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Rabbi Joshua Rabin Cantor Emeritus George Lindenblatt
Judaism With Open Arms |
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Friday Flyer |
April 5, 2024 • 26 Adar II, 5784 |
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Join Us Tonight and Tomorrow! |
Kabbalat Shabbat Tonight |
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7:00-8:30 PM
Come and celebrate Shabbat with the ACI community at the first Kabbalat Shabbat of Spring! Join us for a service in the sanctuary, followed by light refreshments and a social gathering in ACI's lobby. Whether you're coming alone, with friends, or with family, this evening promises to be a great way to celebrate Shabbat and spend time together.
RSVPs not required, but feel free to let us know you're coming by writing to [email protected].
First-time visitors to ACI can RSVP here. |
Potluck Kiddush Tomorrow |
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Come tomorrow for services, Junior Congregation, and Tot Shabbat, then join us for our monthly potluck Kiddush afterwards! No contribution of food is required, but if you can, please bring a kosher dairy/pareve dish to share (sign up here). |
Shabbat Services |
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Saturday, April 6 at 10am
Junior Congregation From 10:30-11:30am
Tot Shabbat From 11am-12pm Doors open at 9:45; come early to schmooze! Please join us afterwards for a potluck Kiddush (sign up here to bring a dish). |
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Upcoming Children’s Programs |
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Tot Shabbat Every Week 11:00am-12:00pm For preschool children
Junior Congregation With Morah Audrey 10:30-11:30am For school-aged children
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Candle Lighting |
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Tonight's candle lighting time is 7:07 pm. Havdalah will be Saturday at 8:08 pm. The weekly Torah portion is Shemini. |
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Passover Food Drive |
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It's time for our annual City Harvest Passover food drive! From Now through April 30, please bring your non-perishable kosher food items to ACI. Look for the box in the lobby, and donate whatever you can to support our fellow New Yorkers in need.
Of particular need are shelf-stable, non-perishable kosher sources of protein, such as: beans, nuts, sardines, salmon, tuna, and peanut butter. (But don't forget the matzoh!) |
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Looking for a Seder? |
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If anyone is looking for a seder to join this Pesach, please contact [email protected] for assistance. |
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Open Door Shabbat |
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Shabbat morning is the best time for Jews to come together, and the WORST time to feel out of place in synagogue.
Join the ACI once a month for a no-experience-necessary Shabbat service, where we will explore the:
Don't know Hebrew? No problem! Skeptical about religion? We'd love to have you!
Haven't gone to synagogue since your Bar/Bat Mitzvah? You're perfect!
Join us from 10:30 am until noon on April 13, May 11, and June 22. At 10:00, there will be a brief meditation service, and at 10:30 we will start the learning service.
If you have any questions, contact Rabbi Josh at [email protected]. Attendance at all sessions is not required; sign up at the link below.
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This Week In Hebrew School |
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In Music and Art, all classes reviewed and sang the major songs from the Haggadah, including the Kadesh, Urechatz sequence, Mah Nishtanah, and Dayenu. They also learned a dance with Hebrew words and movement. Kitah Bet and Gimmel continued learning the layout of the Haggadah, and reviewed the sequence of the Seder.
In Hebrew language, all classes started off practicing the movement exercises, using the Hebrew words that they have been learning. Kitah Aleph started learning the spelling of some words associated with Passover; Kitah Bet worked on writing words associated with the holiday; and Kitah Gimmel worked on reading each of the 10 Plagues. In Judaic Studies, all classes learned or reviewed how Pharaoh, fearing the growing population of Hebrews in his kingdom, enslaved and mistreated them. And how, upon learning from his "stargazers" that a man from among the Hebrews would one day lead them to freedom, Pharaoh ordered that all First-born Hebrew sons be cast into the Nile River. And how baby Moses was saved by Pharaoh’s daughter, after being placed in a Basket on the Sea of Reeds by his mother, Yocheved, and watched over by his sister, Miriam. They learned how Moses grew up in Pharaoh’s palace; later learned of his Hebrew heritage; and eventually fled Egypt. Kita Aleph learned a simple version of this story; then they discussed and shared, if they remembered when they felt scared, as babies; and if so, how their parents calmed them. Then, students colored-in a worksheet, and described in a few sentences their memories from that experience. Kita Bet made a class project of baby Moses in the Basket, and discussed what materials the Basket must have been made from. Kita Gimmel, who knew the story well, worked on an art project depicting Pharaoh’s kingdom, and discussed how the Nile river and the Pyramids factored into Egyptian life. In our one-on-one Language Instruction class, Kitah Bet and Gimmel students reviewed the vowels kamatz, patach, cholam, and cheereek, and practiced words using the letters lamed, tav, bet, yud, and shin. They then quizzed each other, using the letter wheel. Kitah Bet also learned the letters “mem” and “mem sofeet," and practiced words using them. Lastly, all 3 classes assembled in the main sanctuary with Rabbi Josh, for the T’fillah (prayer) portion of the program. |
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Messages |
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In memory of beloved husband Al Opoliner, from Sarah Opoliner |
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In memory of beloved husband Harold, from Beverly Kaye |
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Mi Sheiberachs |
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Please keep the following people in your hearts and prayers for the blessing of r'fua sh'leima:
Dodie Knebl Dov Meir Ben Avraham V’ Dvora Harold Lefkowitz Sherwin Liff
To add (or remove) a name, please contact Lizanne Fluxmon. |
Yahrzeits |
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This week (27 Adar II-4 Nisan 5784), we observe the yahrzeits of the following ACI members, family and friends. May their memories always be a blessing.
Sarah Block Strauss |
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