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December 2023
Shabbat Chanukah Guest Speaker from Israel: Rabbi Noga Brenner Samia
During Sanctuary Services, Noga will give a Dvar Torah. Following Services, at Kiddush in the multi-purpose room, Noga and Rabbi Kalmanofsky will lead a study session on a - sadly - pressing topic in contemporary Israeli life and classical rabbinic literature: The Mitzvah of Pidyon Shevuyim , seen as the ultimate form of Tzedaka. With a passion for pluralism and peoplehood, Noga holds an MA in Jewish Education (HUC/HUJI) and Rabbinic ordination of the Rabanut Yisraelit (Oranim/Hartman). Currently serving as…
Find out more »Glow in the Dark Family Chanukah Party
Experience the GLOW during a communal Chanukah candle lighting. Eat, sing and enjoy 'glow in the dark' activities! Geared at ages 5-11 and their families. Pizza and Latkes will be served. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat with Hostage Families and Israeli Guest Singer Bat Ella
At Kabbalat Shabbat services, Ansche Chesed will welcome a delegation from the Hostage Families Forum whose loved ones were kidnapped on October 7, who are working to #BringThemHomeNow. These hostage families will tell us about their loved ones, so viciously taken, and about their own unimaginably difficult passage since then. Please join us and our Israeli guests for Friday night services at 5:30pm – which will include the previously planned “New Member” Shabbat dinner, and participation by another guest, Israeli singer and…
Find out more »Shabbat Shir Chadash
Join us to welcome Shabbat with ruach and special musical flair as we bring klei zemer into our Friday Shabbat services. Invite your Shabbat dinner guests to join you! Led by Lindsay Zucker, this week's Bat Mitzvah, accompanied by Hazzan Hirschhorn. With special musical guests Michael Harlow -- musician, performer, and Rosh Shira at Ramah in the Rockies -- and Nir Furman, percussion.
Find out more »January 2024
Kabbalat Shabbat Led by ACHS Kitah Zayin Students
Kabbalat Shabbat this week will be led by students from the AC Hebrew School's Kitah Zayin. Kitah Zayin and upcoming B'nai Mitzvah families are invited to stay after for a family Shabbat Dinner -- details and registration.
Find out more »Community-Wide Kiddush
Everyone is welcome in Hirsch Hall immediately after services for kiddush and schmoozing. We’ll provide the egg/tuna salad and rolls, you bring either fruit, baked goods, vegetables, chips or sides. (Please consult AC’s kashrut policy.) Don’t miss the AC Cocktail! To help us plan, please RSVP by Tuesday, January 2.
Find out more »The Boy: Special Screening and Conversation Honoring Filmmaker Yahav Winner and Families of Israel’s South
In memory of filmmaker Yahav Winner, who was killed on October 7 protecting his wife and young child, the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan is hosting an evening honoring his life and work in Kibbutz Aza through film and conversation. The event will feature Yahav’s short film The Boy, which powerfully captures the experience of living on a kibbutz on the border of Gaza, a recorded interview with his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor living in Ashkelon, and testimony of Yahav’s wife…
Find out more »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.
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