For the High Holidays welcoming 5786, service leader Reb Ezra Weinberg chose a theme of getting “unstuck” from the issues and concerns that may prevent us from full engagement in our lives and communities. This theme was also part of the Rosh Hashanah speech by congregation president Donna Cohen Avery, also included below. Continue Reading »
Congregation Agudas Achim has secured an exciting group of interim spiritual leaders for the coming year. Regular services will be covered by two people, Hebrew College rabbinical student Sara Klugman and Rabbi Greg Hersh. Reb Ezra Weinberg will return to lead High Holiday services with Sara as cantor. Sara will be our principal spiritual leader Continue Reading »
Dear CAA community, It is hard to believe that it has been almost a year since Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel on October 7th. Approximately 100 hostages remain missing, and we don’t know how many of them are still alive. While none of us know the Goldberg-Polin family personally, like many American Jews we feel a Continue Reading »
The message below was sent to the CAA community on March 10. Tonight during the Oscars, the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) will premiere a new ad, entitled “Neighbors.” As you may have already heard, this ad is based on events that happened at Agudas Achim in October, when an emailed threat arrived just before Continue Reading »
To Rabbi Talya Weisbard Shalem and the Agudas Achim congregation: As your multi-faith friends and religious neighbors from throughout the greater Attleboro area, we are reaching out to express our shock and support in the wake of the hate-filled threats made against your faith community. Our hearts are with you as you heal from this Continue Reading »
The message below was sent to the congregation on Friday, Feb. 2. We are writing to share some more information about what has been happening since the synagogue received a disturbing phone call last Thursday, for which the caller was identified and arrested by Attleboro Police. On Monday, the US Attorney’s office took over the Continue Reading »
Please join us Friday, November 17 at 7pm in the sanctuary for a special service as we formally install Rabbi Talya into our CAA community. Now that the Holidays are behind us, we are having a formal installation to celebrate her role in our community. We hope you will join the celebration at this service, Continue Reading »
Congregation Agudas Achim will offer services for the High Holy Days, from Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) through the end of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). List of High Holiday Services Cemetery Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 10 at the Agudas Achim Cemetery in Attleboro off South Main Street Rosh Hashanah evening, 7:00 p.m., Continue Reading »
The High Holidays are approaching fast— Erev Rosh Hashanah is Friday, September 15th! And we have two important updates. The first is that, after nearly ten years as our High Holiday cantorial soloist, Janet Encarnacion has opted to take this year off in order to spend time with family and on an important work project. We Continue Reading »
Are you interested in learning more about options for Jewish culture, life, and education in the Attleboro area? Maybe you’re thinking about joining a synagogue but haven’t found the right one yet. Congregation Agudas Achim is hosting its annual Open House and Block Party on Sunday, August 20 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm to Continue Reading »
