Astoria Center Of Israel

Hebrew School
2025-10-21 15:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)

Junior Congregation & Tot Shabbat
2025-10-18 10:30 - 11:30

Shabbat Services
2025-10-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-14 10:00 - 12:00

Simchat Torah
2025-10-14 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at 6 pm for a Kid Friendly Hakafot and Simhat Torah Program, and at 7 pm for Maariv and Hakafot.

Shabbat Services & Meat Kiddush
2025-10-11 10:00 - 12:00
You will not want to miss this! Join us for Kiddush in the Sukkah following Shabbat Services and enjoy some of Rabbi Josh’s famous Cholent as a special treat. Please feel free to bring a Pareve item to share in the Sukkah for Kiddush. Rabbi Josh will be preparing cholent at ACI overnight for a hot Shabbat lunch.

Sukkot Potluck Shabbat Dinner
2025-10-10 18:00 - 20:00
Join the ACI Community in the Sukkah for a Shabbat Dinner Potluck! While no contribution is required to attend, we encourage all to bring a Dairy or Pareve item to share. We’ll have dinner followed by a quick service led by Rabbi Josh.

Sukkot First Night
2025-10-06 18:00 - 20:00
Join Rabbi Josh in the Sukkah for the first night of Sukkot. Bring a snack, or a beverage (or something stronger to make L’Chaim!) and celebrate the first night with the ACI Community. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Sukkah Building & Decorating
2025-10-05 14:00 - 16:00
Adults & Teens: Help us build our Sukkah! You’ll be working under the direction of Ari Gershon to assemble and decorate our Sukkah.

Hebrew School Children: Join us in the lobby to create decorations to go in our Sukkah, lead by Joanna Muenz.

Yom Kippur Services
2025-10-02 09:30 - 19:16

Kol Nidre
2025-10-01 18:00 - 20:00

Rosh Hashanah Day 2
2025-09-24 09:30 - 13:00

Rosh Hashanah Day 1
2025-09-23 09:30 - 13:00

Rosh Hashanah Services Evening
2025-09-22 18:30 - 20:00

Musical Tot Shabbat with Shana in Astoria Park
2025-08-09 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-07-19 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-06-14 10:30 - 11:30

Kabbalat Shabbat and Potluck Dinner in Astoria Park
2025-07-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-11 18:00 - 20:00

Open Door Shabbat Service
2025-07-05 10:00 - 12:00

Journal Service Honoring Ari Gershon & Litza Stark
2025-06-20 19:00 - 21:00

Israel Policy Forum Dinner
2025-05-09 18:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Dinner and Scholar-in-Residence

Astoria Center of Israel (ACI) is proud to partner with the Israel Policy Forum to connect young adults in Western Queens and deepen their knowledge of Israel. Join us for a catered Shabbat dinner followed by a lecture from Alex Lederman of the Israel Policy Forum, “19 Months of Upheaval: Israel’s Challenges in a Post-October 7 Era.” The program is recommended for young and emerging adults ages 21-45, although anyone is welcome to attend.

Guest Speaker: Alex Lederman
Alex Lederman is Israel Policy Forum’s Senior Policy and Communications Associate, based in New York. In this role, Alex contributes to Israel Policy Forum’s policy research, writes analytical articles and explainers on policy developments, and briefs audiences across North America. Alex’s analysis has been featured in CNN, TIME Magazine, The Hill, The Forward, War on the Rocks, and other outlets. He previously served as an intern at the U.S. embassy in Muscat, Oman. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he studied Near Eastern languages and civilizations with a focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

About the Israel Policy Forum (IPF):

Israel Policy Forum’s mission is to build support for a secure, Jewish, democratic Israel through a viable resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We do that by elevating the public discourse and advancing pragmatic U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S.-Israel relations, and regional diplomacy among policymakers and community leaders.IPF Atid was created in July 2017 as Israel Policy Forum’s young professional-led community to engage and empower the next generation of leaders to build a resilient community, elevate discourse, and advance a secure, Jewish, democratic state of Israel.

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Young Professional Potluck
2025-04-25 18:30 - 20:00

Purim Party
2025-03-16 14:00 - 17:00

Shabbat Across America
2025-03-07 18:00 - 20:30

Hebrew School Event
2025-03-07 17:30 - 18:00
