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April 2018
Annual Tribute
Join us as we honor Brad Rothschild and Michele Sachar Rabbi Jules and Navah Harlow Judith Shulevitz and Nicholas Lemann For their dedicated service to Congregation Ansche Chesed Register on our Tribute Website.
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Seudah Shelishit with Rabbi Bill Plevan
"Humility of Nobility: the 35th day of the Omer." Rabbi Bill Plevan will teach on the occasion of the Yahrzeit of his brother Jeffrey Plevan z"l.
Find out more »Lag B’Omer Sunday Funday in Central Park
Presented by Ansche Chesed, Yaldaynu and Camp Settoga Experience the fun of Camp Settoga in Central Park with Ansche Chesed and Yaldaynu for a day of fun, exploration in nature, and community building with friends. Activity options for kids and parents include sports, arts, sing alongs and more! Picnic lunch included. Cost is $36 per family. Register by Monday, April 30. Location: The Great Hill in Central Park (W 103rd to W 106th)
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Souls on Fire
(image: Souls on Fire by Yitzchok Moully, moullyart.com) Celebrated by critics as “stunning, impassioned and beautifully conceived,” Souls on Fire is an oratorio that brings to life the stories of the founders of European Hasidism, a movement that created a revolution in the Jewish world. It mingles the joy which is Hasidism with Wiesel's memories of the Holocaust. The Ansche Chesed performance will feature a collaboration between two choirs, Shirei Chesed Community Chorus and the H.L. Miller Cantorial School Choir at…
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Seudah Shelishit with Rabbi Yael Hammerman
Join the Ansche Chesed community and Rabbi Yael Hammerman to study some Torah teaching with us over a light snack. This event will also include some unstructured time for people to get to know Yael better, to ask her questions about her goals and work and share their own thoughts about how Ansche Chesed can continue to thrive.
Find out more »Tikkun Shavuot in the Zohar – An Invitation To Take Part In The Torah
Melila Hellner-Eshed is a senior research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. She has taught for the past 25 years Jewish mysticism and Zohar at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and serves on the faculty of the Institute of Jewish Spirituality. She has been teaching and working with Jewish communities around the world. Her publications include A River Flows from Eden: The Language of Mystical Experience in the Zohar (Stanford University Press, 2009) and her new book "Seekers of…
Find out more »Pre-Kun: Biblical Stories of Tyranny and Resistance
Join Ansche Chesed members to study "Biblical Stories of Tyranny and Resistance," where humble characters rebuke kings, and prophets speak truth to power.
Hazzan Hirschhorn will talk about the Daughters of Zelophad and the history of women becoming cantors; Kara Tav will teach about the "wise woman of Tekoa," who taught King David a thing or two; Sam Hollander will speak about Daniel, who navigated Nebuchadnezzar's court. And if time remains, Rabbi Kalmanofsky will talk about Michaya ben Imla and the prophecy of doom.
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot at JCC Manhattan
No fewer than nine AC members are among the presenters at the UWS Tikkun Leil Shavuot, including: Igal Harmelin, Amy Kalmanofsky, Sheila Lewis, Sheldon Lewis, Ruby Namdar, John Podhoretz, Stephanie Ruskay, and Abby Treu, as well as Rabbi Kalmanofsky. We congratulate Abby Treu for organizing this amazing event, from her position at the JCC!
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