September Flooding Update – Good News!

Dear CAA Community: Great news! We have our occupancy permit, lights are on and we will be holding both Shabbat morning services and Religious School on Sunday in the building (please note there is still no HEAT, dress accordingly otherwise shul will only be...

URGENT HIGH HOLIDAYS UPDATE

Message from the Rabbi: Dear Congregation Agudat Achim Community:   This week has been uncertain for our congregation as we navigate the aftermath of unprecedented flooding, both as a synagogue and in our own spaces. Our synagogue had significant water in the basement...

Bulletin MAY 2021

בס״ד Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: Lag B’Omer is a turning point. Whether a moment or a transition, we suspend the traditional solemness and mourning practices of the Omer period for a day of celebration. Marked with weddings and haircuts, we take a collective sigh of...

Bulletin APRIL 2021

בס״ד    Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message:   Have you ever had a once in a lifetime experience? Years ago a family friend, who is a rabbi, had what she described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.  She was hired to serve as the onboard rabbi for...

Bulletin MARCH 2021

בס״ד    Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message:   I feel like I should be blowing shofar in the morning. On one hand, I know that this is an absurd statement. We blow shofar each morning in the Hebrew month of Elul, the last month of the year, as we...

February BULLETIN

Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message:   I think Purim is the holiday that feels most similar to the world we are currently living in.  And no I’m not just talking about masks.  Everywhere I look I see our reflection in the story of the Megillah.  At the...

Bulletin JANUARY 2021

בס״ד    Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message:   A religion that’s thousands of years old must also remain current. Judaism does that every day of our lives. Our Judaism of today is as important as shaping who we are as Jews and as a Jewish...

DECEMBER 2020 Bulletin

בס״ד    Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message:   Hanukkah the holidays of Macabee, miracles, and light. As we prepare to celebrate Hanukkah this year we will especially focus on the mitzvah of pirsumi nessa – publicizing the...

NOVEMBER 2020 Bulletin

                      Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message:   We are in the Hebrew month of Heshvan, usually a time when everything returns to “normal”.  High Holidays are over and we have even finished most of...

OCTOBER 2020 Bulletin

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times    Friday, Oct    2  –  6:04pm Friday, Oct    8  –  5:52pm Friday, Oct  15  –  5:41pm Friday, Oct  22  –  5:30pm Friday, Oct  30 ...

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