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April 2017
Feast for the Hungry
Our annual Feast for the Hungry
Find out more »Joe’s Violin: A Yom HaShoah Program
Join us for a screening of the Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Film Joe's Violin, followed by a Q & A with Brianna Perez and Joe Feingold, the two people who are the focus of this film. In the award-winning short documentary film Joe's Violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship between 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Joe Feingold and 12-year-old Bronx school girl Brianna Perez, showing how the power of music can bring light in the darkest of times and how a small act…
Find out more »Yom Hashoah Community Reading Of the Names
Each Year, Ansche Chesed participates with Synagogues on the Upper West Side and the JCC Manhattan in the annual commemoration of Yom HaShoah, by reading from books of names of those who perished in the Shoah. The Reading of the Names will begin on the evening of Sunday, April 23, from 10pm and continue through the night until Monday, April 24, at 8am. From 9am-7pm the reading continues at the JCC, in the 7th floor Beit Midrash and will conclude with a brief ceremony and Kaddish. Our synagogue…
Find out more »Israel Looking Forward: A Conversation with MK Omer Barlev
Join Ansche Chesed and BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change for an intimate conversation with Member of Knesset עמר בר-לב - Omer Barlev (Zionist Union) in honor of Israel's 69th birthday, with a special focus on the future and how Israel can move forward constructively into its next decade. Mr. Barlev will share his own experience and insight on the topics of Israeli diplomacy, democracy, conflict, and peace - and on his own BARLEV INITIATIVE to ending the conflict. Free. RSVP Required. Click here to…
Find out more »UWS Celebrates Israel
The Upper West Side celebrates Yom Ha'atzmaut together. Synagogues, schools, and Jewish organizations sponsor events throughout the UWS, celebrating the rich and complex culture, history, and people of Israel.
Find out more »Megillat Ha’atzmaut
Please join Ansche Chesed and Omer Bar-Lev Barlev on Sunday, April 30 at 10am for a special community-wide event. Explore Israel's Declaration of Independence as a modern Jewish sacred text. Join Knesset Member Omer Bar-Lev and others to mine Israel's founding document, seeking beyond politics to values and national vision. Co-sponsored by Bina: The Jewish Movement for Social Change, part of its "Israeli Talmud: Tractate Independence" project. Free. Click here to RSVP.
Find out more »May 2017
Seudah Shelishit: Pulpits and the President
President Trump has signed an executive order inviting clergy to endorse political candidates, changing a law of more than 60 years standing. Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky to discuss how much room there should be for churches and synagogues to be explicitly political.
Find out more »Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Please join us this year once again for an early evening study session at the JCC, in advance of the major event of study, arts presentations and socializing that has become a signature part of New York Jewish life. Ansche Chesed program at 7pm with sessions taught by: Judith Edelstein Daniel Friedman Laura Gold Bena Medjuck-Bruckner JCC program at 10pm with sessions taught by Ansche Chesed members: Amy Kalmanofsky Bill Plevan Paula Rose John Podhoretz Igal Harmelin Ruby Namdar Tamara…
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