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June 2019

Sun, June 2, 2019
12:20 PM

UWS Joins: Celebrate Israel Parade

In keeping with tradition, join Ansche Chesed and the Upper West Side communities at the Celebrate Israel parade. Help us reach 120 UWS attendees! We will meet on 53rd St between 5th and 6th at 12:20pm. Email UWS Shaliach, Hai Peasezky, at haip@jafi.org to let him know that you will be there representing Ansche Chesed.

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Mon, June 3, 2019
8:00 PM

Annual Meeting

Please join us at the Annual Meeting where we will hear reports from the President, Rabbi, and Treasurer; elect board members; celebrate our members' achievements with awards; and vote on the renewal of Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn's contract. Awards will be presented to the following members: President's Award: Suzan Rosen for her leadership in Security and Health and Safety for Ansche Chesed. Bernard Tenzer Volunteer of the Year Award: Rav Chesed Marketing Committee - Alix Friedman, Jeff Felmus, Oren Rudavsky, Chana Blomquist…

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Wed, June 5, 2019
7:45 PM

Levana: A Rosh Chodesh Group for Women

We hope you can join us for the next Levana, a women's Rosh Chodesh social group at Ansche Chesed. Come for conversation, a glass of wine and a bite to eat. Bring your old friends or make some new ones. Open to AC members and non-members at any age and stage. RSVP appreciated, but walk-ins welcome. Food and drink will be pot-luck. Please sign up here to bring something for the potluck. Questions? Please contact Stephanie Rose or Rabbi Yael.

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Sat, June 8, 2019
10:00 PM

Stay the Night: Annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot

Ansche Chesed's own Pre-Kun: 7-9pm. Stay the Night: 10pm (doors open at 9:30pm) - Sunday, June 9 at 5am Both the Pre-Kun and the Tikkun take place at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Stay the Night is a signature spring event at the JCC. Listen to fascinating presenters and enjoy vibrant programming all night long. Did we mention there'd be cheesecake? Featuring: Kosher/Soul with Michael Twitty NASA Astrophysicist David Spergel and Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofskyon Creation and Cosmology Bret Stephens, Peter Beinart, and others on…

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Fri, June 14, 2019
7:30 PM

The Soul of the Stranger

The Torah through A Transgender Perspective with Joy Ladin   Join us for Shabbat Dinner with Joy Ladin. Drawing on her own experience and lifelong reading practice, Ladin shows how the Torah, a collection of ancient texts that assume human beings are either male or female, speaks both to practical transgender concerns, such as marginalization, and to the challenges of living without a body or social role that renders one intelligible to others―challenges that can help us understand a God…

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Mon, June 17, 2019
8:00 PM

Scribblers on the Roof

Monday evenings, from 8 to 10pm. $5 suggested contribution. Join us on the Ansche Chesed roof to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work. Beverages and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space.   Full Lineup: June 17 Lynda Cohen Loigman, “The Wartime Sisters” Kitty Zeldis, “Not Our Kind”   June 24 Linda Meyers, “The Tell: A Memoir” Laurie Gwen Shapiro, “The Stowaway”   July 1 Sarah…

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Thu, June 20, 2019
7:00 PM

Speaker: Evie Litwok from the Suitcase Project

Every year, 700,000 people are released from prison. In the New York area alone, 50,000 are expected to reenter the community this year. “Too many of these returning citizens have no support network, and often remain on the streets, without access to any supportive resources,” says Evie Litwok, Founder and Executive Director of Witness to Mass Incarceration. People returning to the community after paying their debts to society deserve basic necessities. 

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Sun, June 30, 2019
11:00 AM

Jew York Pride

Back for its fourth year, join LGBTQ Jews from all over the New York City area as we celebrate World Pride! This event is hosted by Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Keshet, JQY, the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, and UJA-Federation of New York. It is co-sponsored by A Wider Bridge, Congregation Ansche Chesed, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, Beth El Synagogue Center, Columbia/Barnard Hillel, Eshel, Footsteps, the Jewish Theological Seminary, JSwipe, Metropolitan New York Region of United Synagogue Youth, Sephardic-Mizrahi Q Network, and…

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Sun, June 30, 2019
6:00 PM
Ansche Chesed Roof

Ansche Chesed Barbecue On The Roof

Summertime, and the living is easy... Join us as we start our July 4th festivities early at the Ansche Chesed BBQ. As the evening sky emerges, we will enjoy traditional hotdogs and hamburgers (veggies options too), as we enjoy the warmth of Summer. In the event of rain, we will hold this event indoors, so plan on coming!

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