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September 2021
Candle Lighting and Fast Begins
Light high holiday candles and begin your fast at 6:46pm.
Find out more »The Great and Wonderful Story of Jonah and the Big Fish
Join us at the Fireman's memorial at 100th Street and Riverside Drive for the annual retelling of "The Great and Wonderful Story of Jonah and the Big Fish" by Ansche Chesed member Jerry Raik.
Find out more »Outdoor Yizkor Service
Please join AC's clergy on the West End Avenue steps for an outdoor Yikzor service. No pre-registration required. Open to AC members and non-members, especially those who do not feel comfortable at indoor services or who were closed out.
Find out more »West Side Minyan: Mincha and Neilah Service
Join the West Side Minyan for our Mincha and Neilah services. Due to the recent rise in COVID and the Delta Variant, The West Side Minyan Services will NOT be held in person, and will only be available on Zoom (https://anschechesed.org/WSMHighHolidayServices) Meeting ID: 848 0047 7087 Passcode: WSM5782 Ansche Chesed has arranged for a digital version of the Mahzor Lev Shalem to be available for use during the services. The mahzor can be accessed at https://www.anschechesed.org/mahzor when prompted, use password: Apple251.
Find out more »Sukkot Kids Services in Riverside Park
Kids of all ages and their families are invited to join Leilah Rosen and Education & Family Program Director Matt Check for 2 parallel Sukkot family services on the 1st day of the holiday! Celebrate Sukkot with singing, stories, lulav + etrog -- & your friends from Ansche Chesed. We will meet in Riverside Park - the best way to find the spot is to enter at 99th Street and walk north towards the ramp leading down to the Hudson River. We will be in the grassy area across…
Find out more »Hoshana Rabbah Services
Anyone who has ever visited Ansche Chesed’s morning minyan will tell you that it is something very special. Meeting in the chapel on the ground floor (currently on Zoom and in the Sanctuary on Sunday's and National Holidays due to COVID), the minyan brings together all segments of Ansche Chesed’s diverse community. They gather to say Kaddish for loved ones, to comfort others in mourning, to celebrate simchahs (joyous occasions) and to ground themselves before starting their day. The service is…
Find out more »Simchat Torah Sanctuary Services
Join the Ansche Chesed community for our Simchat Torah services. The Sanctuary and Minyan M'at will davven together outdoors on the roof. We will continue into shared hakafot, with singing and dancing under the same conditions as the night before. Each year the 7th and final hakafa is a special moment in Minyan M'at, and the wider shul will be privileged to share that with them and their traditions. Members can bring their own food and drink, and we will provide…
Find out more »Minyan M’at Simchat Torah Services
Join the Ansche Chesed community for our Simchat Torah services. The Sanctuary and Minyan M'at will davven together outdoors on the roof. We will continue into shared hakafot, with singing and dancing under the same conditions as the night before. Each year the 7th and final hakafa is a special moment in Minyan M'at, and the wider shul will be privileged to share that with them and their traditions. Members can bring their own food and drink, and we will provide…
Find out more »October 2022
Tekiat Shofar
Ne’ilah services will conclude in the sanctuary at approximately 7:12pm, when Yom Kippur ends.
Find out more »September 2023
Rosh HaShanah Mishpacha Service
Babies, toddlers and preschool age kids (ages 0-4) and their families are invited to join us. Learn about Rosh HaShana with songs, puppets, movement — and your friends from Ansche Chesed!
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