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September 2022
Big Kids Service (3rd Grade through Bnai Mitzvah)
This service, geared toward 3rd through 6th graders, delves into the structure, purpose and words of our Shabbat morning tefillot (prayers) and the weekly parshah (Torah portion), which we experience as community through discussion and interactive activities. Aimed at ages 8-12, kids only.
Find out more »Asking the One for Just One Thing: Explore High Holiday Texts and Melodies with Hazzan Hirschhorn
The Jewish spiritual practice for the month of Elul invites us to engage daily with the text of Psalm 27. One of the most familiar lines from the Psalm declares - “I will ask God for only one thing”. If you had a chance to ask the One for one thing only, what would it be? What does this text teach us about ourselves, and about what might be essential in the life we are seeking to build? Please click…
Find out more »Mishpacha Service (Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers)
Babies, toddlers and preschool age kids and their families are invited to join us for our Mishpacha Service. Get in the Shabbat spirit with songs, puppets, movement — and your friends from Ansche Chesed. Geared towards children ages 0-4, with parents.
Find out more »Yigdal Service (Kindergarten through 2nd Grade)
This service, geared towards children in Kindergarten through 2nd Grade, introduces children to a variety of Shabbat tefillot (prayers). A section of the Torah is read and the week’s parsha (Torah portion) is presented through discussion, skits, and stories. Aimed at children ages 5-7, with parents.
Find out more »Rosh HaShanah Round Challah Braid n’ Bake
There's nothing quite like starting the New Year with warm, home-baked round challah, dripping with sweet honey! Join us on Erev Rosh HaShanah as we learn how to make round challot with AC member Erica Cohen (check our her Challah posts on Instagram: @ericaavin). We will learn round challah braiding techniques, and everyone will leave with fresh challah to enjoy at your Rosh Hashana table. You can either bring your own pre-made Challah dough (click here for a sample recipe),…
Find out more »October 2022
Grief Support Circle
As the year ebbs and flows, and holidays come and go, our thoughts may turn to loved ones, family and friends, we have lost. As we approach the Yamim Nora’im, DOROT Social Worker Hilary Forrest and Rabbi Yael Hammerman will co-facilitate a Grief Support Circle for those who are experiencing the High Holy Days without a loved one for the first (or second, or third) time. Please join us. Register here; and feel free to reach out to Rabbi Yael…
Find out more »Tekiat Shofar
Ne’ilah services will conclude in the sanctuary at approximately 7:12pm, when Yom Kippur ends.
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.
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