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June 2024
Shavuot Family Pajama Party
Join us for a family-friendly Shavuot celebration with stories, songs, dairy dinner and ice cream, as we celebrate receiving the Torah. Pajamas welcome! Learn More and Register Online
Find out more »West Side Minyan Shavuot Tikkun
The West Side Minyan is hosting an online Tikkun for Erev Shavuot. Join via Zoom
Find out more »Shavuot Tikkun Under the Stars
Please join us to greet Shavuot with study, celebration, cheesecake, ritual Kiddush and light nosh on the Ansche Chesed roof (rain location 5 North), as the holiday of "Giving and Receiving Torah" begins. Since the fall holiday of Shmini Atzeret, this year has seen so much suffering and loss. As we conclude the spring holidays, let's ease some of our pain by studying the theme of shalom, peace. In the words of Rashi (on Leviticus 26.6, quoting the ancient midrash…
Find out more »Sanctuary Shavuot Services
Join the Ansche Chesed community in the Sanctuary to celebrate Shavuot. The first day will feature our "First Fruits" group aliyah celebrating recent births in the community. Families of newborns are invited to join us. You can come for the whole service, or just slip in for a short visit around 10:30am for the aliyah. Yizkor service will be held on the second day. You can also join us virtually via livestream or Zoom.
Find out more »TeleTefila Shavuot Service
Held virtually via Zoom 9:40am P'sukei D'zimra, 10am Shacharit Includes Yizkor
Find out more »Minyan M’at Shavuot Services
Minyan M’at is a lay-led, participatory, independent, traditional, egalitarian community within Ansche Chesed. More than 30 years old, our group of over 150 households comes together to davven (pray), to learn, to celebrate and to sustain each other.
Find out more »Community-Wide Shavuot Potluck Lunch Celebrating Vivian Awner
After services, the Ansche Chesed community will join together for a potluck lunch to celebrate our wonderful friend Vivian Awner. Please wear turquoise (her favorite color) in her honor. Salmon will be provided and we ask each attendee to please bring a dairy or pareve salad, side dish, or dessert to share. Food may be purchased under rabbinic supervision, cooked in a kosher kitchen, or prepared uncooked in any kitchen. All are welcome and because we are planning a personalized gift for each…
Find out more »Conversation with Tammy Gotlieb
On the second Day of Shavuot, Ansche Chesed is very fortunate to welcome Tammy Gotlieb, who will davven with us in the Sanctuary and speak after services in the Multi-Purpose Room. Please take Kiddush from Hirsch Hall and join us for the conversation. Tammy Gotlieb is a long-time path-breaker in building liberal and feminist Judaism in Israel, from her days as a combat soldier when few women took that role. Tammy is the Director of New Initiatives for our Masorti…
Find out more »Scribblers on the Roof: Franklin Foer, “The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending” and The Last Politician Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future
Join us at our popular literary program to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work, all on our breezy and beautiful rooftop space. Snacks, beverages and books available for purchase. See our full Scribblers lineup and learn more about our authors. This Week: Franklin Foer “The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending” and The Last Politician Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future FRANKLIN FOER on his Atlantic cover story, “The Golden…
Find out more »Family Summer Sendoff
Join us for a delicious Shabbat dinner before folks head off for the summer! Families with kids are invited to join us for a participatory Family Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 5:30 and dinner at 6:00. Register online by Wednesday June 19th at 10am.
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