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December 2022
AC Hebrew School Chanukah Candle Lighting
All ACHS Families are invited to join us for Chanukah candle lighting, singing, delicious treats, and schmoozing. Teachers will bring students to the lobby. Join us there!
Find out more »March 2023
Pesach Q&A with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
Ask Rabbi Kalmanofsky all of your Pesach questions at this virtual Q&A session. If you'd like, send questions in advance to RJK@anschechesed.org. CLICK HERE to join via Zoom (Meeting ID: 842 9334 1169 | Passcode: talmud)
Find out more »April 2023
Sell Your Chametz
Click here to designate Rabbi Kalmanofsky to sell your chametz. Make sure to fill out the form by Wednesday, April 5 at 11:54am.
Find out more »Community Second Seder: Breaking Matza and Breaking Free
Join us for a night of breaking matza and breaking free. Our seder will be led by our clergy Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Rabbi Yael Hammerman, and Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn. Help us fill Hirsch Hall with ruach, friendship, stories and song! "Let all who are hungry come and eat." -- Our seder is open to AC members and non-members, adults and children. Click here to register!
Find out more »August 2023
Meditative Kabbalat Shabbat
Please join us for a contemplative service of welcoming Shabbat as we mark Rosh Chodesh Elul and begin the season of introspection and preparation for the Days of Awe - with master meditation teachers Sheila and Sheldon Lewis.
Find out more »September 2023
Confession, Repentance, and the High Holidays
To American Jewish ears, confession can sound so .... Catholic. And yet, in Jewish law and spirituality, the practice of confessing your sins, or vidui, is indispensable to the process of personal change. Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky to explore the Yom Kippur confession liturgy and the themes it reflects. What experiences might confession awaken in us? How can it help us make teshuva, and turn towards becoming our best selves?
Find out more »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 »Highlights from the Musical Machzor
Join Hazzan Hirschhorn for an evening of singing some of the greatest melodies from the upcoming High Holiday season and exploring the deeper meaning behind the ancient texts that inspired the music.
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.
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