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Gabby Haus, her parents Susan and Oron Haus, and her brother Liam, on the occasion of Gabriella's bat mitzvah this Shabbat.

Eden Barlev, her parents Laurie and Hagai Barlev, and her siblings Maya and Liam, on the occasion of Eden's bat mitzvah this Shabbat at mincha.

We offer comfort to Bruce and Abby Levine, their daughter Noa, and Bruce's son Todd and his wife Alejandra and their baby Elias, at the passing of their father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Donald Herman Levine.

We also offer comfort to Tom and Leslie Freudenheim, their son Sascha and his kids, Margot and Simon, at the passing of Tom's older brother, Robert.

The excitement is building for this Sunday, June 4th. It's not too late to show your support for our amazing honorees by placing an ad in the Tribute Journal and/or joining us for a wonderful evening!

Please join us at Ansche Chesed's Annual Membership Meeting. All members in good standing of the congregation are encouraged to join. Among the key agenda items, we will elect the slate of officers and trustees as recommended by the Nominating Committee, and we will vote on Rabbi Kalmanofsky’s contract.

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The UWS cluster will begin marching at 1pm (parade begins at 12pm); the route is 1 mile.

Please register here to march with the UWS cluster. Contact Gali Rabin Choresh with any questions.

Join us at our popular literary program to hear emerging and established Jewish writers read from their recent work, all on our breezy and beautiful rooftop space (or indoors if it rains). Snacks, beverages and books available for purchase.

Adam Kirsch, The Revolt Against Humanity and The Discarded Life

The Revolt Against Humanity is a blistering history of the idea that the end of humankind is nigh, and that it's a good thing. The Discarded Life is a memoir in verse in which Adam Kirsch tries to face his own obsolescence.

Joseph Berger, Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence

Elizabeth Graver, Kantika

Michael Frank, One Hundred Saturdays

Judy Katz, How News Travels

Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds

Meryl Frank, Unearthed

Learn more about our authors!

Rabbi Noa Sattath has been on the frontline of Israel's battles for civil rights and equality for all. As Executive Director of the New Israel Fund's flagship grantee, the Association for Civil Rights Israel (ACRI), she is continuing to work for a more just, equal, and free society for all Israelis and Palestinians. Register or learn more.

Jewish life often seems to demand a lot of background knowledge. Where do you learn it all, especially as an adult? Join Rabbis Hammerman and Kalmanofsky to learn anew or go back and review core Jewish practices and concepts.

Saturdays, 9am in the Chapel or on Zoom

Come before class at 8:45am for hot coffee and schmoozing! This class is dedicated to Rabbi Jules Harlow, a great teacher of Torah and Jewish liturgy. Click here for this week's Source Sheet (updated on Friday afternoon). 

Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky and his buddies, Rabbis Barry Chesler and Eliot Malomet, for their weekly Parsha Talk, more popularly known as "Three Old Guys Talking About the Parsha." Click here for the latest episode!

We invite you to add the names of your dear ones to our Misheberakh List so that we can include them in our weekly Shabbat prayers for healing. Click here to submit names. Names will remain on the Mishaberakh list for one month.

ACRA is part of AC's response to the world refugee crisis. Over the past year, we have helped four families rebuild their lives in the US.

Learn more about AC's Refugee Assistance efforts HERE.

To become more involved, please reach out to us HERE.

Sarah Gillman, in honor of Doris Ullendorff and Ken Gorfinkle on the occasion of the birth of their grandson, Yona Avir. Mazel tov as well to parents Naomi and Elan Ullendorff and their daughter Ari Keshet!

Miriam Harris-Kaplan & George Kaplan, in honor of Navah and Jules Harlow, and the Rabbi Jules Harlow Lecture

Gila Lipton, in honor of Josh Ashley for his patience and helpfulness

Barry Schwartz, in memory of Jerome Pearlman

Diane Sharon, in honor of Martin Green

Iris Korman & Nos Sher, in honor of Menachem Pastreich's birthday

Terry Zisowitz, in honor of Roberta Kupietz Shapiro

Linda Charet & Mark Cohen, in memory of Linda's mother, Edith Charet

Lisa Maller & Rich Ocken, in honor of the marriage of Didi Kalmanofsky and Ariel Balsam

Rochelle Saidel, in memory of Rochelle's granddaughter, Emmunah Wolk

Marjorie Singer, in appreciation of Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky

Goldie & Eric Arrow, in memory of Goldie's father, Jack Satt, and Eric's father, Nathan Arrow

Chana Blomquist Freedman & Samuel Freedman, in memory of Chana's mother, DeLoris Blomquist

Tatyana Leifman, in memory of her uncle, Rabbi Morton Leifman

Sheila & Sheldon Lewis, in memory of Sheila's grandfather, Barney Hochhauser

Judith Edelstein & Jim Meier, in memory of Jim's father, Jerome Meier

Bonnie Moses, in memory of her husband, Lewis Moses

Lisa Maller & Rich Ocken, in memory of Rich's father, Alfred Ocken

Robin Forman & Hugh Smyser, in memory of Robin's grandparents, Martha and Mattes Silverman

Ruth Sussman, in memory of her mother, Helen Perlmutter Sussman

Carol Ingall & Stephan Brumberg, in memory of Gershon Schwartz

Patty & Seth Goldman, with thanks to Cantor Hirschhorn for her teaching, patience and encouragement

Kim Friedlander & Nicholas James, in honor of Rabbi Kalmanofsky, Rabbi Hammerman, Cantor Hirschhorn and Cantor Rachels for their help and support

Deborah Kaufmann, in memory of her grandparents, Esther and Alfred Elkoubi

Judith Edelstein & Jim Meier, in memory of Judith's mother, Jean Edelstein

Kate & Ori Uziel, in honor of the new leyners. Yasher koach!

Jocelyn Maskow, in honor of Jed Perl