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February 2018
In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire with author Peter Hellman
After bursting onto the scene in 2002, Rudy Kurniawan, an unknown twentysomething from Indonesia, quickly became the leading purveyor of rare wines to the American elite. But in April 2008, his lots of Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis red burgundy - dating as far back as 1945 - were abruptly pulled from auction. The problem? The winemaker was certain that this particular burgundy was first produced only in 1982. Journalist Peter Hellman would closely investigate, as a singular cast of characters…
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Purim Carnival
ANSCHE CHESED PURIM CARNIVAL Sunday, March 4 from 10:45am – 2pm 10 – 10:45: Sensory Sensitive Early Open GAMES, PRIZES & TIE DYE! DELICIOUS FOOD & OPEN GYM! 12PM: PUPPET SHOW! OPEN GYM 10:15-10:45: Sensory Sensitive 11-11:45: Ages 4 & Younger 12-12:45: All Ages 1-1:45: All Ages 25 Tickets: $20 Additional Tickets: $1/each Open Gym: 15 Tickets/Session CASH OR CHECK ONLY For more info, contact Josh: jashley@anschechesed.org, 212-865-0600 251 W 100th at West End Ave www.AnscheChesed.org
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High School students are welcome to join the bi-weekly Tuesday class with Rabbi Kalmanofsky and Sam Hollander. Spring Semester: The Jewish People, America, Zionism, and Judaism How is Judaism like a religion, comparable to Christianity and Islam? How is it like a nation, comparable to France or Japan? For us American Jews, what is our connection to the modern state of Israel and to an ancestral homeland? Pizza will be served. Click here to register. For more info contact Sam.
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Mahloket Leshem Shamayim: Sacred Art of Disagreeing, with Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Join us for Shabbat Dinner as we welcome Rabbi Amy Eilberg (the first woman ordained as a Conservative Rabbi by The Jewish Theological Seminary) as our scholar in residence. Rabbi Eilberg will discuss Mahloket Leshem Shamayim, the Sacred Art of Disagreeing.
Find out more »Mahloket Leshem Shamayim: Sacred Art of Disagreeing, with Rabbi Amy Eilberg Potluck Lunch
Join us for a potluck Shabbat lunch after davening to welcome our Scholar In Residence Rabbi Amy Eilberg, (the first woman ordained as a Conservative Rabbi by The Jewish Theological Seminary) as our scholar in residence. Rabbi Eilberg will discuss Mahloket Leshem Shamayim, the Sacred Art of Disagreeing. This is a potluck meal, so we invite you to bring food according to the following schedule: If your last name begins with A through D, please bring a salad. If your last…
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Passover Package Delivery with DOROT
Brighten the day of a senior! Share the joy and warmth of Passover with an elder by delivering a package of traditional holiday foods and visiting for about an hour. Join others from Ansche Chesed for this important and rewarding mitzvah. We'll meet as a group for an orientation and then break up into pairs or families for our visits. A number of us participated in the previous package delivery and found it an easy and meaningful way to support…
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Konstanty Gebert: How Political Developments in Poland are Impacting the Jewish Community Today
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s Cabinet approved a bill which would criminalize the use of the phrase “Polish death camps” in reference to Nazi-run extermination camps in occupied Poland. Come here Konstanty Gebert speak about how this law, and other developments, are impacting the Jewish community in Poland. Gebert is co-founder of the (unofficial) Jewish Flying University, 1979 and, in September 1980 in Warsaw, of an independent white-collar trade union that soon merged with Solidarność. After avoiding interment in…
Find out more »All Programs Except Morning Minyan and Shelter are Cancelled
Due to the snow storm, all programs except Morning Minyan and Shelter are Cancelled.
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