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October 2025
What’s Next for Israelis and Palestinians Now That the Fighting Has Stopped? With Michael Koplow
Days after returning from Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Dr. Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer of Israel Policy Forum and a Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, will share his insights and analysis on the prospects for an enduring cease fire, and for Israelis and Palestinians to move toward healing, separately and together. Dr. Koplow writes and speaks widely on U.S. policy in the Middle East, Israeli politics and foreign policy, and the American Jewish…
Find out more »Anxiety About Democracy: Shabbat Dinner and Discussion
Is there any word more freighted in the United States today? Many of us wonder about our institutions eroding, norms melting, authoritarianism rising. Please join us for Shabbat dinner, where we will be in conversation with two scholars, members of our AC community, who can offer important perspectives. Melissa Schwartzberg of NYU is a political theorist who reflects on democracy in different societies. Atina Grossmann of Cooper Union is a historian who has written extensively about Germany in and after…
Find out more »November 2025
Sarah Laughed and Jacob Cried: The Blessings and Trials of Jewish Parenthood, with Rabbi Yael Hammerman
Join Rabbi Yael for a monthly discussion about the blessings and trials of parenthood, through a Jewish lens. We will ask questions and look toward our tradition together for insight about being a Jewish parent - as we make new friends and build community connections. Open to parents of all stages, individuals, couples, Ansche Chesed members and non-members. Learn more and RSVP We will either meet at Ansche Chesed or in participants' homes. AC Members: FREE Non-members: Individual $36 /…
Find out more »Young Professionals Fall Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Ansche Chesed's Young Professionals invite all 20s and 30s to a free Shabbat Fall Potluck. Join us as we celebrate Shabbat and Thanksgiving together. Bring your favorite kosher dairy or pareve dish to share, wear your best fall colors, and enjoy an evening filled with warmth, gratitude, and community. Space is limited. Please RSVP by Thursday, 11/20.
Find out more »Shelter Volunteer Orientation
AC is thrilled to partner with Broadway Community to re-open our overnight shelter, after over 5 years, to our unhoused neighbors. Each evening starting December 1, we will offer hospitality, compassion, and dignity to seven guests experiencing homelessness. Volunteers are the heart of this effort! To prepare, we are hosting a “Shelter Volunteer Orientation.” This celebratory “training” is a way to thank everyone in advance for their involvement, AND is an interactive forum for volunteers, and potential volunteers, to learn…
Find out more »Winter Coat Drive
We are collecting new and gently worn coats and jackets in labeled boxes in the AC lobby through Sunday, November 23 at 4pm. We accept coats for adults and children. We will distribute the coats in Hirsch Hall the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Sign up by Wednesday, November 19 if you would like to volunteer to sort coats, set up, or help distribute. All ages welcome!
Find out more »After the Nightmare: American Jews and Israel Since October 7
Since the Hamas invasion and everything that came with it -- the murders, the hostages, the devastation for Gazans, the surge in anti-Zionism around the world -- many in our community struggle to understand where we go from here. Please join Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky and Rachel Jacoby Rosenfeld, Chief Executive Officer of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, as they engage with each other and with us on being American Jews today and our relationship to Am Israel and the nation state…
Find out more »December 2025
The Bridge Blueprint: Basics, Strategy and Fun — How to Play the World’s Most Popular Team Card Game
Bridge is a partnership game that can bolster your memory, inferential and deductive reasoning and social cognition. Played by hundreds of thousands at the tournament level and tens of millions at the social level, Bridge can provide a lifetime of enjoyment, challenge and healthy gray matter. AC member Dan Small will teach you the rules, objectives and basic strategies to allow you to start playing and highlight on-line, print and in-person materials and venues that can help you refine your…
Find out more »Intergenerational Mitzvah Knitting Group
Knitters needed! Please join our intergenerational AC Mitzvah Knitting Group. Bubbies, bring your grandkids; kids - bring your parents.
Find out more »AC Teen Chanukah Party
Happy Chanukah! Together, we will play dreidel with plenty of gelt, play games, make candy menorahs, and more. We hope to see you there! RSVP to Aliza Sebert at ASebert@anschechesed.org.
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