WEEKLY NEWS
Parshat Ekev
August 8, 2020 / 18 Av 5780
THIS SHABBAT
What to Expect When You Are Zooming - Shabbat Morning
Saturday, August 8 at 9:45am Via Zoom 

At this week’s Shabbat services, we will use a slightly different electronic format. Until now, we have used a Zoom webinar, in which only some participants can be seen and heard, while most attendees are not visible. This week, we will use a regular Zoom meeting, in which all participants can be seen in their own individual windows, for maximum communal togetherness.
 
This system has certain Jewish advantages and gives each of us a special role. At Mt. Sinai God called Israel “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Whether we have liturgical roles or not, each of us is a kohen/priest, or a shaliah tzibbur/prayer leader, shaping the experience of our fellow worshipers. How can we do that best?

It’s easier when we davven together in the synagogue, where we already know how to participate appropriately and helpfully. In this new virtual sacred space, it may take time to feel comfortable and learn the small things we can do to enhance our own experience and those of others.

You are a Leader: Please keep in mind that your fellow Zoom attendees can see you throughout the service either as one of the small windows in the “Gallery-View” or center-screen on “Spotlight-View.” 

And People Follow: Please remember that the model we set on-screen shapes how your fellow attendees experience our services. So please smile, wave and davven with focus. That way you will inspire others to engage in the tefillah with similar enthusiasm. Of course, no one pays rapt attention at every minute. But please remember that when people look bored or distracted, that also affects how others engage.

Raise your voice: Yes, you will be muted during most of the service. But everyone watching notices when you sing along with the group or clap in time. Nothing communicates enthusiastic participation like singing.

Create a Holy Space: Physical surroundings affect how we experience tefillahPlease create a tidy space, against an attractive background, that stimulates spiritual and reverent feeling in yourself and those watching. Please front-light yourselves – no standing in front of windows! – so we can see your beautiful faces.

Dress for Success: Similarly, clothing and appearance shape the prayer experience for yourself and others. Dress as you would to attend Shabbat services in person. Please wear a kippah and tallit, if you can. Dressing for shul will help you feel ready to davven. 

When will you sign in? We have set this up so that people can log in to the Zoom session as early as 7:15pm Friday, before Shabbat begins. Then, if you disable your computer's sleep function, the call will still be there the next morning. We will begin tefillah itself promptly at 9:45am.
 
This Shabbat morning, and in the weeks ahead, we will recite prayers for healing during our morning services. Since most participants will be muted, you won't get to call out the name of those you have in mind. If you'd like to give Rabbi Kalmanofsky the name of an ailing friend or loved one, please email the names to him at RJK@AnscheChesed.org and include your relationship to the person you are praying for. When/if the person you've been praying for is doing better, please let us know, so we can joyfully remove them from this list!

We are grateful to the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) for making Siddur Lev Shalem and Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25; Isaiah 49:14 - 51:3) from the Etz Hayim Chumash available to us as PDF's. During our Zoom services, we will typically read a smaller quantity of Torah than we do in person. At Ansche Chesed we usually read the Torah in an annual cycle, covering about 2 percent of the whole Torah each week. Many Conservative synagogues read a "triennial" cycle, completing the cycle every three years, reading one-third of each parasha each week. This shorter reading is not our first choice, but what is nowadays? To keep services shorter we will usually adopt the triennial division. The weekly announcement will inform you of just what we're reading.
 
If you prefer, you can buy your own hard copy of Siddur Lev Shalem through the RA website, linked here. We will also try to announce the pages from Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat which some of you may have at home. You can also follow along with the Torah reading from home with a Chumash or Tanakh, like the ones linked here.
 
If downloading the PDF's or buying your own siddur or Bible presents a difficulty for you, please email Rabbi Kalmanofsky and we will do our best to assist you.  
 
We hope that everyone will be able to fully participate with us!

Not Shabbat Morning Study: Final Session Friday, 9:30am Via Zoom
Kabbalat Shabbat: Eat, Be Satisfied, and Bless: Friday, 6:30pm Via Zoom
Sanctuary Services: Saturday, 9:45am Via Zoom
TeleTefila Services: Saturday, 10am Via Zoom
TeleTefila Havdallah: Service Saturday, 9pm Via Zoom
Candle Lighting: 7:46pm
Torah Reading: Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25)
Haftara: Isaiah 49:14 -51:3
Shabbat Ends: 8:48pm
THIS WEEK
The Un-Distancing Hour: Thursday, 5:30pm Via Zoom
Hard Conversations About Zionism (Part 1) Thursday, 7pm Via Zoom
Meditation Monday: Monday, 3pm Via Zoom
Hard Conversations About Zionism (Part 2) Monday, 7pm Via Zoom
CONDOLENCES
Join us in sending condolences to Shifra Bronznick and her children Emma and Coby Bronznick Goldberg, on the death of Shifra's mother Ruth. She will be holding a community shiva on Thursday evening at 7pm via Zoom.
PRAYER
Weekday Morning Minyan
Monday-Friday at 7:30am 
Sunday at 8:30am
or call: 929 205 6099
meeting ID: 933 006 171
Kabbalat Shabbat: Eat, Be Satisfied, and Bless
Friday, 6:30pm Via Zoom
A land of wheat and barley, of grapes and figs and pomegranates, of olive trees and date honey ... and you will eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord for the good land God has given you ...

This week's parasha includes the celebration of the native fruits to the land of Israel and our grateful celebration for nutritious and delicious food.

During our Friday night Zoom services, we will reflect on the wonder of Jewish eating. As much as music, art, or words, food is culture. How we eat, the foods we prepare, the stories we tell about our recipes -- all this is integral to transmitting Jewish peoplehood and spirituality. Please join us to share experiences of our favorite Jewish foods and discuss how we cook, how we eat and how we bless.

Please click in at 6:15pm for some time to schmooze and greet each other first, the ritual gathering will start at 6:30pm.


or call
929 205 6099, 
meeting ID 
160 486 214
PROGRAMS
Hard Conversations About Zionism with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
Thursday, August 6 and Monday, August 10 at 7pm Via Zoom
For many American Jews, Zionism is indispensable to the thriving of the Jewish people, exemplifying the ingathering of the exiles, a revived modern Jewish culture and Hebrew language. For others, the value of those achievements cannot obscure the Israel-Palestine conflict and a 53-year-long occupation over millions of people who lack political rights none of us would forego.

Recently the writer Peter Beinart (our neighborhood resident) wrote a lengthy piece on his personal evolution from espousing a “two-state solution” towards a “bi-national state,” from a Zionism focused on a “Jewish state” to one focused on a “Jewish home.” No surprise, the article provoked vigorous debate: praise, condemnation and everything in between.

There is much in Beinart’s article to agree with, much to challenge, and all of it worth thinking about. Please read the article – and perhaps some of his critics — and join Rabbi Kalmanofsky for an honest, respectful, two-part Zoom-based discussion on how we think about Israel and Zionsim today, how our views might have changed and how they might continue to change.

In our first session (Thursday, August 6) we will delve into Beinarts argument and think about how it (and the current reality in Israel) might impact our own thoughts on Israel.

In the second session (Monday, August 10) we will focus on responses to his piece from left and right, and further explore our own reactions and Jewish commitments.


WE ARE YOUR PEOPLE / Ki Anu Amecha Project
We hope that you will take part in creating a virtual tefilah recording, so when we join together online during the High Holidays, from wherever we find ourselves, we will still be able to see and hear each other sing with a full heart, and join with a full voice. 

We ask you to record a video of yourself (or your whole family!) singing one of our beloved High Holiday melodies, Ki Anu Amecha, from the comfort and safety of your own home. You'll be singing along with Natasha's voice on the guide track. (You'll notice that the guide track has a piano accompaniment. That is just to help us stay together during the recording process; it won't be heard on the final video).

Meditation Monday
Monday, 3pm Via Zoom
Join us at 3pm for virtual mindfulness meditation and contemplative practices to help us keep centered in these unpredictable times. A number of our fellow congregants are experienced meditation leaders and will act as facilitators. Through the wonders of technology, we can enjoy the power of meditating together as a community. 

No prior meditation experience is necessary. 
To Schmooze or not to Schmooze: The Un-Distancing Hour
Thursday, 5:30pm Via Zoom
We'd like to announce the rebranding and re-imagining of the Thursday afternoon Kiddush cocktail hour, which has been a lovely way for people to connect during this crazy time. But we thought it needed a transformation into something a bit more specific.

Before the pandemic, Kiddush has traditionally been a way for people at Ansche Chesed to connect with one another, to share milestones, to kvetch and moan a bit, to express support to friends who are going through one of life's many struggles, or even to share a joke. It's informal, unstructured, and enables people to check in and out as they please. The Pre-Shabbat Un-Distancing Hour is a way to enable people to get together and continue doing that with one another, for one another.

So join us with your paper cup of seltzer or beverage of your choice. Looking forward to schmoozing.

Not Shabbat Morning Study
Final Session for the Summer: Friday, 9:30am Via Zoom
While we will not be together on Shabbat morning, that doesn't mean that we can not study together. Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky on Friday mornings at 9:30 (just a day before we usually meet) to delve into the weekly portion through the eyes of favorite commentators-ancient, medieval, and modern; midrashic, mystical, and academic.

During the Summer months, this program will be led by members of our community. Contact Deb Mowshowitz with any questions.

After this week, Not Shabbat Morning Study will take a break for the remainder of August.

Did You Miss A Program?
Were you hoping to join us for a program, but life just got in the way? Did you attend a program, but feel like if you are every really going to be able to make challah, you need to see it again?

Don't worry, throughout these strange times, we have recorded a variety of our classes, and they are all available for you to enjoy and share. Visit our website to see which classes are available.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
We hope you will renew your membership with Congregation Ansche Chesed.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, we will not be mailing out membership renewal forms this year and prefer that you renew your membership online. Please click HERE to renew your membership and security fees.
 
If you wish to pay by check, please email Martin and request a paper application be emailed to you. On the paper application, please remember to mark your membership dues pledge and security fee and mail the application and check to Congregation Ansche Chesed.

We are so grateful that over 200 members have already rejoined, and affirmed their commitment to our community.

While there are no seats for the High Holidays this year, if you renew by August 31st this year, and renew on time next year, we promise to save your seats for next year!

Please see the list of those who have already renewed in our Tuesday email, and follow their lead so that you too can be included next week.

Congregation Ansche Chesed
SOCIAL ACTION/COMMUNITY SERVICE
Your Response Matters

Parts of NYC have less than 60% of households filling out the questionnaire. 

Health clinics. Fire departments. Schools. Even roads and highways. The census can shape many different aspects of your community.

Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into the states and communities each year.

The results determine how many seats in Congress each state gets.

The COVID Rent Relief Program
The COVID Rent Relief Program will provide eligible households with a one-time rental subsidy that will be sent directly to the household’s landlord. Applicants will not need to repay this assistance. The Covid Rent Relief Program is not first come, first served. Applications will be accepted throughout the two-week application period. HCR will prioritize eligible households with “greatest economic and social need” accounting for income, rent burden, percent of income lost and risk of homelessness.

The rental assistance payment will cover the difference between the household’s rent burden on March 1, 2020 and the increase in rent burden for the months the household is applying for assistance. Households can apply for up to four months in rental assistance. 

For more information, and to apply, visit https://hcr.ny.gov/hcr-program-notices-covid-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Revisit Our Tribute
We had such a wonderful tribute event on Sunday evening June 28th. Filled with appreciation for the old and the new, for where we as a community came from and where we are now. The program included amazing reflections from long-term members, as well as wonderful videos and slide shows. Please visit the site and enjoy the videos, scroll through the Ad Journal, and read and watch the reflections from our long-term members. 

Do you have a reflection that you would like to share? eMail President@anschechesed.org to discuss submitting your written or video reflection.
AC Membership Directory
In these times, many members are reaching out to contact other members. Ansche Chesed does have an online directory for members. You will need your password to access the directory or to update your own information. You may click on the membership directory here. 

On the membership directory page, click on "edit my account info" to setup your directory listing.

Members need to voluntarily opt-in to the membership directory as we want to protect everyone's privacy. Those that do not wish to be placed in the directory will not be.

If you never setup or can't remember your password, email Martin Sivorinovsky and he will email you a link to setup a new password.
AC Professional Skills Directory
Our members possess a multitude of different skills and areas of expertise. With that in mind, we have compiled a directory of congregants who are willing and able to help each other with issues that have arisen because of the pandemic. It is available here

Our directory is being update on a rolling basis, so if you have a useful service you would like to offer (such as landlord/tenant law, financial advice, IT support, etc) , please contact AC member Nicole Grunfeld at nicole.grunfeld@gmail.com with your name, contact info, a short description of the service you can provide, and a note about your fees (including whether you can offer any complimentary support and/or an AC discount). 

We Want To Meet Your Needs
A community like ours is often closely linked through prayer and study, and by celebrating Shabbat, holidays and weekdays. In these terribly difficult times, we can feel cut off from the resources that keep us going. 

We at Ansche Chesed want to provide our members with sources of strength, hope, and resilience. Please let us know what you need: What will help you? What is AC doing now that is a valuable resource for you, connecting you to others and to faith? What is missing for you? What can we do to help you meet this challenge?

Please write to Rabbi KalmanofskyRabbi Hammerman or Hazzan Hirschhorn to let us know what you most need from Ansche Chesed.
Payments to Ansche Chesed
As our offices are closed during the Covid19 epidemic please make all payments and donate via our website rather than write checks.  

If you must write a check, please wait until you hear from us that the offices are open again.

Thanks,

Ansche Chesed
REACH OUT
Programming Ideas
We are working hard to create program and connection during these complicated times. We hope to increase our programming options, and would love to hear from you with ideas for programming. 

Do you have an idea for something that you would like to learn, or something you could teach, or a resource that might be great for our community? If you do, please email druskay@anschechesed.org to share your idea.

Share What You've Found
If you are like us, you have seen lots of exciting programs online these days. Some of them may be Jewish, some cultural, and some just for fun. Please visit our facebook page and share what you have found with us and our community.
AC Kavod 2020
During this difficult time, there may be members of our community who could use some extra support -- someone to help buy groceries, or even just someone to talk to. If you need anything, please send an email to ackavod2020@gmail.com and one of our Ansche Chesed volunteers will get in touch with you. If you are interested in joining our volunteer force, please email ackavod2020@gmail.com

Bikkur Cholim
As we are all concerned over the coronavirus, the Ansche Chesed community is here for you. If you feel you might be getting sick -- especially if you are older or alone, or you know people who are -- please let Rabbi Kalmanofsky and Rabbi Hammerman know. They, and other members of the bikkur cholim committee will be in touch, and make sure you are not alone.
More Opportunities With Reclaim Our Vote
The Reclaim Our Vote Campaign is a nonpartisan phonebanking, postcarding, and textbanking effort created by the Center for Common Ground that focuses on contacting voters of color in voter-suppression states to help them register, vote, and troubleshoot/address possible voter disenfranchisement.

Thank you to the Ansche Chesed community for writing and sending over 1000 postcards to voters in North Carolina!

Now we need you to make phone calls!

Why Phone Bank?
Phone Banking is second only to canvassing for Getting Out the Vote (GOTV). Live phone-banking works – especially at scale. It might not seem you’re making much headway with all the unanswered, out-of-service calls, but at scale – when we’ve made thousands of dials, the effect is substantial.

Due to the pandemic, polling sites will be closed or switched, Board of Elections Offices will be unable to respond to all their calls, and disinformation will explode.

ROV’s phone banks give the voter reliable information about voting locations and ways to vote during the pandemic.

Join ROV and members of the community to phone bank at a zoom gathering. We begin with training, then we phonebank, then we come back to share our stories.

Upcoming Phone Banking Sessions
What Matters
Ansche Chesed is pleased to announce it has joined with other New York synagogues and communal organizations in an initiative called What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life. This effort aims to heighten awareness around the importance of completing advance care directives, and enable individuals to thoughtfully consider and document their end of life preferences, with opportunities to engage Jewish values as part of the process. Confidential conversations are conducted by trained and certified Ansche Chesed facilitators, who are available to answer important questions and help walk you through the process, clarifying your goals and wishes for future healthcare and related choices in case you are unable to speak for yourself.
 
We look forward to working with you on this important initiative. Should you wish to schedule a conversation, please eMail, whatmatters@anschechesed.org, or leave a message at (212)865.0600 x201, and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
The Men's Homeless Shelter Needs Volunteers
The Ansche Chesed Shelter is closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We fully plan on re-opening when it is deemed safe for all to do so. Please keep an eye out for how you can volunteer when we reopen.
Do you know someone who is ill or in need of temporary support? The Bikkur Cholim Committee is here to help.
If you know someone who is ill and in need of a visit or a meal, or other assistance, please contact the Bikkur Cholim committee. The Bikkur Cholim committee helps care for Ansche Chesed members who are ill or have been hospitalized. We visit them; telephone and send cards; provide meals, especially for Shabbat; shop for them; and escort them to doctors' appointments.

Please contact Maron Waxman or Bettyrose Nelson at BikkurCholim@AnscheChesed.org if you need help or to join the Bikkur Cholim volunteer corps.

Click here for more information on life cycle support at Ansche Chesed.
AC is Collecting Eyeglasses
More than two billion people globally need glasses but lack access due to income, distance, or disaster. Seeing clearly provides the opportunity for adults and children to succeed at school or work, and care for their families. Eye Make A Difference, a VSP Global Eyes of Hope program, is a no-cost way for companies, individuals, and organizations to donate glasses to help those in need. Please drop off your eyeglasses to the office! 
ICE Know Your Rights
If you or anyone you know may be at risk of deportation, please review these Know Your Rights flyers provided by Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights and Immigrant Defense Project.

Click here to view, download, and share all the information you need.
COMMUNITY
Student Poll Worker Program
The NYC Board of Elections (BOE) is preparing for the upcoming elections in September and November of this year. The BOE is accepting applications for the 17 year old Student Poll Worker Program, which is the a program that allows students to become civically involved in the community and also prepares them to learn about politics, current issues facing the community, and educates them about the election process while they serve as a poll worker on Election Day.
Requirements for Student Poll Workers:
  • Be 17 years old by Election Day with permission from school officials and parents/guardians
  • Be a US citizen
  • Bilingual students fluent in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, and Bengali

Spaces are limited so apply early! You can call 718-797-8800 to get an application.
Weekly Pandemic Support Group
Mondays at 7pm
COVID19 has led to a significant amount of stress, and many people need a space of connection and support. The Jewish Board of Family and Children Services (JBFCS) is sponsoring a special support group to help those who are struggling, to get through the current pandemic. These Zoom sessions will be facilitated by Jessica Cohen, LMSW.

Please contact Jessica with any additional questions, concerns or to receive information about joining by email or at 347-735-0583.

JOIN VIA ZOOM
Give Blood
Before COVID-19, The New York Blood Center came to you. Now we need you to come to us! Congregation Ansche Chesed invites you to donate blood at an NYBC donor center or local community blood drive near you! Visit nybc.org/donate to find a location near you or Contact Elaine Peralta 646.300.5051 or eperalta@nybc.org for an appointment. 

Donate between July 20 and August 31. Use group code 10122 to be a part of this special lifesaving “virtual” event.
Schechter Manhattan Virtual Information Session
Wednesday, August 12th 8pm Register Today
Join Schechter Manhattan for a Virtual Info Session on August 12th at 8pm! Learn about our plans for reopening our doors for in-person learning in the fall, and how our adaptive and student-centered approach allows us flexibility to shift from in-person classes to our high quality remote learning program for an impactful education. Register today at tinyurl.com/virtualschechter or schedule a personal conversation with Judy Ney, Director of Admissions at admissions@schechtermanhattan.org.
Ansche Chesed CSA
The Ansche Chesed CSA WILL be continuing this year, with socially distanced weekly pick-ups on Wednesdays from 12-1pm on the sidewalk outside of Ansche Chesed.

Please visit their website for information on how to register to get farm fresh fruits and veggies. First pickup is scheduled for June 10, so don't delay.

Visit the AnscheChesed CSA website for more information or email them at anschechesedcsa@gmail.com
DOROT Onsite at Home (previously On-site programs)
Dorot has made changes and moved all of our on-site programs onto a digital platform - these are now Zoom-based classes. 

To register and receive a weekly email of the upcoming classes, please send an email that includes your name and phone number to dorotprograms@dorotusa.org. For those seniors who don't have computers or technology (smartphone/tablet/cell) with cameras, you are welcome to participate in the Zoom programming by dialing in over the phone.

If someone would like to participate in DOROT programs but doesn't know how to use Zoom, please email technologyhelp@dorotusa.org. They will be happy to connect them to one of DOROT's volunteer Tech Coaches by phone, who will be able to assist.
Chef's Table Kosher Catering has prepared gourmet foods, delivered to customers in New York City. These are be pre-cooked, delicious kosher meals delivered right to your door.

Contact Bruce at (917)-868-7964 or his website for more information.
SHUK
Caretaker and Housekeeper Available
Experienced and wonderful caring caretaker and housekeeper seeking employment. She took care of my mother and truly enhanced my mother's quality of life before she passed in April.

For additional information please feel free to e mail me, Corinne Boren or call 212 864 8163 and leave a message.
If you are a member, you may send "shuk" postings to shuk@anschechesed.org. All postings must have a member's contact info, and received by Tuesday at 3pm.
Postings run for only two weeks.
JULY DONATIONS
GENERAL DONATIONS 
Caren & Jeremy Caplan, in memory of Tommy Treitel's mother, Renate Treitel 
Nancy Cohn 
Vivian Mamelak & Alain Demers, in memory of Renate Treitel 
Sascha Freudenheim 
Grace Freundlich, in memory of Leah Cahan Schaefer, Esther Hauzig, and Grace's mother, Lisl Freundlich 
Iris Korman & Nos Sher, in memory of Tommy Treitel's mother, Renate Treitel, and Ruth Kaufman's husband, Jacob Kaufman 
Sylvia Weber, in celebration of the 4th birthday of Dora Isaacson, daughter of Rachel Givner and David Isaacson 
Elana Weinberg 
 
RABBI'S FUND DONATIONS 
Kenneth Altman, in honor of Jeremy Kalmanofsky, with thanks for all you do 
Elizabeth Denlinger 
Gina & Bruce Doynow 
Shani Abramowitz & Joseph Eskin 
Elissa & David Klein 
Judith & David Kohn 
Mary & Stefan Krieger, in memory of Stefan's father, Norman Krieger, and his friend, Joe Antenson 
Nancy & Douglas Lee, in memory of Renate Treitel 
Lenore & Ken Michaels 
Bonnie Moses 
Norah McVeigh & Peter Szabo 
Myrna Weiner 
Laura Wolfson 
The West Side Minyan 
 
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS  
Eva & Emanuel Derman, in memory of Emanuel's mother, Sonia Derman 
Nancy Sinkoff & Gary Dreiblatt, in memory of Nancy's father, Marvin W. Sinkoff 
Norma & Jerome Ehrlich, in memory of Jerome's mother, Friede Ehrlich 
Mary Feinberg, in memory of Mary's father, Joseph D. Montalto 
Reuven Greenvald, in memory of Reuven's father, Jerome Greenvald, with thanks to morning minyan for being there to commemorate his yahrzeit 
Frances Degen Horowitz, in memory of Frances' husband, Floyd Horowitz 
Lisa Litt & Michael Knopf, in memory of Michael's father, Harold Knopf 
Sheila & Sheldon Lewis, in memory of Sheila's father, Morris Kaufman 
Bonnie Moses, in memory of Bonnie's father, Albert Shaffer 
Jane Paznik-Bondarin, in memory of Jane's mother, Edith Paznik 
Elizabeth & Joseph Schefler, in memory of Joseph's father, Max Schefler 
Arlene Schlifkin, in memory of Murray Schlifkin 
Roberta & Paul Shapiro, in memory of Roberta's mother, Blanche Kupietz 
Iris Korman & Nos Sher, in memory of Iris' mother, Miriam Korman, and her grandfather, Philip Ammer 
Patty Lipshutz & Lorin Silverman, in memory of Lorin's grandmothers, Sara Rosen and Fannie Silverman 
Diana Stevens, in memory of Diana's mother, Sara Fisher, and her husband, Howard Stevens 
 
MUSIC FUND DONATIONS 
Miriam Cukier & Mark Clifford Smith 
Maura Harway & Richard Mark 
 
ADULT EDUCATION DONATIONS 
Sara Krulwich 
Rachel & Aaron Siegel 
 
SOCIAL ACTION DONATIONS 
Freda & Evan Eisenberg 
STAFF DIRECTORY
212.865.0600
Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
ext. 21


Rabbi Yael Hammerman
Associate Rabbi
ext. 208

Mark Paul
President

Martin Sivorinovsky
Administrative Director
ext. 216
Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn
Music Director
ext. 242

Joshua Hanft
Executive Director
ext. 209

Darone Ruskay
Programming Director
Despite our best efforts and extensive proof-reading, we apologize for any errors or omissions. Please note: If you wish to be included in the Community or Shuk sections of the Weekly Newsletter (which is sent out on Thursday), please email druskay@anschechesed.org with a Word or plain text version of your title, date/time, brief blurb, and relevant link/contact info by end of business on Tuesday.