Past Events › Program
Events List Navigation
October 2021
Shlomo ibn Gabirol: Songs of Torture and Rapture
This year, 2021, marks 1,000 years since the birth of the greatest Hebrew poet of the Middle Ages. Gabirol composed sublime love songs to God, as well as groans of a suffering soul. A millennium later, his words still soar and sear. Please join Rabbi Kalmanofsky for four sessions to salute this extraordinary poet on this extraordinary birth day. Click here to view the poems that will be explored during the class JOIN VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 884 4849 4288…
Find out more »
CANCELLED: Shirei Chesed Community Chorus
Due to Weather concerns, Shirei Chesed has been cancelled for this evening, Tuesday, October 26. We hope that you will stay warm and safe indoors and we look forward to seeing you next week. Shirei Chesed Community Chorus continues to build community through learning a rich and diverse repertoire of Jewish music, and bring harmony into the world that needs it more than ever. During the height of Covid Era we focused on growing our repertoire and musicianship, as well…
Find out more »November 2021
What Remains: Selected Poems by David Curzon
Join us to celebrate the publication of What Remains: Selected Poems, a new work by David Curzon. This evening will feature David Curzon in conversation with award-winning journalist Sandee Brawarsky and readings from the collection by Stuart Klawans, Sharon Dolin and David Roskies “These striking poems read like the carefully distilled observations of a wise and reflective mind illuminating the experiences of day-to-day life in words that seem as if they were engraved in stone.” —Barry W. Holtz “Aphoristic, ekphrastic,…
Find out more »Ansche Chesed Annual Chanukah Sing-Along
This year we hope to bring song, light and joy into each other's hearts through the power of in-person gathering! Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn, Shirei Chesed Community Chorus singers and surprise musical guests invite you for a rousing Chanukah sing-along from around the world. Free of charge, all are welcome. Vaccination if you are eligible, masking and pre-registration are required. Bring a musical instrument to play along, if you wish. Register to Join Us In Person View the LiveStream Join Us…
Find out more »December 2021
Chesed, Chanukah and Chumor
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a laugh, a chuckle, or a chortle (pronounce those with guttural "chets" please). Join the "People of Kindness" for a family-oriented program of games and stories, and a program for all ages with funny holiday videos and stories. Then we'll all gather for songs, candle-lighting, latkes and donuts. Register to Join Us In Person
Find out more »From This Broken Hill I Sing To You: God, Sex and Politics in the Work of Leonard Cohen
On the fifth anniversary of the death of the iconic Leonard Cohen, Marcia Pally’s From this Broken Hill I Sing to You: God, Sex, and Politics in the Work of Leonard Cohen explores the bard's thoughtscape through 60 years of song, poetry, and novels. Pally traces Cohen’s understanding of humanity’s relational, indeed covenantal, nature and his despair at our breaches of the relationships we need in our personal and political lives. Cohen knew himself to be a covenant fail-er par excellence and struggled with why God…
Find out more »Studying Sanctified Sex
Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky and Judith Shulevitz in conversation with Noam Sachs Zion, author of the new book Sanctified Sex: The 2,000-Year Jewish Debate on Marital Intimacy. We will discuss how old and new Jewish sages reflect on human eros, emotions, and ethics. Zion is one of our generation's greatest Jewish educators and interpreters of our tradition. You may have encountered him through his extraordinary haggadot, A Different Night and A Night to Remember, as well as A Day Apart: Shabbat at Home, and his…
Find out more »January 2022
The Torah of Reproductive Freedom
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, NCJW's scholar-in-residence, will lead us on a deep dive into Judaism's approach to reproductive health, rights and justice. We will draw out connections from ancient and modern sources to the political, theological, social and medical issues underlying the contemporary conversation around abortion. This lively, interactive conversation will help you understand how Judaism addresses this critical moment for abortion justice. JOIN US VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 830 4129 6270 Passcode: chesed
Find out more »Courageous Conversation
Our own Rabbi Yael Hammerman will lead a conversation about the reproductive choices, family relationships and values that shape people’s lives in America today. JOIN US VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 830 6616 7385 Passcode: chesed
Find out more »February 2022
“Shared Legacies”: Film Screening and Discussion with Rabbi Saul Berman In Honor of Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, Ansche Chesed has access to the award-winning documentary, “Shared Legacies.” In this film, the crucial historical lessons of Black-Jewish cooperation are revisited and revived in an urgent call to action. This poignant story of unity applies not only to our shared past but also our future. Register here to receive a link to watch the documentary on your own, beginning on February 10th. We will watch clips from “Shared Legacies” together on Zoom, and then…
Find out more »