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January 2024
Family Tu B’Shevat Celebration and Kiddush
Toddlers through 6 year olds: 2 North with Ramah Nyack Staff 7 - 12 year olds: Mayer Cavalier Chapel with Ramah Berkshires Staff Everyone: Meeting up for treats all together in 2 South after the activities Join Ansche Chesed and Ramah staff to celebrate the birthday of the trees with special Tu B'Shevat activities, songs, stories and, of course, special Tu B'Shevat treats. Note, this will be in place of our regular Mishpacha, Yigdal and Big Kids services on 1/27. Registration below appreciated; walk-ins…
Find out more »Coffee, Conversation, and Community
Join us to schmooze with friends, old and new, over coffee and light refreshments! Come enjoy the caffeinated company of fellow members of our wonderful AC community. Click here to RSVP by Wednesday, January 24 at noon so that we know how much food to order. Walk-Ins also welcome.
Find out more »Teen Tu B’Shevat Seder and Volunteering
AC teens are invited to join us for an outdoor cleanup (or indoor volunteer project, weather dependent) followed by a Tu B'Shevat Seder! We will volunteer and enjoy delicious treats as we celebrate Tu B'Shevat. Please dress warmly as we will spend at least 30-45 minutes outdoors, weather permitting. RSVP to Aliza so there's enough treats.
Find out more »February 2024
Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbat Dinner
Our Shabbat dinner hospitality program encourages individuals and families to break and share bread and conversations with new and long-standing friends during Shabbat. We hope to strengthen the bonds between us, the “People of Lovingkindness.” You can register to be a host or a guest. If hosting, you may invite from the guest list and/or feel free to invite those you know and those you’d like to know better. We also welcome you to attend Kabbalat Shabbat services at 5:30pm…
Find out more »Refugee Shabbat Havdalah: An Interfaith Gathering of Support
Join your neighbors for Refugee Shabbat Havdalah: An Interfaith Gathering of Support. Alongside interfaith partners and the Synagogue Coalition on Refugee and Immigration Crisis, participants will hear from elected officials and insightful speakers, including NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and HIAS NY’s Vice President of Community Engagement, Merrill Zack. Look forward to diving into some learning, prayer, and collective action as we unite in support of those seeking refuge. This event is part of HIAS' annual Refugee Shabbat—an initiative inviting members…
Find out more »Family Beit Midrash – 2nd & 3rd Graders and Parents
All 2nd and 3rd graders -- from ACHS, Jewish day schools and beyond -- and their parents are invited to join our Shabbat Family Beit Midrash & Nosh! This Beit Midrash will be led by Rabbi Yael, Aliza Sebert & Jess Feiwus (former ACHS and Schechter Manhattan teacher). We'll study selections from Devash: Hadar's Weekly Parashah Magazine in family groups, and in groups of just kids and just parents; and we'll enjoy some nosh and being in community! After the…
Find out more »Shabbat Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
As you prepare for your B'nai Mitzvah, take some time to enjoy Shabbat together and reflect on this journey with Rabbi Kalmanofsky. Please take lunch food from the Kiddush in Hirsch Hall and bring your plates to the Multi-Purpose Room. Please consider donating $10-$15 to the AC Kiddush Fund per person who will be attending the Lunch and Learn at AnscheChesed.org/CelebratoryKiddush. RSVPs encouraged, walk-in's welcome.
Find out more »Tour of the Stephane Mandelbaum Exhibition at The Drawing Center
AC member and writer (New Yorker, Vogue, NYTimes) Leslie Camhi will give us a private tour of this stunning exhibition of large-scale drawings by Belgian artist Stephane Mandelbaum (1961-1986) based on a recent exhibition at the Pompidou. Camhi, who wrote the exhibition catalogue, will illuminate the collection, and The Drawing Center will welcome AC members for refreshments, conversation, and an intimate viewing of the drawings. Limited to 25 people, admission $15. Learn more and register
Find out more »Stories from Israel Now, Hosted by Minyan M’at
Join us as recent travelers to Israel share their reflections. Jane Eisner will moderate a panel with Rabbi Kalmanofsky, Lisa Sayegh, and Esther Altmann. Afterwards, other community members including David Shapiro, Lee Adlerstein, and Pearl Beck will guide small group conversations. Snacks, of course, will be served. Please register by Monday, February 12.
Find out more »Christian Nationalism in America Today: Shul-Wide Kiddush and Conversation
All are welcome to join us for shul-wide Kiddush after services to hear AC member Prof. Marcia Pally, author of the new book White Evangelicals and Right-Wing Populism: How Did We Get Here? Going beyond headlines and polling, we'll discuss the big picture and the deep picture: why is right-wing populism so forceful in America? Are white evangelicals in Trump's "base" voting against their best interests? Why do they think Trump is in their best interests? We'll provide a light lunch,…
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