Past Events
May 2016
Minchah, Seudah Shelishit and Havdallah with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
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Find out more »October 2016
Erev Rosh HaShanah: West Side Minyan
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »Rosh HaShanah, First Day: West Side Minyan
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »Kol Nidre: West Side Minyan
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »Yom Kippur: West Side Minyan
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »Erev Simchat Torah: West Side Minyan
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »Erev Simchat Torah: Minyan M’at
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »August 2017
Minyan M’at
Shabbat at Ansche Chesed offers members and visitors alike many paths to spiritual engagement. Minyan M'at holds a lay-led service on the fifth floor.
Find out more »September 2018
Rosh HaShanah, Second Day: West Side Minyan
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »January 2019
Blood Drive
There is no substitute for human blood. Your donation can go towards impacting the lives of up to 3 patients! From natural disasters to unforeseen catastrophes, emergency hospital procedures to life-long battles with chronic diseases such as sickle cell, the demand for blood is constant. The supply is not.
Find out more »February 2019
Havdalah and Sandwich-Making
Adults and children will gather to celebrate the conclusion of Shabbat and then continue our time together making sandwiches and packing up snacks for a local soup kitchen.
Find out more »September 2019
Selichot: Saying and Hearing the Hardest Words
Study Session: 10pm Selichot Services: 11pm Our study session will focus on traditions of apology. How do we express regret and try to heal the wounds we've caused? How do we accept the apologies of those who have wronged us? The highlight of the event will be a writing exercise led by AC member Rachel Mann, winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in Young Adult Fiction, for On Blackberry Hill. Selichot Services will be led by Hazzan Hirschhorn Selichot…
Find out more »Ethical Wills: A Values Vault for Future Generations©
Ethical wills, sometimes called spiritual or legacy letters, are resources Jews have used for centuries to articulate and pass on deeply held values and beliefs. Historically, they were letters written by parents to children; now they often address a wider circle of friends and family, and can come in audio, video, or other creative formats. No matter the format, they contain a person’s moral legacy, including stories, life lessons, and blessings for the future. There are many reasons to make…
Find out more »Erev Rosh HaShanah: West Side Minyan
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »October 2019
Shabbat Shuva Learning with Dr. Arnie Eisen
Minyan M'at invites the Ansche Chesed community to join us in a communal learning event with Dr. Arnie Eisen, Chancellor of JTS, on “Cherish Your Friend’s Honor as Your Own; Be Not Easily Provoked to Anger; Make Teshuva One Day Before Your Death.” (Rabbi Eliezer, Pirke Avot) Shabbat Shuva is traditionally a time of introspection and reflection, as we continue our path to repentance from Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Join us at 10 am for tefillot or 12 pm…
Find out more »Mincha and Ne’ila West Side Minyan
Holidays at Ansche Chesed are filled with prayer, learning, and other opportunities for members to come together as a strong community. Join us.
Find out more »November 2019
Havdalah Service and Sandwich-Making
Adults and children will gather at Ansche Chesed for a joyful Havdalah service led by our youth leaders. We'll then work together to prepare sandwiches and assemble meal packages for people in our neighborhood who are hungry and homeless. We will buy most of the supplies, but we would like to request that attendees who can do so contribute $5 per person (or $15 per family) to help defray the costs. (If you cannot attend but would like to make…
Find out more »January 2020
Teen Class On Jewish Identity
What is my personal Jewish identity? What is our collective Jewish identity? AC high school students are invited to join Rabbi Kalmanofsky and Sam Blustin, Ansche Chesed’s Youth Director, for a bi-weekly class to discuss who we think we are and want to be, amid rising anti-Semitism and changing awareness of racism and privilege in our society.
Find out more »Exploring Midwifery in Jewish History: A Seudah Shelishit for Parshat Shemot
The Torah portion of Shemot introduces the Hebrew midwives, Shifra and Pu’ah, who take responsibility for saving Jewish baby boys from being cast into the Nile following Pharaoh's decree. But just who were these Hebrew midwives, and what is the legacy of midwifery in Jewish history? In this talk, Jordan Katz will discuss her doctoral research on Jewish midwives in the premodern world, with an eye toward midwives' unique communal roles as providers of obstetric care to Jewish women, and…
Find out more »“Leil” Shira: An Afternoon Of Israeli Song
Join Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz and Eric Fishman, family, and friends for a warm and joyous musical get together to sing through as many beloved Israeli songs as we can! With Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn and the members of Shirei Chesed Community Chorus (funded by the generous support of the Rabbi Gershon Schwartz Memorial Fund). Light refreshments will be served.
Find out more »“Leil” Shira: An Afternoon Of Israeli Song
Join Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz and Eric Fishman, family, and friends for a warm and joyous musical get together to sing through as many beloved Israeli songs as we can! With Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn and the members of Shirei Chesed Community Chorus (funded by the generous support of the Rabbi Gershon Schwartz Memorial Fund). Light refreshments will be served.
Find out more »December 2022
Chanukah Family Celebration
Come join Yaldaynu and Ansche Chesed for a Family Chanukah Celebration! There will be Chanukah crafts, a sing-along with AC's fabulous Mishpacha leader Leilah Rosen, and delicious treats. This program is geared towards families with tots; siblings welcome. Tickets are $15 per child or $40 per family. Register here!
Find out more »October 2023
2024 Bnai Mitzvah Families: Project Aliyah Orientation
Join us as we launch this year's B'nai Mitzvah cohort! Spend some time connecting as a family, getting to know other AC B'nai Mitzvah families and hearing more about the B'nai Mitzvah journey at AC. Parents will have the opportunity to meet with Rabbis Jeremy Kalmanofsky and Yael Hammerman and Executive Director Amy Shapiro-Kessler for an overview of the AC B'nai Mitzvah process. B'nai Mitzvah students will also do activities with Education Director Aliza Sebert. Register online!
Find out more »March 2024
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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