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February 2025
Shirei Shabbat: Musical Service + Potluck Dinner with Zemirot
Join us at 5:30pm for a musical Shirei Shabbat service in honor of Shabbat Shirah, led by Cantor Natasha Hirschhorn, our intern Marc Szechter and Shirei Chesed singers -- with a Musical Surprise! Followed by a Potluck Dinner with Zemirot. Our Chef Bruce Soffer will provide a delectable dairy main dish, challah, and grape juice. Please bring a dairy or pareve salad, side dish, or dessert to share. You are welcome to bring your own wine or spirits. Please RSVP…
Find out more »March 2025
Home/Away From Home: Jews on College Campuses Today — Shabbat Dinner & Discussion
In the last 18 months, American college campuses have seen anti-Zionist encampments and protests, often strident and hostile. Many Jewish students have been felt intellectually under assault and sometimes socially excluded. Please join three AC members with expertise in the field, to hear more about this pressing issue than what you can read in the general and Jewish press. Nicholas Lemann, Columbia journalism professor, co-chair of the CU Task Force on Anti-Semitism Dahlia Lyss, co-author, while still a Tufts undergraduate,…
Find out more »April 2025
Pre-Pesach Shabbat Dinner
Don’t want to worry about cooking when your kitchen is already kashered? With the First Seder on Saturday night, let us take care of Shabbat dinner for you! Join us for a communal meal with AC friends old and new. Register here by Tuesday, April 8 at noon
Find out more »May 2025
Playing Hide and Seek with God in the 21st Century: A Theological Shabbaton with Minyan M’at
“This is not 'theology' to prove that God exists or answers your prayers immediately. My aim is to offer one Jewish believer’s account of how Judaism makes sense of our current world, post Oct 7th, post Holocaust, in our current American milieu.” In his book Seeking the Hiding God: A Personal Theological Essay, former JTS Chancellor Arnie Eisen delves into the profound mystery of divine hiddenness, presenting a compelling exploration of how this central theological dilemma resonates within modern Jewish life.…
Find out more »June 2025
Pride Month Shabbat: A Salute to Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
For more than 30 years, Sharon Kleinbaum served Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York's prominent LGBTQ community, providing religious, spiritual, moral and social leadership. In her new retirement - she is still CBST's Rabbi Emerita - she remains an inspiring progressive activist. Join us as Sharon reflects on the arc of her long career, the changes she has witnessed in LGBTQ Jewish life and the challenges still ahead. Kabbalat Shabbat service will be held at 6:30pm, followed by Shabbat dinner around…
Find out more »September 2025
Young Professionals: “Who’s Coming to Shabbat?” Dinners for 20s and 30s
We're starting a series of monthly Shabbat dinners for community members in their 20s and 30s to bring together Ansche Chesed's young professionals. These dinners will be hosted in community members' homes, beginning after AC's Kabbalat Shabbat service. If you are in this age-range and want to sign up as either a guest or host, please reach out to the office.
Find out more »Sweet New Year: Family Shabbat Services and Dinner
Back to School, new extracurriculars and... Rosh Hashanah?? Oh my! Let AC take one thing off your plate, and cook Shabbat dinner for you before the High Holidays. Families with kids are invited to join us for a participatory Family Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 5:30pm and dinner on the roof at 6:00pm. Please register for dinner by Tuesday, September 16 at 10am.
Find out more »October 2025
CANCELLED: 19th Annual Sukkot Sing-Along
Unfortunately, this year's Sukkot Sing-Along Dinner has been cancelled. The Sukkah will still be open if you would like to eat your dinner there independently. Please see further details on our website: https://anschechesed.org/sukkot-5786-2025/#Communal-Sukkah-Use
Find out more »Anxiety About Democracy: Shabbat Dinner and Discussion
Is there any word more freighted in the United States today? Many of us wonder about our institutions eroding, norms melting, authoritarianism rising. Please join us for Shabbat dinner, where we will be in conversation with two scholars, members of our AC community, who can offer important perspectives. Melissa Schwartzberg of NYU is a political theorist who reflects on democracy in different societies. Atina Grossmann of Cooper Union is a historian who has written extensively about Germany in and after…
Find out more »November 2025
Young Professionals Fall Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Ansche Chesed's Young Professionals invite all 20s and 30s to a free Shabbat Fall Potluck. Join us as we celebrate Shabbat and Thanksgiving together. Bring your favorite kosher dairy or pareve dish to share, wear your best fall colors, and enjoy an evening filled with warmth, gratitude, and community. Space is limited. Please RSVP by Thursday, 11/20.
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