Welcome to TEMPLE ANSHE HESED
Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, Anshe Hesed is a "mainstream" Reform congregation with a strong commitment to American Jewish life and the pursuit of social justice.
We cherish Jewish tradition mixed with a spirit of creativity and imagination; guided by the Torah and dedicated to perpetuating Judaism and its traditions through education, worship, and social action in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
We are a congregation of more than 185 households consisting of business people and professionals; merchants and caregivers; artists and teachers; working and retired families; young and old; couples and singles; traditional and non-traditional families; gay and lesbian; born Jews and Jews-by-choice; spiritual seekers and interfaith families. Our Jewish lives in Erie are enriched by the diversity in our midst.
Beginning January 6, 2012 Shabbat Services will begin on Friday nights at 7:00PM followed by Oneg Shabbat.
Please check the calendar for special events and times.
Saturday Morning Services begin at 9:45 AM followed by Torah Study at 10:30 AM.
The Gesher Education Program meets Sundays from 9:30 AM-Noon and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:15 PM. Our new multi-grade classrooms utilizing the URJ's Chai Curriculum are a learning experience for students and teachers alike! Drop in some time and see for yourself! 
Temple Anshe Hesed will be hosting an art auction on April 21, 2012. While planning for this stellar event is well under way, help is still needed. Please consider reaching out to be a part of what is sure to be a fun evening.
Consider:
- a financial contribution of $100 to be a Patron or $50 to be a Sponsor
- a donation of time. Bodies are needed to bartend, give Temple tours, set up, tear down and to assist in countless additional ways.
For more information, please contact Joel Waldman.
“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
Once again the Union of Reform Judaism is encouraging us to purchase nets for the prevention of malaria in Africa.
Every $10 donation to Nothing But Nets goes directly toward the purchase, distribution, and education about the proper use of an insecticide-treated bed net. Bed nets work in two ways. They stop mosquitoes from biting during the night and spreading the disease, and the insecticide on the net kills the mosquitoes when they land on it, stopping them from flying on to find their next victim.
Bed nets can reduce malaria transmission by 50 percent, and they are distributed through the Measles Initiative—a partnership of the United Nations Foundation, American Red Cross, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, UNICEF, and local country governments and ministries of health.
In 2007-2008 we purchased 215 nets. This year we’d like to exceed that total. Please make a donation to purchase a net today. Make your check payable to Temple Anshe Hesed (memo “nothing but nets”). Our goal is to purchase at least 215 nets, representing 1 net for each Temple member family. Click here to learn more about the Nothing But Nets Initiative.
"What is might? When you see people about to fall and rescue them." - Midrash Tehillim 52:24
The Reform community has a long history of generosity when natural disasters devastate communities, when houses of worship burn in the fires of racial prejudice, when terrorism causes havoc, and when other disasters cause harm across the planet. Recent relief efforts have included Haiti Relief, Israel Emergency Relief, Hurricanes, the Asian Tsunami and Sudan. The URJ is a member of the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief (click the name to go to their website), which allows a unified Jewish response to natural and man-made crises that occur outside of North America.
Contributions may also be mailed to:
Disaster Relief Fund
Union for Reform Judaism
633 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10017
Please indicate which relief effort you would like to support on the memo line of your check or in the comments field for online donations.
Remember: by bringing Temple into your life
you bring life into the Temple!
