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October 2022
Yom Kippur Minha/Neilah
Join the Ansche Chesed community for our Yom Kippur Minha and Neilah Services in the Sanctuary. Attendance at this service requires tickets. Please DO NOT come to the service if you have not been given a ticket for this service. This service has assigned seating - please sit in the seats indicated on your tickets. If you prefer to join us virtually, you can participate in this service on our Livestream here: https://AnscheChesed.org/StreamingServices/ Ansche Chesed has arranged for a digital…
Find out more »Tekiat Shofar
Ne’ilah services will conclude in the sanctuary at approximately 7:12pm, when Yom Kippur ends.
Find out more »Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavuah Class
Join us for our weekly Parashat HaShavua class before the start of Shabbat morning services in the Chapel. Come at 8:45am for hot coffee and a chance to schmooze before the 9am class. Also available virtually via Zoom. This weekly class is dedicated to Rabbi Jules Harlow, a great teacher of Torah and Jewish liturgy. Click here for the Source Sheet for this week's class (updated on Friday afternoon).
Find out more »16th Annual Sukkot Sing-Along
Join Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn, Shirei Chesed Chorus singers and guest musicians for our Annual Sukkot Sing-Along! 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! Free of charge - RSVP here, walk-ins welcome.
Find out more »The Torah of Abraham Joshua Heschel
This year marks the 50th yahrzeit of R. Abraham Joshua Heschel z”l. Instead of our usual Talmud study, Rabbi Kalmanofsky’s Wednesday night group will devote the fall months to Heschel’s thought. Please join us to experience the depth and beauty unlocked by this epochal sage. Followed by ma'ariv at 8pm. Also available virtually via Zoom.
Find out more »Simchat Torah Morning Services
Join us to continue the singing and dancing as we finish reading the Torah and begin reading it all over again.
Find out more »A Photojournalist’s Firsthand Report on Ukraine at War
On October 25, Michael Brochstein will present “A Photojournalist’s Firsthand Report on Ukraine at War” via Zoom, starting at 7:30 pm. Organized by the Minyan M’at Social Ties Committee.
Find out more »November 2022
Social Action Town Hall Meeting: Supporting Refugees and Reopening the AC Shelter
Ansche Chesed, our "Community of Kindness," has a strong track record of turning our religious commitments into action, to help neighbors near and far. For more than 30 years we have hosted and staffed a homeless shelter. And in the last two years, we have sponsored three refugee families from Afghanistan and Myanmar, helping them resettle in New York Now it is time to carry those commitments forward. After nearly three years of Covid-based disruption, we need to re-open the…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat: Shabbat Shalom Banayich
We invite all kids to bring their families to Ansche Chesed, to welcome Shabbat together with songs and stories, led by our clergy and Aliza Sebert. The service will highlight our ACHS Kitah Dalet and Hey students - but all are welcome! There will also be a special Thanksgiving-themed snack! Join us in-person in the Chapel, or virtually on Zoom.
Find out more »Havdalah Pajama Party
Now that Shabbat is ending early, we invite our youngest friends to join us for a Havdalah Pajama Party! We will experience Havdalah together, and enjoy singing, stories + yummy and healthy food. Programming will be geared at toddlers and pre-schoolers. Siblings, stuffies and pajamas are welcome! Please RSVP here by Thursday, November 17th. Questions? Contact Aliza at asebert@anschechesed.org.
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