Rabbi Joshua Rabin

Cantor Emeritus George Lindenblatt

Judaism With Open Arms

Friday Flyer

March 14, 2025 • 14 Adar, 5785

Purim Carnival Sunday!

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon on Sunday, March 16, from 2–5 PM!

🎪 Carnival games
🍿 Food & treats
🎨 Face painting
📸 Photo booth
✨ Magic show!

Tickets are $10/person or $30/family in advance, and at the door!

Costumes are encouraged! And members, be sure to pick up your Mishloach Manot packages!

Buy Tickets Now!

Shabbat Services

Saturday, March 15

10:00am

Services this week will be led by rabbinical student Audrey Honig, who is also ACI's Junior Congregation instructor. Please give her a warm welcome!

Tot Shabbat

10:30-11:30am

Doors open at 9:45; come early to schmooze. Join us after services for a light Kiddush.

Upcoming Children’s Programs

Tot Shabbat

10:30-11:30am

For preschool children

Upcoming dates:

April 5
April 19

Junior Congregation

10:30-11:30am

For school-aged children

Upcoming dates:

April 5
April 26

Candle Lighting

Tonight's candle lighting time is 6:44 pm. The weekly Torah portion is Ki Tisa.

Havdalah will be Saturday at 7:43 pm.

Help Needed With Security Improvements

If you have construction or construction management experience and are interested in playing a vital role in enhancing the security of our synagogue (specifically for the installation or modification of interior and exterior doors and windows), please email us at [email protected].

Open Door Shabbat Calendar

Our Open Door Shabbat services are back once a month! Upcoming dates are:

April 26
May 10
June 14

What is Open Door Shabbat?

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:

Structure of a prayer experience
Meaning behind key Jewish prayers
How to sing when you don't know Hebrew

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].

This Week in Hebrew School

This week in Hebrew School, students rotated through a dynamic four-station Purim program, guided by our dedicated teachers and volunteers.

At the Jeopardy station, students divided into teams, competing for bragging rights as they demonstrated their Purim knowledge. The game challenged them to recall lessons from class (and even from last year), with categories including People, Customs, Trivia, Numbers, and Surprise Me.

At the Mishloach Manot station, students explored the significance of this Purim mitzvah of sending gift baskets. After a brief discussion, they decorated and filled bags with fruit, juice, cheese, crackers, chocolate, and hamantaschen to give to siblings, friends, or parents.

In the Matanot L'evyonim station, students learned about the mitzvah of giving to those in need. They designed and decorated tzedakah boxes, which they will fill with spare change throughout the year, reinforcing the spirit of generosity.

At the hamantaschen baking station, volunteers guided children as they rolled and shaped dough, filling their pastries with strawberry, poppy seed, fig, or raspberry jam. Thanks to a dedicated parent, the hamantaschen were baked to perfection. Each child took home their freshly baked treats—though some couldn't resist indulging right away!

Some Kitah Aleph and Bet students also enjoyed a few rounds of the Matching game, testing their memory of Purim-themed images.

To conclude, the entire school gathered to sing spirited Purim songs, accompanied by Morah Shana on keyboard. Rabbi Josh then captivated students with a special presentation of Megillat Esther on parchment. He read select excerpts, encouraging students to make noise at the mention of a certain infamous person's name.

It was a joyful celebration of Purim, filled with learning, laughter, hands-on experiences, and the aroma of freshly baked hamantaschen!

Pastoral Requests

ACI is committed to serving our community’s needs. If you would like to add a name to our Mi Sheberach list, inform the synagogue about a hospital visit or death, or request pastoral care for yourself or someone you know, please fill out this simple form. All submissions are confidential.

Messages

In memory of Anthony Mattessich, from Lou Epstein

In memory of Lee Ann D’Andrea, from Lou Epstein

Wishing a speedy recovery to Elaine Brichta, from Lou Epstein

Mi Sheberachs

Please keep the following people in your hearts and prayers for the blessing of r'fua sh'leima:

Mindy Zimmerman

Reyna Rosendorf

Chia Minna Bas Asna

Menachem Mendel Yonah Ben Beila V' Yaakov

Shalom Ben Haim

Heddy Bat Evelyn

Rachel bat Eleaonora

Joel Tarlowe

Aaron Vajda

Zalman Mordechai Aaron ben Yehudit

Adina bat Guta

Leonard Rosendorf

Shashanna Bat Toda

Gary Lefkowitz

Eric Laxman

Michael Stoess

Pessah Ruchel Bat Dina

Tzvi Hersh Bar Esther

Faith Braunschweig

Deborah Ramirez
Sherwin Lif

HaRav Yaakov ben Esther

Jack Demsheck

Dinah Bat Brina

Tovah bat Sarah

Wendy Lu

Faiga Leah bat Devorah

Larry Opoliner

Sarah Chana bat Zeesl v Dov-Beryl ben Rev Chaim Ha Levi

Shalom ben Perel

Shaul ben Sara

Moshe Ben Tova

Gail Seddon

Sande Lefkowitz

Siviya Leah bat Rochel

Malcolm Mungo

Shlomo ben Eleonora

זב בן משה (Zev Ben Moshe)

Z'ev Ben Batya V'Avram

Esther Bat Chana

Pia Yehudi bat Ze’ev + Pesha

To add (or remove) a name, please contact Lizanne Fluxmon.

Yahrzeits

This week (15-21 Adar), we observe the yahrzeits of the following ACI members, family and friends. May their memories always be a blessing.

Lena (Laha) Beroza
Sylvia Breitzer
Walter Hochberg
Yitzchak Roses
Baila Ratner
Morris Weiss
Dr. David Eisenberg
Max Kronowitz
Dr. Ludwig Moss
Rivkah Roses
Richard Hirschler
Morris Rosenthal
Agatha Schneller
Anna Heller
Nathan Frank
Ida Mickel
Yetta Baer
Norman Schwartz
Max Siegel
Joseph Zoob
Meyer Stamler
Rudolph Gross
Bella Lefkowitz
Morris Rosenwasser
David Wigod
Rachel Eisenberg
Henry E. Levene
Rubin Kirschner
Bertha Weiss
Hilda Ross
Ella Halpert
Iris Barrel Apfel
Hannah Mendel
Ida Baron
Max Kronowitz
Murray Jackson
Ellen A. Sherman
Max Dash
Sarah Miller
William Carroll Schwartz
Margot Wolff
Meyer M. Dreher