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July 2019
Accompaniment Training at Ansche Chesed
Join Ansche Chesed and The New Sanctuary Committee (NSC) for an Accompaniment Training. The NSC accompaniment program recruits and trains volunteers to accompany people facing deportation to their immigration hearings and ICE check-ins. This provides moral support to the person facing deportation and enables volunteers to hold immigration authorities accountable. Standing in solidarity with migrants facing deportation also demonstrates to immigration judges, ICE officers, and government attorneys that there is a community mobilized against their deportation. NSC accompanies hundreds of people a year. The Immigration Accompaniment…
Find out more »DOROT Lunch and Learn
Bring your lunch, and come and meet DOROT’s Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP) volunteer, Lukas Baur, as he talks about his journey from Germany to the United States for a year of volunteering with DOROT. RSVP to Yael Kornfeld at 917-441-3705 or at ykornfeld@dorotusa.org
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AC at the Staten Island Yankees
Take me out to the ball game! Take me out with the crowd!
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back...
Is there a better way there to spend a summer afternoon than a day at the park?
The Staten Island Yankees will play the West Virginia Black Bears (a minor league team of the Pittsburgh Pirates), and we'll root, root, root for the home team!
Find out more »September 2019
Riverside Park Clean-Up
Enjoy a beautiful Fall day with other members of the AC community. This is a wonderful opportunity to see friends and make new ones as we take care of this valuable part of our larger community. Exact location to be determined closer to the date. This program is sponsored by the Community Service committee and the Greening Committee of Ansche Chesed.
Find out more »Welcome Back AC Shabbat Service and Dinner
Join us for a "Welcome Back BBQ" to kick off another year of Family Programs! Services will begin at 5:30pm in the Chapel. Dinner will begin at 6:30pm in Hirsch Hall. Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 18th at Noon Questions? Contact Deena at dcowans@anschechesed.org
Find out more »Ethical Wills: A Values Vault for Future Generations©
Ethical wills, sometimes called spiritual or legacy letters, are resources Jews have used for centuries to articulate and pass on deeply held values and beliefs. Historically, they were letters written by parents to children; now they often address a wider circle of friends and family, and can come in audio, video, or other creative formats. No matter the format, they contain a person’s moral legacy, including stories, life lessons, and blessings for the future. There are many reasons to make…
Find out more »The Israeli Election: An Analysis of the September 17th Election
Israel will return to the polls on Septembe 17th after the last election in April was unable to result in the formation of a government. Please join us as we welcome Michael Koplow, Policy Director of The Israel Policy Forum who will serve as our very own Steve Kornacki and will help us make sense of the results of this election, and get a better sense of what is to come for the State of Israel. Michael Koplow is Israel…
Find out more »October 2019
Shabbat Shuva Learning with Dr. Arnie Eisen
Minyan M'at invites the Ansche Chesed community to join us in a communal learning event with Dr. Arnie Eisen, Chancellor of JTS, on “Cherish Your Friend’s Honor as Your Own; Be Not Easily Provoked to Anger; Make Teshuva One Day Before Your Death.” (Rabbi Eliezer, Pirke Avot) Shabbat Shuva is traditionally a time of introspection and reflection, as we continue our path to repentance from Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Join us at 10 am for tefillot or 12 pm…
Find out more »AC Greening Committee’s Annual Swap and Share
Donate clean, used housewares in good condition Housewares only (cooking equipment, serving items, tableware, linens and towels, vases, bric-a-brac, artwork, toys, etc) NO BOOKS AND NO CLOTHING Ansche Chesed reserves the right to refuse any item. Any items left at 2pm will be recycled or thrown away at the discretion of Ansche Chesed. Take any housewares you want for free Anyone can take something. You do NOT need to bring something to take something. You can take as many items…
Find out more »Israeli Fiction Book Club
Join us monthly for Ansche Chesed’s first book club. This year, member Jeremy Caplan will lead a book club focusing on Israeli fiction, covering a range of contemporary and classic Israeli writers including Amos Oz, Etgar Keret, S.Y. Agnon, Meir Shalev and more. This group will gather to discuss the books, and get to know one another in a relaxed, comfortable setting. October 29: Three Floors Up, by Eshkol Nevo. December 10: The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God…
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