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June 2018
Shirei Chesed End-of-Year Party and Performance
Wednesday June 6, 7-9pm, Open to the community, please bring a dairy or parve dish for a pot-luck dinner Celebrating the conclusion of its 13th year, Shirei Chesed Community Chorus welcomes all who love choral singing and choral listening to join for our open rehearsal, which will include a short performance and the end-of -year party with pot luck dinner. Come to eat, celebrate, shmooze, and make music with us and discover (or-rediscover) the joy of choral music making for…
Find out more »September 2018
Annual Sukkah Dinner & Sing Along
If you love music, but are not ready for a weekly commitment, bring more melodies and harmonies to your holiday celebration by joining Hazzan Hirschhorn and Shirei Chesed for Sing Along event during Sukkot. Partake in a festive meal on our rooftop Sukkah, bring your family, a friend or two, and a dairy or pareve dish to share. We will pick the most beautiful and fun Jewish folk songs from Israel and beyond to sing the night away!
Find out more »December 2018
Annual Chanukah Sing-Along & Potluck Dinner
Bring your own menorah, a dairy or parve dish to share, and, if you'd like, a musical instrument to play. Join Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn, Shirei Chesed, Ansche Chesed Community Chorus and Mike Cohen, Woodwinds, for a rousing Chanukah sing-along from around the world, delicious latkes from Chef's Table, and a potluck dinner.
Find out more »January 2020
“Leil” Shira: An Afternoon Of Israeli Song
Join Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz and Eric Fishman, family, and friends for a warm and joyous musical get together to sing through as many beloved Israeli songs as we can! With Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn and the members of Shirei Chesed Community Chorus (funded by the generous support of the Rabbi Gershon Schwartz Memorial Fund). Light refreshments will be served.
Find out more »October 2021
CANCELLED: Shirei Chesed Community Chorus
Due to Weather concerns, Shirei Chesed has been cancelled for this evening, Tuesday, October 26. We hope that you will stay warm and safe indoors and we look forward to seeing you next week. Shirei Chesed Community Chorus continues to build community through learning a rich and diverse repertoire of Jewish music, and bring harmony into the world that needs it more than ever. During the height of Covid Era we focused on growing our repertoire and musicianship, as well…
Find out more »April 2022
Singing Our Way Into Freedom With Cantor Hirschhorn and Shirei Chesed Chorus – CANCELLED
Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. We hope to see you for a musical Shirei Shabbat with members of the Shirei Chesed Community Chorus on Friday, April 29!
Find out more »September 2024
Shirei Chesed Community Chorus
Shirei Chesed Community Chorus continues to build community through learning a rich and diverse repertoire of Jewish music, and bring harmony into the world that needs it more than ever. Our 4-part chorus brings together lovers of choral singing from both Ansche Chesed and the wider Jewish community. Our recent performances include classical programs with The Bachanalia String Orchestra, a jazz concert with The Afro-Semitic Experience ensemble, Oratorio Souls on Fire based on the book by Elie Wiesel, a celebration…
Find out more »December 2024
“Hatishma Koli: Can You Hear My Voice?” Songs of Longing, Hope and Praise
In times of heightened animosity and political divisions, when we struggle to hear each other, we invite you to experience diverse musical voices that long for connection, dare to hope and celebrate life. Join us to hear the Shirei Chesed Community Chorus and Nashirah: the Jewish Chorale, with special guest Yuval Cohen, Demi Soloist at Philadelphia Ballet. It will be an inspiring afternoon of harmony featuring an excerpt of composition “That Love” by the Palestinian musician and activist Wisam Gibran,…
Find out more »May 2025
The City Without Jews (Die Stadt ohne Juden): A Cine-Concert with Live Original Music
Watch the concert livestream: You can view the concert program at https://anschechesed.org/ConcertProgram If you would like to make a donation to support this concert and future musical programming, please do so at https://anschechesed.org/ConcertDonation An unscrupulous politician uses the rising price of eggs (!) to force the National Assembly in the city of Utopia to pass an antisemitic law, forcing all Jews to leave the country. Thus begins The City Without Jews, H.K. Breslauer’s 1924 silent masterpiece, produced, tragically, shortly before…
Find out more »October 2025
CANCELLED: 19th Annual Sukkot Sing-Along
Unfortunately, this year's Sukkot Sing-Along Dinner has been cancelled. The Sukkah will still be open if you would like to eat your dinner there independently. Please see further details on our website: https://anschechesed.org/sukkot-5786-2025/#Communal-Sukkah-Use
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