WEEKLY NEWS

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Please join us in wishing comfort to Susan Greenfield, her husband, Matthew Weissman, and their children, Anna and Lenny, at the passing of their father and grandfather, 

Lost: Red Atlantic Tote Bag with Siddur and Tallit

A red Atlantic tote bag with a siddur and tallit went missing on a recent Saturday morning (6/21) during the Parsha Class. It had been left in the new lobby lounge, near the coffee percolator. If you accidentally took it, please either contact the office at JAshley@anschechesed.org (or 212-865-0600 x202), or contact David Shapiro using the phone number written in the siddur. 

Sanctuary Services in Hirsch Hall for the Summer

The Sanctuary Shabbat Morning service is meeting in air-conditioned Hirsch Hall for the summer. As our streaming equipment is set up for the Sanctuary, we are pausing our virtual Shabbat services until the fall.

Register for Ruach Nediva: Service Learning Trip to Israel with AC, December 8-14, 2025

Please consider joining רוח נדיבה/Ruach Nediva, “The Volunteering Spirit,” a service learning trip to Israel with Ansche Chesed members. We will include fun activities as well, but Ruach Nediva will focus on meaningfully contributing to Israel’s resilience, each day of our week-long visit.

Click here to learn more about the trip, including a recording of our virtual info session from June 25 (link will be posted later this afternoon, 6/26).

Register now to join our trip!

Scribblers on the Roof

Mondays through July 28

7pm: Schmooze and Wine -- 7:15pm: Program

Join us to hear renowned Jewish writers read from and discuss their recent work on the Ansche Chesed roof. Beverages, snacks and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space.

Learn more about exciting new changes to the program and purchase your Season Pass for the series today!

David Denby

DAVID DENBY on Eminent Jews, about Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. “A tapestry of late 20th century American history” (The Forward). Denby is the author of Great Books, American Sucker, and Lit Up. He is the former film critic of The New Yorker and currently a staff writer.

In conversation with Judith Shulevitz

See our full series author lineup

Blood Drive

Sunday, July 13 from 10am - 4pm in 5 North

Come donate blood with the New York Blood Center. It's a mitzvah, and it's easy: it takes only about an hour, and each donation can save up to three lives. Remember to eat, drink and bring your donor ID card or ID with name and photo. Make your appointment

Dror Yikra: AC at WNBA New York Liberty vs. Chicago Sky

Thursday, August 21 at 7pm at Barclays Center (620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217)

Join your Ansche Chesed friends and rabbis for an invigorating night of women's basketball at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, cheering on the 2024 WNBA champs, the New York Liberty as they take on the Chicago Sky! Dror yikra - let's go, Liberty!

Register now - limited seats available. (We will keep a waitlist to buy extra tickets if possible).

Support Asylum Seekers in NYC

As a synagogue community who recognizes the divine image of all people, is motivated by the mitzvah of welcoming the stranger, and is composed of generations of immigrants from across the world, we hope you will join us in supporting asylum seekers in our city. If you would like to hear from us about future opportunities to get involved, please join our mailing list.

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.

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!

Parsha Talk

Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky and his buddies Rabbis Barry Chesler and Eliot Malomet for their weekly Parsha Talk. Watch the latest episode

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.

Deliver Summer Smiles: Visit an Older Adult for DOROT's Package Delivery!

Wednesday, July 16 at DOROT (171 W. 85th St.)

The warm summer months can leave older adults feeling isolated and alone. Volunteer to deliver a gift package and share a friendly visit with an older adult. Click here for more information and to register, or call 917-441-3726.

Home Health Aide & Volunteer Technical Assistance for Seniors, from Marcia Talmage Schneider

Abdul, whom some of you have had the pleasure of meeting through the various activities he accompanied Fred these past 3 years, is looking for Home Health aide duty. He is available from Tuesday through Friday for 7 or 8 hours per day. Abdul is most reliable, honest, strong and intelligent. Please call me, 347-380-3374 so I can sing his praises and assure you that you would be very lucky.

Jason, a neighbor high schooler, is looking to give FREE assistance to seniors with computer/mechanical 'stuff'. This is a volunteer offer as part of his Robotics school program and summer assignment. I used him for something with my computer and found him very gentle and sharp/skilled. Please call me, 347-380-3374, if you would like to get in touch with him.

Seeking Summer Employment from Rebecca Reibstein

I am a rising Junior, home for the summer and seeking a job opportunity.

I have experience working as an event coordinator for an arts foundation, a donor engagement and community outreach manager for a non-profit organization, an assistant preschool teacher, camp counselor, and a host team member in an upscale restaurant. I am happy to provide references or additional information if helpful. 

If you know of any opportunities or would be willing to chat or share connections, I'd truly appreciate it! 

You can reach me at 646-320-2156 or rebeccareibstein@gmail.com.