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Friday Flyer
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August 28, 2026 • 15 Elul, 5786
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Volunteers Needed for the High Holidays
We're looking for volunteers to serve as ushers during the High Holidays!
This is a good opportunity to welcome people to our synagogue. You can sign up on the “HH Ushers 2025" tab on the link below.
Please contact Susan Mickel ([email protected]) if you would like more information.
Preparing the sanctuary for the High Holidays:
- We’ll be changing Torah covers and the curtains in the Ark on Thursday, September 3, beginning at around 5:30 p.m. Please join us if you can.
More dates to remember:
August 28 at 6:30 pm — Kabbalat Shabbat in the Park
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Shabbat Services
Friday, August 28 6:30 pm Join us by the Astoria Park War Memorial for a Kabbalat Shabbat service with songs and stories.
Children’s Programs
Check back soon for upcoming dates.
Shabbat Candle Lighting
Tonight at 7:16pm Havdalah: Saturday at 8:15pm Torah reading: Ki Tavo
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Reserve Your Tickets for High Holidays Services
The High Holidays are fast approaching! Reserve your tickets for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur today.
Pricing:
Members: Free
Non-members (per holiday)
- Adults: $54
- Kids (2 –12): $18
- Kids under 2: Free
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High Holidays Schedule
Rosh Hashanah:
- Thursday, September 10, 8:00 pm — Rosh HaShanah Adult Learning (on Zoom)
- Friday, September 11, 6:30 pm — Erev Rosh HaShanah
- Saturday, September 12, 9:30 am — Rosh HaShanah Day 1, with children’s programming at 11 AM with Tkiya
- Sunday, September 13, 9:30 am — Rosh HaShanah Day 2, with children’s programming at 11 AM with Tkiya followed by Tashlikh in the Park.
- Sunday, September 13, approximately 1:30 pm — Tashlikh. We’ll walk together following Day 2 services, leaving from ACI at about 1:30 pm. All are welcome to join.
For more information about children's programming, contact Nicole ([email protected]).
Yom Kippur:
- Sunday, September 20, 6:00 pm — Kol Nidre. Please arrive on time; Kol Nidre begins promptly.
- Monday, September 21, 9:30 am — Yom Kippur morning service, with children’s programming at 11 AM with Tkiya.
- Monday, September 21, approximately noon — Yizkor
- Monday, September 21, 5:00 pm — Minha / Maariv / Neilah
- Monday, September 21, 7:35 pm — Havdalah and the fast ends, followed by a community potluck break-fast. Bring something to share if you can, and come even if you can’t.
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Help Wanted: Hebrew School Teaching Assistants
Our Hebrew School is growing, and we're looking for teaching assistants and extra hands in the classroom for the coming year. You'd be working with our wonderful K–7th graders on Tuesday afternoons, roughly 3:00–5:30pm, right here at ACI. It's a great fit for anyone who loves being around kids and a perfect opportunity for high school students, who can earn community service hours with us (we're a nonprofit) or be paid $18–20/hour.
We ask for references and run a background check on all candidates. Interested, or know a teen who would be? Reach out to our Education Chair, Joanna, at [email protected], and please spread the word to anyone you know who'd be great in a classroom.
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Register Now for Pathways to Judaism in the Fall
Whether you're rediscovering Judaism, learning it from scratch, or thinking about conversion, ACI's Pathways to Judaism class has a place for you. Open to individuals and couples; please share with friends and family who might be interested.
Rabbi Josh teaches via Zoom on Monday evenings, 8:00–9:30 p.m. ET:
- Fall cohort: September 7, 2026 – January 2027
- Spring cohort: February – June 2027
Tuition is $180 per person, plus the textbook (Essential Judaism by George Robinson). Participants also join our monthly Open Door Shabbat.
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Run (or Walk) with Rabbi Josh!
Join Rabbi Josh on Sunday, September 20, 2026, for the LiveOnNY Donor Heroes 5K at Flushing Meadows Corona Park—a meaningful run/walk honoring the heroes of organ and tissue donation. This is more than just a 5K; it’s a chance to come together as a community, celebrate life, and support a vital cause.
Whether you’re a runner, walker, or cheerleader, I’d love for us to show up as a team from our synagogue. Let’s move with purpose and make a difference—together.
Pick "Astoria Center of Israel (ACI)" as your 5K team!
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Ongoing Programs & Opportunities
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Pathways to Judaism
An introduction to Judaism course via Zoom for those exploring Judaism or considering conversion.
Learn more and register →
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Rikers Island Services
ACI is partnering with the NY Jewish Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform to organize volunteer groups for worship services at Rikers Island. Contact Litza Stark to participate or to find out more.
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Pastoral Requests
If you would like to inform the synagogue about a hospital visit or
death, or request pastoral care, please fill out this form. All submissions
are confidential.
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Support ACI’s Mission
Help us continue to serve our community with meaningful programs,
welcoming services, and a well-maintained sacred space.
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Messages
Mazel Tov to Judy and Steve Markowitz on their fourth grandchild, from Lou Epstein
In memory of Hyman Rubin, from Sarah Opoliner
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Mi Sheberachs
Please keep the following people in your hearts and prayers for the blessing of r'fua sh'leima:
Aaron Vajda
Andrea Surette
Avram Michel Ben Sylvia V'Fred Wishnoff
Chana Bat-ya bat Sarah Leah
Elizabeth Bruner
Eric David Laxman
Esther bat Chana
Faiga bat Feivel v’Leia
Fanya Rachel Ben Shoshana Idel
Gary Lefkowitz
Joel Tarlowe
Madeh Bat Chana V' Shimon
Malcolm Mungo
Menachem Mendel Yonah Ben Beila V'Yakov
Michael Laster
Pia Yehudit bat Pesha
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
Wilton Mungo
Zalman Mordechai Aaron ben Yehudit
Want to pray
for someone who is sick? You can add anyone to the list, regardless of whether the person is
Jewish. Submit a name here.
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Yahrzeits
This week (16–22 Elul), we observe the yahrzeits of the following ACI members, family and friends. May their memories always be a blessing.
Herman Cohen
Mel Reicher
Sylvia Levine
Samuel Hammer
Boris Levy
Nat Lehrman
Harry Epstein
Yetta Rosa
Julius Safir
Sally Meyers
Grace Blumstein
Dr. Alexander Strasser
Gussie Miller
William Weinberger
Sidney Kant
Shirley Lehman
Joseph Blumberg
Leon Goldberg
Yetta Goldberg
William Seligman
Emanuel Friedlander
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