Ansche Chesed

06/22/2026

Join us this evening for an indoor Scribblers with AC and Minyan M’at member Nicholas Lemann, discussing his new memoir “Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries” with Lauren Wein.

Learn more and sign up at https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/

Our literary series continues throughout the summer, Mondays at 7pm!

06/19/2026

We had so much fun celebrating Rabbi Yael Hammerman at our Annual Tribute! Thank you to everyone who supported it, helping us to express our immense gratitude to her for twelve years of leadership. As we enter her last Shabbat at Ansche Chesed, we are so grateful for all she has done for our community!

If you were unable to join us at the Tribute—or if you would like to relive some of the magic—we invite you to look at photos from the event here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=congregationac&set=a.1431481245676806

We also invited you to watch the tribute video we shared during the program: https://youtu.be/TG8K2nGPhuY

06/18/2026

We were thrilled to kick off our Scribblers season with Sam Sussman, enjoying a lovely evening as he discussed his recent novel "Boy from the North Country" on our roof. Thank you to everyone who attended!

We will continue meeting weekly on Monday evenings through July. Come join! Info at https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/

More photos at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1431657098992554&type=3

06/18/2026

06/15/2026

Join us THIS EVENING for this summer's first Scribblers on the Roof! Come hear Sam Sussman discuss his novel "Boy from the North Country", hailed by Kirkus as “the most beautiful and moving mother-son story in recent memory” and named by Oprah Daily as the best debut novel of Fall 2025.

Learn more at https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/

06/12/2026

This week, a great crisis in the Torah! Moses dispatches the scouts and they return with "bad news" about the land. But was it Moses who dispatched them? What was the purpose anyway? And is the status of this transgression worse than the sin of the Golden Calf? These are just some of the questions we deal with on this edition of Parasha Talk. Enjoy!

With Rabbis Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Eliot Malomet and Barry Chesler.

This is a great crisis in the Torah. Moses dispatches the scouts an...

06/10/2026

Scribblers on the Roof starts THIS MONDAY evening, June 15!

Join our summer literary series to hear renowned authors read from and discuss their recent work on the Ansche Chesed roof. Learn more and sign up at https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/

Our first author, Sam Sussman, will discuss his novel "Boy From the North Country" in conversation with Dan Friedman.

06/05/2026

This week, a great conversation about two fascinating texts in this amazing parasha. The Pesach Sheni or "make-up Passover," when you get a chance to do it if you missed on the first go. And the sounding of trumpets: two silver trumpets - for war, for assembly, for setting up and breaking up camp or for celebration. There is a lot going on in the world of sound. Enjoy!

With Rabbis Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Eliot Malomet, and Barry Chesler.

This is a great conversation about two fascinating texts in this am...

06/03/2026

Join us this Shabbat to celebrate Pride Month! We will be joined by Rabbi Mikie Goldstein, director of resource development for the Masorti movement (and an AC member during his NY days), to reflect on issues facing LGBTQ Jews. Learn more: https://anschechesed.shulcloud.com/form/pride-shabbat-2026.html

Sign up for dinner on Friday night to hear Rabbi Goldstein share about his personal journey from his Orthodox youth in Liverpool to his life as a Gay Masorti rabbi in Israel.

On Saturday morning, Rabbi Goldstein will speak about the institutional challenges and opportunities for Gay-affirming religious life in the Jewish state.