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December 2020
Chanukah Hygge: Kabbalat Shabbat
Let’s get our “hygge” on! Hygge is the feeling of coziness you get from being home, being with friends or family, and spreading warmth to others. Bring a cuppa tea, cocoa or mulled wine to Shabbat services. Make sure your Shabbat candles and Chanukiyah are lit. Put on your fuzzy socks and wrap yourself in a plush blanket. Let’s feel the warmth of Chanukah, Hygge and Shabbat together! Please join members of the Ansche Chesed clergy for a shortened Kabbalat…
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Juggling the Miracle of Fire
We all need more light during this time of darkness! Join AC for Havdalah and Chanukah Candle lighting, followed by a fiery magic show with Time Flies Circus. You will also have the chance to learn a new skill: juggling! Open to Kids and Adults of ALL AGES! JOIN US VIA ZOOM or call: 929 205 6099, Meeting ID: 818 9913 3447 Passcode: FIRE
Find out more »Virtual Chanukah Baking with the AC Teens!
AC Teens (8th grade and up) are invited to celebrate Chanukah as we bake a special treat and light candles together. We will be making a treat inspired by the traditional sufganiyot in muffin form, also known as muffganiyot! Make sure you have all your ingredients. You can find the recipe here! Register here + “walk-ins” welcome. JOIN US VIA ZOOM or call: 929 205 6099, Meeting ID: 850 4541 6326 Passcode: 819366
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Chanukah Sing Along and Concert
This year we may be physically apart, but we still have the power to bring light and joy into each others’ homes and hearts. Fry up some latkes, set your menorah by the computer and bring a musical instrument to play along, if you like. Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn, Shirei Chesed Community Chorus singers and special musical guests, JTS Cantorial students Ingrid Barnett and Josh Ehrlich, and our cantorial intern Daniella Risman, invite you for a rousing Chanukah sing-along from around the world.…
Find out more »Chanukat HaBayit: Dedicating the House
Jews celebrate Chanukah by remembering how our ancient predecessors restored the “Bayit,” literally “the house.” While that phrase refers to restoring the Jerusalem Temple, perhaps we modern Jews can hear on our holiday a call to dedicate ordinary homes as well. Please join Ansche Chesed and All Angels Episcopal Church for Habitat for Humanity-NYC's Building on Faith Holiday Webinar. We will share the holiday season with our Christian neighbors with an interfaith discussion of affordable housing in New York and…
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