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September 2020
Creating a Holy Space (Wherever We Are): Transforming Our Physical Space
Davvening in a synagogue is deepened and enhanced by so many aesthetic factors. Light, stained glass, decorative art, and sacred objects -- and certainly the strength of shared community and the residue left by the thousands of prayers uttered in the room over decades. This year will be different, as we davven via electronic platforms from living rooms and kitchens, without the in-person support of our fellow worshipers. What can we do so that these everyday spaces, can also enhance our Rosh…
Find out more »Welcome Back Picnic
Join us for a social distanced picnic to see old friends, meet new ones and kick off the year at AC! We will be meeting in Riverside Park around 100th St. (use the 99th street entrance, walk to the right and look for some friendly faces) and we suggest you bring a blanket for your family to sit on. Young families are invited from 10:30 - 11:30 and our middle school/teen families are invited from 11:30 - 12:30pm. Scooters, bikes,…
Find out more »Hear Our (muted) Voices – Shema Koleynu in the Age of Zoom, Part 4: Gates of the Righteous and the Book of Life
The High Holiday liturgy gains power when recited by hundreds of voices in unison. This year the poems, pleas, and praises of our prayers will sound different as we hear them over electronic platforms and recite them to ourselves in our apartments. Join Hazzan Hirschhorn and Rabbi Kalmanofsky to study some classic High Holiday passage, and think together about what they will mean when recited during Covid isolation. Register to join us via Zoom
Find out more »West Side Minyan 1st Day Rosh Hashanah Services
Our services will be somewhat truncated to relieve screen-fatigue but we assure you that our usual roster of highly talented and knowledgeable leaders will deliver our special West Side Minyan service. JOIN VIA ZOOM
Find out more »🌳 Outdoor Shofar Blast
🌳 Please join us outside the building on West End Avenue to hear the Shofar live. Please come masked and maintain social distancing.
Find out more »🌳 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
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