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June 2018
Key Environmental Challenges in Israel
For over two decades, the Friends of Israel’s Environment (FIE) has supported the cutting-edge environmental protection agenda of Adam Teva V’Din, Israel’s leading environmental advocacy organization. Using the power of law, science, and advocacy, Adam Teva V’Din’s expert team of attorneys, scientists, and urban planners have significantly improved Israel’s air quality, drinking water standards, recycling practices, coastline protection, and open space preservation. Special Guests: Amit Bracha, Executive Director of Adam Teva V’Din Leehee Goldenberg, Senior Attorney and Clean Energy…
Find out more »Happier Together: A CommUnity Conversation with Tal Ben-Shahar
As Israel’s premier happiness expert, Tal Ben-Shahar will go down in history as being Harvard’s most popular professor, teaching Positive Psychology. In addition, Tal has authored several books, including New York Times Bestseller Happier. Tal will share his unique insights into the importance of happiness and positivity within our communities as well as his experiences living in both America and Israel. This is a UJA program, in partnership with Ansche Chesed. LOCATED AT TEMPLE EMANU-EL STREIKER CENTER.
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Masterpiece Cakeshop, The Muslim Ban, and the Establishment of a State Religion in America
Join us on Shabbat as AC member Rachel Tiven speaks in the Sanctuary.
Rachel is the CEO of Lambda Legal, America's oldest and largest LGBT legal organization, and has spent many years as an attorney and advocate for LGBT and immigrant communities.
Volunteer at Trinity Place Shelter
The mission at Trinity is to help homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) youth and young adults to safely transition out of the shelter system and grow into independent, positive, and productive adults.
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Scribblers on the Roof
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.
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Scribblers on the Roof
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.
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Jazz Shabbat on the Roof
שִירוּ לַיהוָה, שִיר חָדָשׁ; שִירוּ לַיהוָה, כָל-הָאָרֶץ Sing to God a new song, sing to God, all the earth! - Psalm 96 Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there. - Miles Davis This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before. - Leonard Bernstein On the last Friday of June, we will welcome Shabbat with the help of Mike Cohen Jazz Trio - Mike Cohen, woodwinds, Brian Gelfand, keyboard,…
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Scribblers on the Roof
Monday evenings in the summer, 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. REBEKAH FRUMKIN, The Comedown (https://amzn.to/2IzoGyq) A blistering dark comedy, Rebekah Frumkin's The Comedown is a romp across America, from the Kent State shootings to protest marches in Chicago to the Florida…
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Scribblers on the Roof
Monday evenings in the summer, 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. EILEEN POLLACK, The Bible of Dirty Jokes (https://amzn.to/2KNQagt) When Ketzel Weinrach’s beloved brother Potsie goes missing in Las Vegas, she not only must try to find him, she must confront her…
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AC at the Staten Island Yankees
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!
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