores the connection between these primal emotions to learn more about ourselves.  Following each viewing we will discuss the themes and ideas in these animations. JOIN VIA ZOOM

We'd like to announce the rebranding and re-imagining of the Thursday afternoon Kiddush cocktail hour, which has been a lovely way for people to connect during this crazy time. But we thought it needed a transformation into something a bit more specific. Before the pandemic, Kiddush has traditionally been a way for people at Ansche Chesed to connect with one another, to share milestones, to kvetch and moan a bit, to express support to friends who are going through one…