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January 2023
Shabbat Guest Teacher: Shoshana Nambi HUC Rabbinical Student, from Uganda’s Abayudaya Jewish Community
Shoshana Nambi will deliver the dvar torah in the Sanctuary, and then during Kiddush she will teach and share about her experiences growing up in the Abayudaya community. If you are planning to join us for Kiddush, please consider making a donation to the AC Kiddush Fund so we can continue to nourish our bodies and souls each Shabbat. Shoshana Nambi, grew up in Uganda’s Abayudaya Jewish community in her village of Nabweya, learning Hebrew at her synagogue and teaching…
Find out more »Special Dvar Torah/Prayer for the US with Minyan M’at
Join Minyan M'at for a special Dvar Torah/Prayer for the U.S. with Bonnie Zaben and Laura Gold in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
Find out more »Learning Shabbat and Memorial Lunch with Minyan M’at
Following services, two special events at Minyan M'at: David Gedzelman will be teaching for a Learning Shabbat, as part of our continuing series on prayer. For those who knew and loved Yocheved Muffs, join us for lunch as we share memories of Yocheved over full plates and fuller hearts.
Find out more »Daughter of Auschwitz
With the youngest Shoah survivors growing older, we are the final generation who will hear their stories first-hand. Tova Friedman, mother of AC member Gadi Friedman, is one of the very youngest Auschwitz survivors, having entered that prison before her 6th birthday. Tova will join Ansche Chesed on Shabbat, January 21, to share the remarkable story she recounts in her new book The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope. Please join us to think about the…
Find out more »Daughter of Auschwitz: Special Invitation for 6th & 7th Grade Families
With the youngest Shoah survivors growing older, we are the final generation who will hear their stories first-hand. Tova Friedman, mother of AC member Gadi Friedman, is one of the very youngest Auschwitz survivors, having entered that prison before her 6th birthday. Tova will join Ansche Chesed on Shabbat, January 21, to share the remarkable story she recounts in her new book The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope. Please join us to think about the horror…
Find out more »February 2023
Refugee Shabbat – Immigrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Then and Now
We will have a unique opportunity to meet some of the refugee families supported by the ACRA tireless volunteers, including a talented Burmese pop singer, who will share some of his story through music! Shabbat morning services will feature a dvar torah from Ruth Messenger as our speaker, and highlighting the work of ACRA. Ruth was a New York City Council Member, Manhattan Borough President, President of the American Jewish World Service and has been an exemplary Jewish activist for…
Find out more »Sylvia Ortiz Farewell Kiddush
Join us on February 4th at kiddush when we honor and say farewell to our long-time security guard, Sylvia Ortiz. Sylvia has been with us for close to thirty years, has seen generations of kids grow into adults, has been with us in happy and sad times, always watching over and protecting us. Let us take some time to thank her for her years of dedicated services and say a heartfelt goodbye to her before she retires later in the…
Find out more »Tu B’Shevat Winter Tree Walk in Central Park
Celebrate Tu B'Shevat with Ansche Chesed in a new way this year! Join "AC alum" Levi O'Brien on a walk in Central Park to explore tree diversity in our own neighborhood. He will guide us in winter tree identification and discuss the ecology, historical and cultural relevance of the species encountered. Why should fall foliage and spring blossoms get all the glory?! This Tu B'Shevat, we will learn to appreciate our beautiful, backyard winter bounty! Wear your winter gear, bring…
Find out more »Hevra Kadisha Meeting
Ansche Chesed, our “Community of Kindness,” has an admirable history of kindness to the deceased, enacted through our Hevra Kadisha, the “Holy Society” of people who volunteer to wash and prepare people’s bodies for burial. Surely, this is not the easiest mitzvah to perform, but it is one of the noblest. Now, our Hevra Kadisha needs an infusion of new volunteers – especially men, but women are encouraged to come out as well. Would you consider being part of this special community of mitzvah-doers?…
Find out more »March 2023
In Defense of Israeli Democracy: IDF Reservists Speak Out
Join us and other neighborhood synagogues for a special event to hear from Brigadier General (Res) Roy Riftin, Colonel (Res) Joab Rosenberg, and Colonel (Res) Ophir Bear, who will discuss the upcoming judicial reform and its impact on Israeli democracy. The suggested reform, which many are calling a judicial revolt, will change the balance of powers in Israel by giving the coalition and executive branch superiority over the judicial branch. This event is co-sponsored by Ansche Chesed, B'nai Jeshurun, Romemu,…
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