Past Events

Technology, as they say, is always changing. We have gone from three television networks, to hundreds of channels, renting video tapes at our local store, to streaming our content from one of the many streaming options now available. And talk radio, well that has been replaced as well, by  audio on demand in the form of Podcasts. Join Ansche Chesed member Liel Leibovitz, host of the Unorthodox, Page One and Hebrew School podcasts from Tablet Magazine and Ansche Chesed Director…

Starting with her own mishpucha from Poland and Galicia, Barbara Sontz has been researching Jewish family histories since 1999, She travelled on paths that led her back in time to the 18th century and on present-day trips to Poland, Israel and Argentina. She has a special connection to her mother's birthplace in Ilza, Poland, where she visited and organized projects devoted to restoring the history of the town's former Jewish residents. Barbara will share her journey with you. A member…

As a follow-up to her presentation "Connecting To My Shtetl",  join Barbara Sontz to explore how YOU can connect to your genealogy. In this intimate workshop, Barbara will explore the steps you can take to learn about where your family comes from. This is a four-session workshop, and we hope that you will attend all of the sessions. Session 1- May 19: Locating your ancestral town. Session 2- June 2: Researching your town's history. Session 3- June 30 (RESCHEDULED): Finding…

Ansche Chesed is glad to welcome Dr. Rachel Havrelock to explore her book The Joshua Generation: Israeli Occupation and the Bible. No biblical text has been more central to the politics of modern Israel than the book of Joshua. Named after a military leader who became the successor to Moses, it depicts the march of the ancient Israelites into Canaan, describing how they subjugated and massacred the indigenous peoples. The Joshua Generation examines the book's centrality to the Israeli occupation today,…

Mark your calendars, and plan to join us on Sunday, May 23rd at 7:30pm for The Ansche Chesed Virtual Tribute. This year's tribute is focusing on the theme of "Standing Beside Each Other In Celebration and Support".   Visit our Tribute website to buy Journal Ads and Register to be with us.

Caring for their mothers at the end of their lives and grieving for them after their deaths brought them together. Seven women from diverse racial, cultural, and religious traditions with differing sexual orientations and life experiences became seven “sisters in mourning,” meeting to share their grief and to remember together— not only their mothers but themselves as daughters. Join us as we welcome Ansche Chesed member Rabbi Mychal Springer and Su Yon Pak, as well as five of the “Sisters”…