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Shabbat Nasso
May 30, 2026 / 14 Sivan 5786
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Shirei Shabbat Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Friday, 6:30pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel
Followed by Potluck Dinner on the Roof
| | Minyan M'at Morning Services: 10am in 5 North | | TeleTefila Morning Services: 10am on Zoom | | Mishpacha Family Service: 11am in 2 North | | Combined Yigdal/Bnai Chesed Family Service: 11am in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel | | Sunday, 10am - 12pm: "Can Judaism Be Saved? Its Future After Gaza" with Art Green in 5 North (RSVP) | Sunday, 4 - 6pm: Origami Folding Party: Help Make Our Tribute for Rabbi Yael Special! at AC (RSVP) | Wednesday, 11am: Deadline to Register for our Pride Shabbat Dinner with Rabbi Mikie Goldstein (Learn more and register) | | Morning Minyan: Monday - Friday at 7:30am, Sunday at 8:30am in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel or on Zoom | | Have a birth, marriage, or other family simcha you'd like to share? Send us your good news! | | Mazel Tov to Ori Wosner and his father, Shai Wosner, on his Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat. | | |
Join us in mourning our member Marilyn Goldberg z'l, and in offering comfort to her brother Howard, his wife Kimiko, and Marilyn's niece and nephews.
We also wish comfort to Stephanie Wank Kofman, her husband Ilya, and their children, Alexander and Benjamin, at the passing of Stephanie's father, Jerald Lee Wank z"l. We also send our comfort to Stephanie's mother, Linda, her brother, David, his wife, Emily, and his children, Max and Henry.
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Join us to Honor Rabbi Yael Hammerman at our Annual Tribute Gala: Last Weekend to Purchase Tickets!
Sunday, June 7 at 5pm
Please join us for our Annual Tribute Gala, this year honoring Rabbi Yael Hammerman and expressing our immense gratitude for her twelve years of leadership. The evening will include a cocktail hour, Tribute ceremony, and dinner, along with special activities and babysitting for children.
This is the last weekend to purchase tickets for the event! Don't wait to reserve your place at this special event.
We also encourage you to add a message to our celebratory journal expressing your appreciation for all Rabbi Yael has done for our community.
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We Need Your Help: Volunteer at the AC Shelter
Reopening on Saturday, June 13
After much planning and organization, we are excited to reopen the Ansche Chesed shelter to host and provide dinner for seven men each night. This project of love will require a great deal of collective effort, and we encourage every member of our community to get involved. Volunteers are needed to:
Cook or purchase dinner for our guests (need not be kosher, but no meat dishes): https://cerv.is/0114gNE84dW
Staff the shelter as an Early Evening or Overnight Host: https://cerv.is/0114go3gGLL
Before volunteering we ask that everyone watch this volunteer orientation, and reach out to Amy Shapiro-Kessler at 212-865-0600 x209 or ashapirokessler@anschechesed.org to complete a simple and straightforward background check.
Do you have friends or neighbors who might want to volunteer? They’re more than welcome! Please have them reach out directly to Amy to discuss this.
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Shirei Shabbat: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat & Potluck Dinner with Zemirot
Friday, May 29
Service at 6:30pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel
Dinner around 7:45pm on the Roof (or 5 North if it rains)
Lift your voice with us in holy harmony, b'nima kedosha, at a special musical Kabbalat Shabbat service. Come and hear what musical surprises Hazzan Hirschhorn, intern Toby Banks and the Shirei Chesed Chorus have for you!
Stick around after services for a delicious potluck Shabbat Dinner on the Roof, followed by spirited zemirot! RSVP for dinner here
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"Can Judaism Be Saved? Its Future After Gaza" with Art Green
Sunday, May 31 from 10am - 12pm in 5 North
Join us for an introduction to Art Green's thoughts on Israel today - a place he lives nearly half of each year - and the dangers of its current government and policy not only for Israel's future, but for that of Judaism itself. This book and talk are nothing less than a call for a new organized resistance to the dominance of right wing and racist forces over our beloved Jewish heritage. Books will be available for purchase and signing! RSVP here
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Origami Folding Party: Help Make Our Tribute for Rabbi Yael Special!
Sunday, May 31 from 4pm - 6pm at AC
To help decorate for the Annual Tribute Dinner, the Tribute Committee has chosen butterflies as a symbol of the growth and transformation our community has experienced thanks to the vision and leadership of Rabbi Yael Hammerman. Come spend some time folding origami butterflies that will be used to decorate the dinner. Kids and adults are all welcome, whether you’re an origami expert or trying it for the first time. Feel free to bring cookies to help make it a true community party! RSVP here, walk-ins welcome
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Celebrate Pride Month with Rabbi Mikie Goldstein
Shabbat, June 5 and 6
Rabbi Mikie Goldstein, director of resource development for the Masorti movement and an AC member during his New York days, will join us to reflect on issues facing LGBTQ Jews.
Friday Night Dinner: A personal journey, from his Orthodox youth in Liverpool to his life as a Gay Masorti rabbi in Israel.
Shabbat Morning: Institutional challenges and opportunities for Gay-affirming religious life in the Jewish state.
Learn more and register
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Graduation Shabbat: Celebratory Aliyah & Kiddush
Saturday, June 6
Join us to celebrate all of our community's graduates -- from 8th grade, high school, college, grad school and beyond! During the Sanctuary service, graduates of any age/stage are invited to join us for a celebratory group aliyah to the Torah. We ask participants to arrive by 10:30am. After services, stick around for Kiddush! RSVP here to join the celebrations by participating in the aliyah or sponsoring kiddush.
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AC Hebrew School Open House for Prospective Parents
Tuesday, June 9 from 5:30 - 6:30pm at AC
Thinking about joining our Hebrew School... or trying to convince friends or family to join? Come to our Open House and get a taste of what it's like! Parents and children invited -- activities with ACHS teachers and pizza will be provided! Please feel free to send this to anyone who might be interested. Learn more and RSVP by contacting Education Director Aliza Sebert at
ASebert@anschechesed.org or 212-865-0600 x 217.
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AC Book Group
Wednesday, June 10 from 6 - 7pm in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel
Join our in-person book group for literary conversation rooted in Jewish themes and storytelling as we discuss The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Set in a close-knit, multiethnic neighborhood, the novel highlights Jewish themes of justice, moral responsibility, and caring for the stranger. Note: This is a swap from our previously announced title. RSVP here
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Scribblers on the Roof
Mondays at 7pm, June 15 - July 27
Join us to hear renowned authors read from and discuss their recent work while enjoying summer evenings on our beautiful and breezy rooftop (or indoors if it rains) with snacks, drinks, and books available for purchase. See our full author lineup and register
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Annual Membership Meeting
Tuesday, June 16 at 7pm in Hirsch Hall
All members in good standing are invited to join our Annual Membership Meeting to elect the slate of trustees and officers as recommended by the Nominating Committee. Click here to view the full Agenda. Please bring a dairy or pareve dessert to share!
If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to vote, please fill out the Proxy Form and submit it by email to JAshley@anschechesed.org.
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EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED
Our long-time member Aliya Cheskis-Cotel, recently suffered an extensive fire in her apartment. She is personally safe, but must vacate her home for many months. Aliya seeks any help she can get with renting temporary housing on the UWS. Do you know people whose homes are vacant, either short- or long-term? Vacant even during the week? She cannot walk stairs and would need an elevator.
Please contact Aliya Cheskis-Cotel at SC523@aol.com or 917.880.1715 with any suggestions.
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Partnering Together: Caring for a Loved One with Dementia, with DOROT
Wednesdays, June 24 - September 9 (10 of the 12 weeks) from 3 - 4:30pm
This new psychoeducational group is for adults caregiving for a loved one who has mild cognitive impairment or various types of dementia, including Alzheimer's, Lewy body, vascular, frontotemporal, or mixed dementias. Each session focuses on providing foundational knowledge about disease progression, adapting to changing relationships, coping with grief and loss, engaging a broader support system, grappling with legal and financial considerations, and the role of spirituality. If you would like to join the group, please fill out the interest form and a DOROT social worker will follow up to discuss eligibility and next steps.
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Final Stops: A Kavod v'Nichum Field Trip in NYC
Monday, June 1
At Kavod v’Nichum, we spend our time in conversation about what it means to care for one another at the end of life. For the first time, we’re taking those conversations into the city itself. Final Stops is a day-long trip through NYC, led by Rabbi Adina Lewittes and Sarit Wishnevski, Executive Director at Kavod v’Nichum. Together, we’ll explore Jewish death and burial practices in the places they live, from rare manuscripts at JTS to museum galleries that interpret ritual and memory, and from Jewish text study to time inside a working funeral home. Learn more and register
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A Bouquet of Jewish Choral Music with the New York Virtuoso Singers
Sunday, June 7 at 3pm at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (30 W. 68th St.)
This will be an inclusive program featuring sacred and secular Jewish choral works, from classic psalm settings to contemporary compositions, celebrating heritage, community and the enduring resonance of Jewish musical traditions. Featuring music by various composers, including Natasha Hirschhorn. Learn more
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With Poetry & Justice For All: Three Anniversaries in Song
Sunday, June 21 at 1pm at Merkin Hall (129 W. 67th St.)
Come hear tributes to America you likely haven’t heard before – at least not in Yiddish! – including Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” and “America” by Neil Diamond – with both songs in Yiddish and in four-part harmony! It’s also 150 years since the birth of the beloved Yiddish poet Avrom Reisen and it’s 125 years since the birth of the equally beloved (but radically different) Yiddish poet Itzik Manger. No need to know any Yiddish. Performed by the Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus, including AC members Sara Ruderman, Janet Scharf and Elyse Wolman along with Larry Kay (member of TeleTefila). Tickets are $50 from the Box Office or $40 from one of them!
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June is the New November: Prepare to Vote in the Upcoming Primary Elections
Early voting starts on June 13, Primary Election Day on June 23
With the summer approaching, we want to take a moment to highlight something of great importance for our community and our civic life: the upcoming primary elections on June 23rd. In New York, many of the most consequential decisions are made during the primaries. If you expect to be away this summer, it is especially important to act now. Early voting begins on June 13th, or you can request an absentee ballot. Our tradition teaches us the importance of civic responsibility and the power of collective voice. Participating in elections is one meaningful way we can help shape the society in which we live and uphold the values we hold dear.
Please consider taking a few simple but important steps:
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Weekday Morning Minyan
Mondays - Fridays at 7:30am
Sundays and Civil Holidays at 8:30am
in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel or on Zoom
Join our WhatsApp group, which we'll post to when we need people.
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Misheberakh List
We invite you to add the names of your dear ones. Please re-submit them each English calendar month if you'd like us to keep davvening for them.
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Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavuah Class
Saturdays, 9am in the Mayer Cavalier Chapel or on Zoom
Source Sheet (updated Friday afternoons)
Dedicated to Rabbi Jules Harlow, a great teacher of Torah and Jewish liturgy. Come before class at 8:45am for hot coffee and schmoozing!
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Reading Biblical and Prayerbook Hebrew Class
Mondays, 5:45 - 6:45pm at AC -- 10 sessions, May 11 through July 20
In this course with experienced and skilled teacher Nadav Wiesel, we will build our knowledge of foundational Biblical and prayer book Hebrew vocabulary and grammar, deepening our ability to read and understand the language. Learn more and register here
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Caregivers' Circle, with DOROT Social Worker
Biweekly Wednesdays from 12 - 1:15pm at AC or on Zoom
This group is facilitated by DOROT social worker Jane Blumenstein, LCSW, to provide a supportive community where caregivers can connect and find strength. Whether caring for a spouse, parent, or another loved one, we're here to support you. Learn More and Register
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Parsha Talk
Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky and his buddies Rabbis Barry Chesler and Eliot Malomet for their weekly Parsha Talk. Watch the latest episode
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Pre-Shabbat Climate Action from Jewish Climate Action Network NYC
Subscribe for weekly emails with a quick action you can take to support climate legislation, and a short reflection for Shabbat. View this week's.
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Looking for a Room on UWS, from Risa Wasserman
Grandma (age 68) from New Jersey in search of a private room on UWS for 5-10 nights per month not too far from 70th street-up to 100th street will work. Place for me to sleep only. Can make pay arrangements in advance. Thank you! Contact Risa with any leads.
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