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July 2018
Scribblers on the Roof
Monday evenings in the summer, from 8 to 10pm. $5 suggested contribution. Join us on the Ansche Chesed roof to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work. Beverages and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. REBEKAH FRUMKIN, The Comedown (https://amzn.to/2IzoGyq) A blistering dark comedy, Rebekah Frumkin's The Comedown is a romp across America, from the Kent State shootings to protest marches in Chicago to the Florida…
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Scribblers on the Roof
Monday evenings in the summer, from 8 to 10pm. $5 suggested contribution. Join us on the Ansche Chesed roof to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work. Beverages and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. EILEEN POLLACK, The Bible of Dirty Jokes (https://amzn.to/2KNQagt) When Ketzel Weinrach’s beloved brother Potsie goes missing in Las Vegas, she not only must try to find him, she must confront her…
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AC at the Staten Island Yankees
The Staten Island Yankees will play the West Virginia Black Bears (a minor league team of the Pittsburgh Pirates), and we'll root, root, root for the home team!
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Scribblers on the Roof
Join us on the Ansche Chesed roof to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work. Beverages and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space.
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CSA Pickup
Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a mutually beneficial partnership in which urban consumers receive fresh, organic vegetables while sustaining the livelihoods and stewardship of regional farmers. In a CSA, the farmer pre-sells shares; the money goes to the cost of growing, distributing, and paying the farmer a living wage. Members of the Ansche Chesed CSA have the option of purchasing vegetable, fruit, egg and fresh flower shares from Garden of Eve — a certified organic farm on the east end of Long Island. To…
Find out more »Minyan Rimonim
Shabbat at Ansche Chesed offers members and visitors alike many paths to spiritual engagement. Minyan Rimonim is a lay-led service on the 6th floor.
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Scribblers on the Roof
Join us on the Ansche Chesed roof to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work. Beverages and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space.
Find out more »West Side Minyan
The West Side Minyan is an egalitarian participatory group, offering a havurah experience within the Anshe Chesed Community. Our members take turns leading the services and managing administrative tasks; many of us learned davening and layning and dvar torah skills from more experienced minyan members who are very happy to teach. We read the Torah on a triennial cycle and have a group discussion following the Dvar Torah. A monthly pot luck lunch offers an extended opportunity to enjoy good…
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Scribblers on the Roof
Monday evenings in the summer, from 8 to 10pm. $5 suggested contribution. Join us on the Ansche Chesed roof to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work. Beverages and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. LAURA ESTHER WOLFSON, For Single Mothers Working as Train Conductors (https://amzn.to/2L5xTvk) Laura Esther Wolfson’s literary debut draws on years of immersion in the Russian and French languages; struggles to gain a…
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Scribblers on the Roof
Monday evenings in the summer, from 8 to 10pm. $5 suggested contribution. Join us on the Ansche Chesed roof to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work. Beverages and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space. CHERISE WOLAS, The Family Tabor (https://amzn.to/2MmMxQ5) Harry Tabor is about to receive the Man of the Decade award. As he enters his twilight years, this distinction seems like…
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