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May 2025
Playing Hide and Seek with God in the 21st Century: A Theological Shabbaton with Minyan M’at
“This is not 'theology' to prove that God exists or answers your prayers immediately. My aim is to offer one Jewish believer’s account of how Judaism makes sense of our current world, post Oct 7th, post Holocaust, in our current American milieu.” In his book Seeking the Hiding God: A Personal Theological Essay, former JTS Chancellor Arnie Eisen delves into the profound mystery of divine hiddenness, presenting a compelling exploration of how this central theological dilemma resonates within modern Jewish life.…
Find out more »June 2025
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. Email Rabbi Yael Hammerman with any questions at rabbiyael@anschechesed.org. Yizkor service will be held on the second day.
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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 »August 2025
TeleTefila: Tisha B’Av Evening Service and Eikha Reading
Evening service with chanting of Eicha (Book of Lamentations) and Kinot (dirges). Click here to join.
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Find out more »September 2025
Kabbalat Shabbat
Join us as we begin Shabbat with our traditional Kabbalat Shabbat and maariv service. Please join the Ansche Chesed clergy to reconnect with our community as well as find nourishment and inspiration in the music and words of our tradition.
Find out more »Tashlikh
Please join us for the ritual casting off of our sins. We will meet at Ansche Chesed at 4:45pm to walk to the Hudson River. Please bring something to toss! While many people throw bread crumbs, anything may be tossed in. We invite you to bring either crumbs, or something more sustainable such as chopped lettuce or grated carrots, dry/unsalted & unflavored oats, or birdseed, or to gather pebbles, twigs and leaves in the park, in order to protect the…
Find out more »October 2025
Sukkot Evening Services
Join the Ansche Chesed community for our Sukkot services.
Find out more »TeleTefila Sukkot Services
Join TeleTefila for Sukkot services on Zoom
Find out more »Sanctuary Sukkot Services
Join the Ansche Chesed community for our Sukkot services in the Sanctuary or virtually (on day 1, 10/7).
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