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February 2021
High Risk:The Stories We Don’t Tell, and What We Lose Because We Don’t
In this book talk from high-risk ob doctor Chavi Eve Karkowsky, we'll discuss the stories we don't tell about our reproductive lives such as the origins of our families, of our bodies, and of the larger medical system - and what we lose because we don't. Dr. Karkowsky completed medical school at Mount Sinai, her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the integrated program at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, followed by a fellowship in…
Find out more »Virtual Purim Carnival
Ansche Chesed invites you to our Virtual Purim Carnival! Games! Costume Parade! Fun! Costumes Encouraged JOIN VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 856 4310 2436
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Learn To Bake Hamentashen with La Newyorkina’s Fany Gerson
It's time to get ready for Purim. Join La Newyorkina baker Fany Gerson as she teaches us her special twist on this Purim staple. Come ready to watch and learn as this professional baker measures and mixes, rolls out and shapes all while sharing how she infuses her recipes with her Mexican culture and background. These are not going to be your bubbe's sweet treats. Click here for the recipe that Fany will be showcasing JOIN VIA ZOOM Meeting ID:…
Find out more »Joy, Light and (slightly burnt) Hamantashen: Purim in Song with Cantor Hirschhorn
Leave your worries behind, and join us for an hour of lighthearted Purim songs - some old, some new, some new to you. BYOH - bring your own hamantashen (and anything else you don't mind spilling on your keyboard). JOIN VIA ZOOM
Find out more »They Ain’t Ready For Me: Film and Discussion with Brad Rothschild and Tamar Manasseh
They Ain’t Ready for Me explores the complex identity and motivations of Tamar Manasseh, the African-American rabbinical student who is combating gun violence on the South Side of Chicago with magnetic, self-assured energy through her organization MASK -- Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killings. This moving and timely documentary shows how Tamar's intersecting identities offer her a road map for addressing one of America’s most urgent crises. Enjoy a virtual screening and then join us on Wednesday February 24th as we celebrate Black…
Find out more »March 2021
Hillel’s Burrito, the Spanish Pesach Bunny, and Pomegranates From the Sea: Seder Gems from Fruits of Freedom, the Torah Flora Hagadah
Much of the Pesach seder is rooted in the history of Jewish food and agriculture. Dr. Greenberg will present some of this forgotten Pesach lore that he recovered during his research for this unique and important new Hagadah. Come learn about the German rabbi who reversed the meaning of maror by replacing it with vermouth herbs; how ancient rabbis used botany, physics, and sophisticated culinary techniques to explain the Paschal lamb barbecue; and how the potential conflicts between Torah and…
Find out more »Spring Cleaning with ONE BLOCK
Join your fellow Ansche Chesed members and One Block to participate in direct action that supports our community. We will gather outside of Ansche Chesed on 100th Street and West End Avenue, and break into groups to take responsibility for the beauty of our local community, one block at a time. The details: Bags and gloves will be provided to you You will bag as much garbage as you can (not twigs or leaves) and place it next to the existing trash bins.…
Find out more »Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Hope
Exactly one year ago on this date, officials announced the first two Covid-19 deaths in our city and state. Since then, this terrible virus has killed nearly 30,000 of our fellow city residents, nearly 48,000 in our state, more than 500,000 nationwide, and more than 2.5 million across the globe. Every human community has been diminished. Let us restore ourselves by joining with our neighbors. Please join our Ansche Chesed community, along with Grace Church of Harlem, Hillside Islamic Center, and…
Find out more »Singing Our Way Into Freedom With Cantor Hirschhorn and special musical guests
It is impossible to imagine celebrating Passover without a song. From The Song of the Sea to Dayeynu to Chad Gadya, this season is brimming with great tunes that link us to our shared history and invoke many joyous, and sometimes poignant, memories of seders past. On our second Pesach in isolation, we may be able to relate to our ancestor’s experience of pain and affliction much more easily than usual. Yet we also affirm our belief that we will…
Find out more »Who Knows Four?: Inclusion and Exclusion in the Passover Seder
Why is the number four so important in the Passover Seder? Join Rabbi Bill Plevan to study the passage of the four children from the Haggadah and similar Rabbinic texts. Are these texts inclusive or exclusive? What can we learn from these texts about the tension between maintaining standards of behavior (moral or religious) and achieving inclusive community? Rabbi Bill Plevan holds rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a doctorate in Religion from Princeton University where he wrote…
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