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Regular services are 7:30 p.m. every Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays.
 

About Our Services

Worship services at Agudas Achim are open to all. As a Reconstructionist community, we strive to blend our love and respect for tradition with our contemporary values and a desire to be accessible to all. Much of our prayers are recited in Hebrew with modern translations and frequent transliteration available along side the traditional text.

Our services are often characterized by joyful singing as well as frequent explanations and discussions as to the meaning of various texts. All are invited to participate without regard to background or degree of Jewish knowledge.


Shabbat & Holiday Services

Friday, May 2
Family Service   5:45 PM
Community Dinner  6:30 PM
Shabbat Evening Service  7:30 PM
Yom HaShoah
Oneg sponsored by the community

Saturday, May 3
Shabbat Morning Service 10:00 AM
Heidi Gruber Bat Mitzvah
Oneg sponsored by Charlotte Gruber in honor of Heidi’s bat mitzvah

Friday, May 9
Shabbat Evening Service  7:30 PM
Choir Service
Oneg sponsored by Lori Abbott

Saturday, May 10
Ethics Study with Rabbi 9:00 AM
Shabbat Morning Service  10:00 AM
Andrew Hecht Bar Mitzvah
Oneg sponsored by the Hecht family in honor of Andrew’s bar mitzvah

Friday, May 16
Shabbat Evening Service  7:30 PM

Saturday, May 17
Reconstructionist Judaism 9:00 AM
Led by Rabbi Elyse  
Shabbat Morning Service  10:00 AM
Ben Heller Bar Mitzvah
Oneg sponsored by the Heller family in honor of Ben’s bar mitzvah

Friday, May 23
Shabbat Evening Service  7:30 PM
Lay led

Saturday, May 24
Shabbat Morning Service  10:00 AM
Led by Elise & Bart Bresnik
Oneg sponsored by Al & Barbara Goldstein in honor of their anniversary, Barbara’s birthday, and Mothers’ Day

Friday, May 30
Gan/Aleph Service  5:45 PM
Gan/Aleph Dinner  6:30 PM
Shabbat Evening Service  7:30 PM
Oneg sponsored by the Gan/Aleph class

Saturday, May 31
Shabbat Morning Service  10:00 AM
Robert Reedy Bar Mitzvah
Oneg sponsored by the Reedy family in honor of Robert’s bar mitzvah

Please join us for services when your Oneg is scheduled so that we may thank you and honor your family’s contribution. 

Please contact Tamara Gruber at tkanoc@yahoo.com to sign up for an oneg date.

Oneg Sponsors are Now Listed Online

If you’ve been wondering what date you are sponsoring Oneg, or want to see what dates are still open, you can now look it up online.  From the Agudas Achim home page (www.agudasma.org), just click on Calendar (on the left) for a month-by-month view of synagogue events and Oneg sponsors. 

If you need to change your date, or want to sign up to sponsor oneg, please contact Tamara Gruber at tamara@redgiantconsulting.com or 401-475-8674.  The following dates are still open and eagerly seeking sponsors.  Remember, it’s a mitzvah!

Open Dates: 

    • May 23
    • June 27
    • June 28

Friday Family Shabbat Service

For our youngest members and their families (grade 3 and under), the Family Service precedes the Community Dinner during Shabbat B’Yachad Fridays.  Come and share singing, stories, and prayers at this special time. Next Family Service will be held on Friday, May 2 at 5:45 pm as part of our Friday B’Yachad and Yom Hashoah events.

Shabbat B’Yachad

Our FINAL Shabbat B’Yachad for this season -- the monthly program integrating our school community with our Shabbat community, featuring favorite electives as well as some new and interesting choice -- will be held on May 2.  Elective programs begin at 9 am, followed by services at 10 and ending with a potluck lunch. 

Shabbat B’Yachad – Erev Shabbat (Friday evenings) at the synagogue

This program features an early service for our youngest members and their families at 5:45 pm, followed by a catered dinner at 6:30, which is open to the entire community.  Our regular Friday night services will take place at 7:30 followed by guest speakers/programming.  SUPERVISED CHILDCARE will be offered.  The final Shabbat B’Yachad Friday for this season will be held May 2 in conjunction with our Yom Hashoah service. 

The catered dinner is $15 per adult and $5 for children 5-12 with a $35 family cap.  May’s dinner will include a Romaine & Radicchio Salad with Crumbled Gorgonzola Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette; Grilled Vegetable Lasagna; Steamed Green Beans with Tomato, Basil, Goat Cheese & Balsamic Vinegar; and Herbed Garlic Bread.  Please make your reservations for dinner by Monday, April 28 by contacting the synagogue office at office@agudasma.org or 508-222-2243.

Shabbat B’Yachad – Erev Shabbat (Friday evenings) AT HOME

This program will match congregants together who share a common interest, diet, family circumstance, geographical location, etc to experience Shabbat in the comfort of someone’s home.  Trained guides will lead the Shabbat Seder (table prayers) and there will be take home materials too
There will not be any services at the synagogue that evening.  Instead, congregants are invited to join each other in their homes for Shabbat dinner.  As usual, we will match people up with hosts and guests of similar backgrounds, interests or ages and dinner guides will be assigned as needed to help with Shabbat rituals.  Please let Rabbi Elyse know if you can host or if you would like to be a guest.  If you can host, please let her know how many guests you can seat and if you have pets.  Guests, please let the rabbi know how many you are and if you have any special needs.

Shabbat B’Yachad – Holiday Edition

This year we will hold Holiday workshops designed for children, adults and families.  There will be something for everyone.  The remaining workshop will be held Sunday, May 18 (Shavuot).  All workshops run from 11 am – 1 pm. 

There will be lots of other opportunities for adults to learn together.  Keep an eye on our newsletter for details.

Celebrate Shabbat!
is funded in part by a grant
from STAR (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal)
and is a member of
STAR's Synaplex™ network of synagogues. 


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