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October 2025
Of A Certain Age: Lunch in the Sukkah
Join Of A Certain Age for our October meeting as we eat lunch together in the beautiful Rooftop Sukkah! During our lunch, we will join Rabbi Yael Hammerman for a Lunch & Learn about Midrash from 12:30-1:30pm. Midrashim help us fill in the blanks in the Torah, they add color to our black and white laws, and they help us develop our own voice and approach to Jewish text. No Hebrew background necessary. Stick around afterward to schmooze in the…
Find out more »Lunch and Learn: “There’s a Midrash About That!” with Rabbi Yael Hammerman
Working remotely? Retired? Stay-at-home parent? Taking a day off? Please join Rabbi Yael Hammerman for a monthly lunch-and-learn gathering where we will read midrashim from across the centuries. Midrashim help us fill in the blanks in the Torah, they add color to our black and white laws, and they help us develop our own voice and approach to Jewish text. Come - it will be fun! (No Hebrew background necessary). Learn more and RSVP Bring your lunch, according to the AC…
Find out more »Boker Tov Tots in the Sukkah
Babies, tots, preschool kids and their families are invited to join us for breakfast in the Sukkah before the Mishpacha service on the second floor. We’ll provide the food. Kids can eat and play, and parents will have time to schmooze and get to know one another. If you are interested in sponsoring Boker Tov Tots, please email Rabbi Yael. RSVP here, walk-ins welcome
Find out more »Family Shabbat Service & Kiddush with Aliza
Join Aliza for Family Shabbat Services! Kids and adults will help lead tefillot (prayers) and read Torah. Stick around after for a family kiddush in the Rooftop Sukkah! If you're interested in helping lead, please reach out to Aliza and Rabbi Yael. Tot families are invited for Mishpacha services too!
Find out more »Intergenerational Mitzvah Knitting Group in the Sukkah
Knitters needed! Experienced and new knitters of all ages welcome: bubbies, bring your grandkids; kids – bring your parents. Stay tuned for more info about our project.
Find out more »Reading Biblical and Prayerbook Hebrew: Aleph
In this class we will review Hebrew letters and decoding rules with experienced and skilled teacher Nadav Wiesel, for faster and smoother reading of prayerbook and biblical Hebrew. Using authentic biblical texts, we will learn fundamental Hebrew vocabulary and grammar to deepen your understanding of biblical Hebrew. Class is appropriate for people with basic Hebrew knowledge - we start with Aleph-bet. Interested in Modern Hebrew? We also offer a course where you can learn that. Please contact JAshley@anschechesed.org with any questions about registration.
Find out more »Wednesday Night Talmud with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
This year, our long-running study group will study tractate Moed Katan, focusing on traditions regarding death and mourning. (Don't be dissuaded by the heavy topic. It's very rich!) This class is best in person -- so please come! Also available via Zoom (Meeting ID: 865 6254 5410| Passcode: chesed)
Find out more »Yesodot: Jewish Foundations with Rabbis Jeremy Kalmanofsky and Yael Hammerman
Jewish life often seems to demand a lot of background knowledge. Where do you learn it all, especially as an adult? Please join Rabbi Hammerman and Rabbi Kalmanofsky to learn anew or go back and review some core Jewish practices and concepts. Learn more and register Join us beforehand to Learn to Read the Torah with Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn.
Find out more »Meet Palestinian-Israeli Artist Nardeen Srouji
Artist Nardeen Srouji will show slides of her solo exhibition at the Haifa Museum of Art and talk with Kobi Ben-Meir, who curated the exhibition. Nardeen, raised with her family, in part, in the Israeli Jewish-Arab cooperative community of Neve Shalom, can also talk about her experiences living in Haifa and, at times, facing challenges in whichever community she faced. Informal event. Unique opportunity. RSVP
Find out more »What’s Next for Israelis and Palestinians Now That the Fighting Has Stopped? With Michael Koplow
Days after returning from Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Dr. Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer of Israel Policy Forum and a Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, will share his insights and analysis on the prospects for an enduring cease fire, and for Israelis and Palestinians to move toward healing, separately and together. Dr. Koplow writes and speaks widely on U.S. policy in the Middle East, Israeli politics and foreign policy, and the American Jewish…
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