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September 2020
🌳 Shofarot On Broadway
🌳 Please join members of many Upper West Side communities, who will blow Shofar along Broadway, from Lincoln Center to Columbia. Please come masked and maintain social distancing.
Find out more »Shabbat Shuvah Kabbalat Shabbat
Please join members of the Ansche Chesed clergy for a shortened Kabbalat Shabbat -- including a Prayer for Healing, recitation of the week's yahrzeit list and Mourner's Kaddish. Please click in at 6:15 pm for some time to schmooze and greet each other first. JOIN US VIA ZOOM or call: 929 205 6099, Meeting ID: 875 1782 0145 Passcode: Shabbat
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Shabbat Shuvah Sanctuary Service
The Sanctuary Service follows the traditional Conservative liturgy. We read the Torah on the annual cycle, completing the entire Torah each year.
Find out more »🌳 Teen Meeting in Riverside Park
🌳 Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky, new Youth Director Adina Beiner, and other AC Teens for a masked and socially distanced opportunity to gather on Yom Kippur afternoon. We will spend some time talking and reflecting on this holy day and how we can make the most of it and bring our full selves to the day. Exact location in Riverside Park will be given upon registration. Register for this program here
Find out more »Break Every Yoke
Reading the Yom Kippur Haftara and Confronting with Racial Injustice. JOIN VIA ZOOM
Find out more »October 2020
Sukkah Stroller Storytime
Unsure of where to find a Sukkah for Sukkot this year? We have one! Join Rabbi Yael Hammerman and AC Family Program Director, Emily Cobert, to visit our “Pop Up Sukkah,” hear stories about Sukkot, and learn about the lulav and etrog through some movement and sound. (This program is geared towards children age 0-4)
Find out more »Meditation Monday
Join us for virtual mindfulness meditation and contemplative practices to help us keep centered in these unpredictable times. A number of our fellow congregants are experienced meditation leaders and will act as facilitators. Through the wonders of technology, we can enjoy the power of meditating together as a community. No prior meditation experience is necessary. Each session will be led by a different member of our community. JOIN VIA ZOOM
Find out more »Or Neerav/”The Sweet Light”: An Introduction to Kabbalah
One of the greatest of all Kabbalists, R. Moshe Cordovero (or "Ramak," 1520-1570, Safed, Land of Israel), wrote a primer on Jewish mystical doctrines to encourage all Jews to explore this secret realm. This relatively short work is available on Sefaria. To mark Ramak's 500th birthday, please join Rabbi Kalmanofsky for a weekly spiritual and intellectual adventure into the teachings and techniques that make Kabbalah one of the world's great mystical traditions. (I promise: no red strings, no holy water.…
Find out more »Hoshana Rabbah Service
Please join us for the Hoshana Rabbah services on Zoom. JOIN US VIA ZOOM at https://anschechesed.org/morningminyan or call 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 933 006 171 Passcode: minyan
Find out more »Shirei Chesed Community Chorus at Ansche Chesed
Hazzan Natasha J. Hirschhorn, Artistic Director “If a choir is only about singing and performing - there will be no choir for a while. If choir is about teaching and learning, growing, connecting, community, cultural exploration and transmission, and innovating - we will find a way to have choir”. --Kellie Walsh - President of Choral Canada Even in the Covid era, our Shirei Chesed Community Chorus will continue to build community through learning a rich and diverse repertoire of Jewish…
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