Sukkot at Ansche Chesed

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Sukkot Service Schedule

Communal Sukkah Use

Sukkot Programming

Sukkot 5784 / 2023 Service Schedule

Erev Sukkot – Friday, September 29

Evening Service: 6:30pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel


Sukkot Day 1 – Saturday, September 30

Sanctuary Service: 9:45am in the Sanctuary or via Livestream
Minyan M’at Service: 10am in 5 North
TeleTefila Service: 9:45am P’sukei D’zimra, 10am Shacharit on Zoom

Mishpacha, Yigdal, and Big Kids Family Services: 11am

Family Potluck Kiddush: After kids’ services in the Rooftop Sukkah (click here for more info)

Evening Service: 6:30pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel


Sukkot Day 2 – Sunday, October 1

Sanctuary Service: 9:45am in the Sanctuary or via Livestream
Minyan M’at Service: 10am in 5 North


Hol HaMoed – Tuesday, October 3

17th Annual Sukkot Sing-Along: 7pm in the Rooftop Sukkah (more info and registration)


Hoshanah Rabbah and Erev Shemini Atzeret – Friday, October 6

Morning Service: 7:30am in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel

Evening Service: 6:30pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel


Shemini Atzeret and Erev Simchat Torah – Saturday, October 7

Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavua Class: 9am in the Rooftop Sukkah (come at 8:45 before class for coffee!)

Sanctuary Service: 9:45am in the Sanctuary or via Livestream
Minyan M’at Service: 9:45am in 5 North
TeleTefila Service: 9:45am P’sukei D’zimra, 10am Shacharit on Zoom

Family Shemini Atzeret Nature Walk and Shacharit: 10:30am in Central Park (more info and registration)

Mishpacha Family Service: 11am

Family Simchat Torah Celebration: 6pm at Ansche Chesed

Erev Simchat Torah Service: 6:45pm Ma’ariv in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel, 7pm Hakafot in Hirsch Hall
Come celebrate the Torah with singing, dancing, and hakafot (circling)!


Simchat Torah – Sunday, October 8

Morning Service (Sanctuary and Minyan M’at): 9:45am on the Roof, with each minyan holding its own Torah reading
The singing and dancing continue as we finish reading the Torah and begin reading it all over again.


Communal Sukkah Use

All are welcome to come eat in our Sukkah – no registration required! Click here for the full Sukkah Schedule.

  • Meals in the Sukkah must conform to AC’s kashrut policy: Only dairy or parve foods prepared in a kosher kitchen or packaged kosher products are permitted. No meat is allowed in the sukkah.
  • Both the Rooftop Sukkah and the 5th Floor Sukkah are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner (between 8am to 10pm, unless otherwise noted on the schedule)
  • The Sukkah is closed for cleaning between 2-3pm during Hol HaMoed
  • AC provides paper goods, coffee and tea – no other beverages are provided
  • Please note that even on nights where there are Minyan or other dinners, the Sukkah is still open to the public

Sukkot Programming

Family Potluck Kiddush

Saturday, September 30, after kids’ services (approx. 12pm) in the Rooftop Sukkah

Join us for a Family Potluck Kiddush in the Sukkah! We’ll meet on the roof after services. Please bring a dairy or pareve dish to share.

17th Annual Sukkot Sing-Along

Tuesday, October 3 at 7pm in the Rooftop Sukkah

Join Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn, Shirei Chesed Chorus singers and guest musicians for our Annual Sukkot Sing-Along. We will pick the most beautiful and fun Jewish folk songs from Israel and beyond to sing the night away!

Free of charge – RSVP here, walk-ins welcome.

Family Shemini Atzeret Nature Walk Shacharit

Saturday, October 7 at 10:30am in Central Park (Geared at kids age 5-11)

Parents and children are invited to join us for a Shemini Atzeret nature walk in Central Park led by Jewish environmental educator, farmer, and storyteller Jacob Kose. We’ll follow the water around the north woods and discuss how Shemini Atzeret, the last day of Sukkot, is rooted in nature’s ancient rhythms.

RSVP’s requested, walk-ins welcome.

Family Simchat Torah Celebration

Saturday, October 7 at 6pm at Ansche Chesed

Join us for a FREE light dairy dinner followed by our annual Torah Unroll, dancing and Hakafot with the rest of the AC Community.

Stick around for ice cream and popsicles after the second Hakafa!

No RSVP necessary, walk-ins welcome.