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December 2022
Project Aliyah Kickoff
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 Josh Hanft for an overview of the AC B'nai Mitzvah process. B'nai Mitzvah students will also do activities together with Education Director, Aliza Sebert. Click here to register.
Find out more »Teen Shabbat Dinner
Join AC Teens for a special Chanukah and World Cup-themed Shabbat dinner, including games and delicious food! Teens (8th grade and up) are invited to this event. Please SIGN UP HERE by Tuesday, December 13th, $18/teen. Contact asebert@anschechesed.org with any questions.
Find out more »January 2023
Project Aliyah: Family Parsha Study with Rabbi Hammerman
Join us as we delve into your child's B'nai Mitzvah parsha (Torah portion). What happens in this particular parsha, and how can you and your child start to make meaning of it and create connections? We will spend some time exploring these questions by family, while also connecting with other families in this year's Project Aliyah Cohort. Click here to register.
Find out more »Daughter of Auschwitz: Special Invitation for 6th & 7th Grade Families
With the youngest Shoah survivors growing older, we are the final generation who will hear their stories first-hand. Tova Friedman, mother of AC member Gadi Friedman, is one of the very youngest Auschwitz survivors, having entered that prison before her 6th birthday. Tova will join Ansche Chesed on Shabbat, January 21, to share the remarkable story she recounts in her new book The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope. Please join us to think about the horror…
Find out more »September 2023
Reverse Tashlich
Each year during Tashlich, we cast our "sins" into the Hudson River. Join us this year for the "6th Annual Reverse Tashlich," where we will do the opposite and remove debris from the Hudson River Greenway, along Riverside Park -- our own local shore line. Organized by Tikkun HaYam / Repair The Sea, Reverse Tashlich is an international initiative to raise awareness in the Jewish Community about threats facing the ocean and the aquatic environment, and our responsibility as Jews to be…
Find out more »Sukkah Decorating Party
Join us on the roof to help decorate and beautify our Sukkah! We'll bring the art supplies, doughnuts and apple cider, you bring the Sukkot simcha - joy! Geared at kids ages 3-10. Questions? Contact Aliza.
Find out more »Family Potluck Kiddush
Join us for a Family Potluck Kiddush in the Sukkah! We'll meet on the roof after kids' services. Please bring a dairy or pareve dish to share.
Find out more »October 2023
Family Shemini Atzeret Nature Walk and Shacharit
Parents and children are invited to join us for a Shemini Atzeret nature walk in Central Park led by Jewish environmental educator, farmer, and storyteller Jacob Kose. We’ll follow the water around the north woods and discuss how Shemini Atzeret, the last day of Sukkot, is rooted in nature’s ancient rhythms. RSVP’s requested, walk-ins welcome.
Find out more »Family Simchat Torah Celebration
Join us for a FREE light dairy dinner followed by our annual Torah Unroll, dancing and Hakafot with the rest of the AC Community. Stick around for ice cream and popsicles after the second Hakafa! No RSVP necessary, walk-ins welcome.
Find out more »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!
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