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November 2026
Welcoming & Aware Shabbat
At Ansche Chesed, we want everyone who walks through our doors to feel welcome and safe. We are continually working with security professionals and local law enforcement to strengthen our security measures. This is a layered and ongoing approach, and not all of it is meant to be shared widely. However, just as everyone should be aware of items like fire exits and AED devices, it benefits everyone to know about the tools and protocols that are being implemented. Preparation…
Find out more »Celebrate Bill Meyers’ New Book of Photographs, “Civics”
Join the community as longtime member Bill Meyers discusses his new book over brunch, in conversation with symphony composer and former synagogue member Dan Asia. Civics, capturing moments of civic engagement in New York City over the last quarter century, has been highly praised in many publications, including The New Criterion, Frames, The Amsterdam News, the (English) The Guardian, and the (French) The Eye of Photography, which called it “a visually striking and deeply human celebration of the ordinary acts that…
Find out more »Maimonides and the Merchants: Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World
Please join AC and Minyan M’at member, Mark R. Cohen, Professor Emeritus from Princeton, for a fascinating journey to Medieval Egypt. Jews were deeply embedded in commerce, but Halakha had not yet developed forms well-suited to the realities of the contemporary marketplace. Exploring Maimonides’ writings, Islamic law, and texts from the famed Cairo Geniza, we will see how Rambam developed legal tools that enabled Jewish courts to lead their communities. Learn more and register Course fee $100 (finances should never…
Find out more »Wednesday Night Talmud with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
Our Talmud class will celebrate our 25th anniversary this year, our Silver Jubilee! Please join us -- in person or via Zoom -- to study the 4th chapter of Berakhot, about prayer. This year, we will also bring material from the "other" Talmud, from the Land of Israel, and hope to enjoy seeing where the two works are converge or diverge. Learn more and RSVP
Find out more »The Future is Peace: Meet Peace Activists Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah
Please join the New Israel Fund in partnership with Ansche Chesed, Congregation B'nai Jeshrun, and SAJ to hear from renowned activists Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah. Both Aziz and Maoz carry profound personal loss from the conflict. In the face of unimaginable grief, each made the extraordinary choice to reject vengeance and dedicate their lives to partnership and peacebuilding. The event will celebrate Maoz and Aziz’s relentless pursuit of justice and peace for Israelis and Palestinians, and the publication…
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Shirei Chesed Community Chorus
Shirei Chesed Community Chorus continues to build community through learning a rich and diverse repertoire of Jewish music, and bring harmony into the world that needs it more than ever. Our 4-part chorus brings together lovers of choral singing from both Ansche Chesed and the wider Jewish community. Our recent performances include classical programs with The Bachanalia String Orchestra, a jazz concert with The Afro-Semitic Experience ensemble, Oratorio Souls on Fire based on the book by Elie Wiesel, a celebration…
Find out more »Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger
Friday Night: Liberal Judaism in Israel After the Elections Saturday Lunch: Being a Zionist Jew Today Please join Ansche Chesed to learn with Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger, President of the Rabbinical Assembly in Israel, a brilliant and brave teacher whose journey has taken her from ultra-Orthodoxy to the Masorti rabbinate. Rabbi Lastreger has served several congregations in Israel, most recently as rabbi of the Masorti community in Kfar Vradim in the Galilee for ten years, accompanying her community through three very…
Find out more »Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavuah Class
Join us for our weekly Parashat HaShavua class before the start of Shabbat morning services in the Chapel. Come at 8:45am for hot coffee and a chance to schmooze before the 9am class. This weekly class is dedicated to Rabbi Jules Harlow, a great teacher of Torah and Jewish liturgy. Click here for the Source Sheet (updated Friday afternoons). Also available by Zoom.
Find out more »Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger
Friday Night: Liberal Judaism in Israel After the Elections Saturday Lunch: Being a Zionist Jew Today Please join Ansche Chesed to learn with Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger, President of the Rabbinical Assembly in Israel, a brilliant and brave teacher whose journey has taken her from ultra-Orthodoxy to the Masorti rabbinate. Rabbi Lastreger has served several congregations in Israel, most recently as rabbi of the Masorti community in Kfar Vradim in the Galilee for ten years, accompanying her community through three very…
Find out more »Intergenerational Mitzvah Knitting Group
Knitters needed! Please join our intergenerational AC Mitzvah Knitting Group. Bubbies, bring your grandkids; kids - bring your parents. Please RSVP by emailing Emily.
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