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December 2019
Shabbat In Harmony with The Western Wind
Join Ansche Chesed’s Shirei Chesed Community Chorus in spirited congregational singing of beloved prayer melodies enhanced by the rich harmonies of our special guests, the internationally acclaimed Western Wind vocal ensemble. Join us for a Shabbat Dinner and a special musical program to follow. Kabbalat Shabbat Services begin at 5:30pm, followed by dinner and the program.
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Back to the (Hasidic) Sources: A Reading of Parashat Va-Yetze Potluck
Join us as we welcome Rabbi Art Green for a potluck Shabbat lunch after davening as a prelude to the Neo-Hasidic Symposium and Festival on Sunday, December 8. The figure of Father Jacob exercised great fascination for the early Hasidic preachers. Journeying into new realms and discovering God's presence where you had never expected it were perfect descriptions of their own project. Today we will glimpse into the Me'or 'Eynayim, the best-written of all the Hasidic classics, to read and…
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Ansche Chesed Reads Antisemitism: Here and Now
Through a deep read of Deborah Lipstadt’s book Antisemitism: Here and Now, Rabbi Kalmanofsky will explore the uptick in antisemitism across the globe and consider where it comes from and how we should respond. The book is available for purchase on Amazon and your local bookseller.
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Help Our Sanctuary Services as a Gabbai
Would you like to take on a meaningful, but manageable role in leading our services? Please join us at an introductory training session on December 21, following Shabbat services and Kiddush, to learn how to become a Gabbai, who calls people to the Torah and aids the Torah readers. Learn the choreography and skill so you can take this important role during holiday and Shabbat services. This session will be followed by more detailed sessions in the future. Please join…
Find out more »January 2020
Teen Class On Jewish Identity
What is my personal Jewish identity? What is our collective Jewish identity? AC high school students are invited to join Rabbi Kalmanofsky and Sam Blustin, Ansche Chesed’s Youth Director, for a bi-weekly class to discuss who we think we are and want to be, amid rising anti-Semitism and changing awareness of racism and privilege in our society.
Find out more »Safety Shabbat
After synagogue attacks in Germany over the High Holidays, last week's deadly attack in Jersey City, and swastikas defacing LA synagogues and schools (including the American Jewish University, affiliated with our Conservative movement), Jews all over are appropriately anxious about security in sacred places. For the second consecutive year, we at AC would love to convene for a Safety Shabbat, on January 11, parshat vayechi. This year's session will NOT include an evacuation drill, but will include lunch. Please join us!…
Find out more »Exploring Midwifery in Jewish History: A Seudah Shelishit for Parshat Shemot
The Torah portion of Shemot introduces the Hebrew midwives, Shifra and Pu’ah, who take responsibility for saving Jewish baby boys from being cast into the Nile following Pharaoh's decree. But just who were these Hebrew midwives, and what is the legacy of midwifery in Jewish history? In this talk, Jordan Katz will discuss her doctoral research on Jewish midwives in the premodern world, with an eye toward midwives' unique communal roles as providers of obstetric care to Jewish women, and…
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MLK Jr. Day Of Service
Ansche Chesed will join thousands of New Yorkers to volunteer on the 2020 MLK Day of Service. Get to know other AC members while working together on meaningful acts of service to benefit our wider community. The Ansche Chesed specific programs are now at capacity, however walk-ins will not be turned away. If you had hoped to attend one of the programs with a friend, please do so. If you are looking for other opportunities to volunteer, please visit this…
Find out more »Hearing Women’s Voices From the Shoah
Beginning with a performance of an excerpt of the play, Etty, adapted from the diaries of Dutch writer, Etty Hillesum and a look together at excerpts from Hillesum's and other testimonies, we can begin to uncover what women experienced under German occupation. Join us to think about how gender, age and family context shaped women's lives in flight, ghettos, concentration and death camps and in hiding. Our conversation will include talking about the process of performing Etty before so many…
Find out more »“Leil” Shira: An Afternoon Of Israeli Song
Join Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz and Eric Fishman, family, and friends for a warm and joyous musical get together to sing through as many beloved Israeli songs as we can! With Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn and the members of Shirei Chesed Community Chorus (funded by the generous support of the Rabbi Gershon Schwartz Memorial Fund). Light refreshments will be served.
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