Astoria Center of Israel | Egalitarian Conservative Synagogue in Astoria, Queens

Yom Ha'atzmaut Potluck & Kabbalat Shabbat

Join us tonight for a festive Israeli dinner - bring your favorite middle eastern dishes - and Kabbalat Shabbat services, which will continue with a shira betzibur. 6:15 dinner at 7:00 services.

Apr 20, 2018

ACI Food Drive

ACI's Passover food drive has begun. Get ready for the holiday by helping families-in-need with donations of kosher chameitz and Passover foods. Donations will be distributed to kosher pantries by City Harvest.

Collection bins are in the ACI lobby. The most needed food items are: tuna, salmon, sardines, gefilte fish, grape juice, and oils. Please bring your items now through Shabbat March 24. Help make sure no one goes hungry over Passover!

See more about which foods to bring.

Community Pesach Seder

Join us on the second night of Pesach to relax and celebrate with friends at our spirited, songful Seder, including a full-course kosher-for-Passover catered dinner.

Junior Congregation & Tot Shabbat

Bring your kids to ACI! Check out Tot Shabbat (More about Ari programs) and Junior Congregation (more about Tzvi programs) on alternating Shabbatot. On Tot Shabbat weeks, you are welcome to sit with your infant or small toddler in our fun downstairs space as Morah Karen leads the group in exciting songs and dance. Older kids, on alternating weeks, will enjoy Shabbat morning prayers, themes, and songs. At the end of both programs, children will join the main sanctuary for the conclusion of Shabbat services with Adon Olam and Hinei Ma Tov.

Learn more about our Youth Education opportunities.

Sponsor a Kiddush

There are only a few open Kiddush Luncheons and Lunch-'N-Learns left to sponsor this year. If you would like to sponsor a Kiddush luncheon or Lunch-'N-Learn to celebrate a happy occasion or pay tribute to a loved one, contact the ACI office.

Call or email now.

A Celebration at 90: ACI's Permanent Exhibition

The 90th Journal Service was a spectacular evening. The exhibition, featuring our nonagenarian honorees as well as excerpts from our archives, will continue to be on display through the summer and fall. Viewing is by appointment only. Please call the office for more information.

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Our Synagogue

Astoria Center of Israel (ACI) is an egalitarian and musical synagogue that maintains a conservative Jewish tradition and is built around a warm and wonderful congregational community that both embraces and shares a deeply meaningful, grounded, relevant, and inspiring understanding of Jewish life and living. More about us...

Join us for Shabbat services every Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30.

Upcoming Events

Community Pesach Seder

ACI Communal Seder

Be part of ACI's wonderful communal Seder on the second night of Passover! Hear - and tell - the Passover story through song, music, discussion, learning, and feasting! (Wine included! ...but you are welcome to bring your own Kosher-for-Passover wine selections, if you wish...)

March 1, 2018

Pesach Food Drive

PASSOVER FOOD DRIVE *

February 26, 2018

Got Photos?

Got great photos of your kids celebrating the chagim (holidays)? Fun pictures of getting ready for Shabbat? Baking Israeli treats or reading Jewish books? We'd love to feature them on our Instagram. DM @astoriashul or email your best shots to teamaci@gmail.com.

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Yom Ha'atzmaut Potluck & Kabbalat Shabbat

ACI Food Drive

Community Pesach Seder

Junior Congregation & Tot Shabbat

Sponsor a Kiddush

A Celebration at 90: ACI's Permanent Exhibition

Our Synagogue

Upcoming Events

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Community Pesach Seder

ACI Communal Seder

Pesach Food Drive

** PASSOVER FOOD DRIVE ***

Got Photos?

PASSOVER FOOD DRIVE *