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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 communi...
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Shabbat Across America at ACI
On Friday night, March 13, 2026, hundreds of synagogues across the continent will take part in a historic national Jewish event to celebrate what unif...
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Celebrate Purim at ACI
Purim Party Join us for a hamantaschen baking contest, PJ Library books, face painting, a fun photo booth, music, Purim crafts, games, prizes, and an ...
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Join the ACI Book Club!
The Astoria Center of Israel Book Club will be launching in the next month or so, and we'd love your feedback as to when we might meet. The club will...
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Annual Membership Meeting Set For December 21st
Join us for ACI's Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, December 21 at 10:00 AM. This is an important opportunity to hear about the past year's accompl...
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Out of the Ruins: Jewish Wisdom on Resilience
This new Jewish year we are thrilled to partner with Hadar’s Project Zug to offer ACI members a wonderful opportunity to deepen your Jewish learning w...
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How To Celebrate Hanukkah 2025 at ACI
ACI is delighted to have been selected to receive a generous grant from UJA, enabling us to broaden our Hanukkah programming this year and bring more...
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Shabbat Meal Swap Deadline Extended
Spend Shabbat with Jews across Western Queens. Our Shabbat Meal Swap will give people a chance to attend a Shabbat dinner in someone else's home or ho...
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Today, Let Us Rejoice
“Out of depths I called on the LORD; the Lord answered me with liberation.”-Tehillim 118:5 Today, we rejoice that the 20 living Israeli hostages- Omri...
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Celebrate Simchat Torah in Astoria
Join us for Simchat Torah on October 14th, 2025. 6 pm- Kid Friendly Hakafot and Simhat Torah Program7 pm- Maariv and Hakafot
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Celebrate Sukkot in Queens with ACI
Dear ACI Community, As part of our centennial year, this year we'll have more ways for you to participate in Sukkot than ever before. We hope you'll b...
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