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June 2026
ACHS Open House for Prospective Hebrew School Families
Thinking about joining Ansche Chesed's Hebrew School... or trying to convince friends or family to join? Come to our Open House and get a taste of what it's like! Parents and children invited -- activities with ACHS teachers and pizza will be provided! Learn more and RSVP by contacting Education Director Aliza Sebert: ASebert@anschechesed.org / 212-865-0600 x 217. Please feel free to send this to anyone who might be interested.
Find out more »Annual Meeting 2026
All members in good standing are invited to join our Annual Membership Meeting to elect the slate of trustees and officers as recommended by the Nominating Committee. Click here to view the full Agenda. Please bring a dairy or pareve dessert to share! Food should be prepared per our kashrut policy. If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to vote, please fill out the Proxy Form and submit it by email to JAshley@anschechesed.org by noon the day of the meeting.
Find out more »Family Summer Sendoff
Join us for a delicious Shabbat dinner on the Roof before folks head off for the summer! Families with kids are invited to join us for a participatory Family Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 5:30 and dinner at 6:00. Register here by Wednesday June 17 at 11am. We'll also say goodbye to Schleppy... and meet Schleppy Jr.!
Find out more »July 2026
Scribblers on the Roof: An Evening of Poetry
Join us to hear renowned writers read from and discuss their recent work on the Ansche Chesed roof. Beverages, snacks and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. See our full Scribblers lineup and learn more about our authors. SARAH STERN is the author of four poetry books: Dear Letters in the Red Box (Kelsay Books, 2026), We Have Been Lucky in the Midst of Misfortune (Kelsay Books, 2018), But Today Is Different (Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2014),…
Find out more »August 2026
RESCHEDULED: Scribblers on the Roof: Zeeva Bukai, “The Anatomy of Exile”
Join us to hear renowned writers read from and discuss their recent work on the Ansche Chesed roof. Beverages, snacks and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. See our full Scribblers lineup and learn more about our authors. ZEEVA BUKAI was born in Israel, raised in New York City, and lives and writes in Brooklyn. She is the author of The Anatomy of Exile and The World Between. Her stories have appeared in many publications,…
Find out more »September 2026
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 »Selichot: Der Arbeter-Tog (“Labor Day” in Yiddish)
Since this Selichot falls on Labor Day weekend, we will be pleased to study with Professor Rebecca Kobrin of Columbia University, a renowned historian of American Judaism, about Eastern European Jews and their activism for unions and justice for American workers in the early 20th century. RSVP here Following the program (at about 10pm), please join us for Selichot, one of the most musical, inspiring and participatory services of the entire High Holiday year, with Hazzan Natasha J. Hirschhorn and special musical…
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 »Tashlikh
Please join us for the ritual casting off of our sins. We will meet at Ansche Chesed at 4:45pm to walk to the Hudson River. Please bring something to toss! While many people throw bread crumbs, anything may be tossed in. We invite you to bring either crumbs, or something more sustainable such as chopped lettuce or grated carrots, dry/unsalted & unflavored oats, or birdseed, or to gather pebbles, twigs and leaves in the park, in order to protect the…
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