Rabbi Joshua Rabin
Cantor Emeritus George Lindenblatt
Judaism With Open Arms
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March 13, 2026 • 24 Adar, 5786
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Tonight's the night! We're so excited to celebrate Shabbat Across America with you this evening at 6:30 PM.
Joining hundreds of synagogues across the continent, we'll gather together for a beautiful Shabbat dinner catered by Ben's Kosher Deli of Bayside — featuring BRISKET for the first time! We can't wait to see you there.
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Through Saturday, March 14 — Members, Pick Up Your Mishloach Manot!
Saturday, March 21 — Jacob and Max Blumenthal's B'nai Mitzvah
Monday, March 24 — Teen/Tween Lounge
Saturday, March 28 — ACI Book Club
Through April 13 — Annual Passover Food Drive
Friday, April 24 — Kabbalat Shabbat
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Saturday, March 14
10:00 am
Doors open at 9:45; come early to schmooze. Join us after services for a light Kiddush!
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Upcoming Shabbat Children's Programs
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Tot Shabbat
10:30–11:30 am
For preschool children
- March 21
- April 18
- April 25
- May 2
Junior Congregation
10:30–11:30 am
For school-aged children
Download the full calendar as a PDF
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Shabbat candle lighting time is tonight at 6:42pm.
Havdalah will be Saturday at 7:42pm.
This week's Torah reading is Vayakhel-Pekudei.
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Calling all teens and tweens!
Join us for a High School/Middle School lounge night on Monday, March 24th from 6–8 PM. We'll provide dinner and games — you bring the energy and ideas. This is your space to hang out, connect with friends, and help shape future ACI programming for your age group.
Come ready to relax and have fun! RSVP to Eric so we know how much pizza to order!
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Annual Passover Food Drive
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We're once again participating in City Harvest's Passover Food Drive! Help us make sure that no one in our city goes hungry over Passover this year.
All types of canned or non-perishable food is needed, but the most useful foods include tuna, salmon, sardines, gefilte fish, grape juice, and oils. Please bring your contributions to the box in the lobby between March 9 and April 13!
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Jacob and Max Blumenthal's B'nai Mitzvah
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Next Saturday, March 21, celebrate Max and Jacob Blumenthal's milestone with the ACI community. Be sure to join us afterwards for a festive Kiddush luncheon downstairs in the social hall!
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The Astoria Center of Israel Book Club is launching this month! The club will meet approximately every other month.
The first book will be A Rich Brew by Shachar Pinsker. We'll meet following Shabbat Services and Kiddush on Saturday, March 28. Please complete the form or reach out to Allie at [email protected] to participate.
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Attention Knitters and Crocheters!
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We are seeking donations of red hats for babies with congenital heart disease! The CHD Coalition's "Little Hats, Big Hearts" program supports families of children with congenital heart disease. They donate bags to families at local hospitals including Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, NYU, and Morristown Memorial.
We have a donation basket set up in the lobby for contributions. Please contact Irene Sprung with any questions!
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As the Astoria Center of Israel celebrates 100 years of serving the Jewish community in Western Queens in 2026, we are inviting members of our community past and present to share their favorite moments and memories at the Center.
Over the course of the year, we will share your reflections in emails, on social media, on our website, and with the press — to tell the story of the many lives ACI has touched. What's your ACI story?
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This Week in Hebrew School
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This week at Hebrew School, classes began learning about Passover. In the Adom class, students explored the story of Moses and Miriam and how baby Moshe was saved in a basket, and they created a "Baby Moshe" craft to take home. The other classes reviewed important Pesach vocabulary and practiced the Ma Nishtana with Rabbi Josh. The Yarok class worked on the Barchu prayer, analyzing the Hebrew text and beginning an introduction to the Pesach story.
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Pastoral Requests
ACI is committed to serving our community’s needs. If you would like to 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.
Do You Want to Pray for Someone Who Is Sick?
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In memory of my cherished mother Etta Telsey, from Rosalyn Wieselthier
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In memory of my beloved father Meyer Dreher, from Barbara Blacksberg
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In memory of my beloved mother Mae June Siegel, from Sandra Roth
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In memory of my grandmother Rose Kamlet, from Beryl Rosendorf
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In memory of my grandmother Sarah Miller, from Beryl Rosendorf
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Please keep the following people in your hearts and prayers for the blessing of r'fua sh'leima:
If you don't see a name here that you would like to be included, please submit it using the form here.
Aaron Vajda
Avram Michel Ben Sylvia V'Fred Wishnoff
Beverly Kaye
Elizabeth Bruner
Eric David Laxman
Esther bat Chana
Faiga bat Feivel v'Leia
Gary Lefkowitz
Joel Tarlowe
Leah Chana bat Lena
Malcolm Mungo
Menachem Mendel Yonah Ben Beila V'Yakov
Michael Laster
PESSAH Ruchel bat Dina
Reynah Rosendorf
Richard and Laura Cohen
Rony Joel
Sarah Chana bat Zeesl v Dov-Beryl ben Rev Chaim HaLevi
Shalom ben Haim
Shandel Gittle bat Rifka
Shari Levin
Shirli bat Ari Abraham v'Malka
Wilton Mungo
Zalman Mordechai Aaron ben Yehudit
Faiga bat Feivel v’Leia
Shirli bat Ari Abraham v’Malka
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This week we observe the yahrzeits of the following ACI members, family and friends.
Rose Nussenblatt
Charlotte R. Satin
Annie Baer
Samuel Borscher
Sally Scotch
Deena Pearl
William Abel
Lena Bolitzer
Harry Sklarofsky
Barnett Tabashowitz
Louis Goldstein
Kathie Bluh
Helen Beatrice Kant
Isidore Gunsberg
David Blumenfeld
Samuel Pasteelnick
Morton Feldman
William Halpern
Bessie Siegel
Mae Grossman
Jeanette Telem
Elsie Weiner
Stefan S. Winkler
Sarah Block Strauss
Ruth Blumenthal
Harry Horowitz
Meyer Schechter
Alan (Avrum) Trontz
Henry Frank
Marta Kaplan
Philip Kaplan
Jacob Kolker
Nettie Michaels
Rabbi Aaron Pearl
Lazar Eisenberg
Leo Ermann
Jane Hashell
Julius Lazarowitz
David Goldberg
Marty Ratnoff
Achiel Shapiro
Dr. Abraham Jackson
Barnet Mandel
Birdie H. Eisenberg
Gustave Steiner
Al Opoliner
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