Resources

Conservative Judaism

Congregation Agudath Jacob is a member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). Founded in 1913, the USCJ is the main congregational organization for Conservative synagogues in North America. Conservative Judaism, known as Masorti Judaism in Israel and elsewhere outside the United States, is a worldwide movement and the USCJ is a part of a larger family of Conservative Jewish organizations.

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
(http://www.uscj.org/)

Rabbinic Seminaries

The Jewish Theological Seminary
(http://www.jtsa.edu/)

The Schechter Institutes
(http://www.schechter.edu/)

Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano
(https://www.seminariorabinico.org/)

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
(https://www.aju.edu/ziegler-school-rabbinic-studies)

Professional Organizations

The Rabbinical Assembly
(http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/)

Cantors Assembly
(http://www.cantors.org/)

Jewish Educators Assembly
(http://www.jewisheducators.org/)

North American Association of Synagogue Executives
(http://www.naase.org/index.php)

The Joint Retirement Board for Conservative Judaism
(https://www.jrbcj.org/)

Men’s Clubs and Women’s League

Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs
(http://www.fjmc.org/)

Women’s League for Conservative Judaism
(http://www.wlcj.org/)

Youth and Education

National Camp Ramah
(http://www.campramah.org/)

United Synagogue Youth
(https://www.usy.org/)

Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center
(https://fuchsbergcenter.org/)

Ramah Israel
(http://www.ramah.org.il/)

The Conservative Movement Worldwide

The Jewish Museum
(http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/index.php)

MERCAZ USA
(http://www.mercazusa.org/)

Masorti Olami
(https://masortiolami.org/)

Masorti Foundation
(http://www.masorti.org/)

Book Publishers and Presses

The Jewish Publication Society
(https://jps.org/)

Aviv Press
(https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/resources-ideas/publications/aviv-press-ebooks-only)

Judaism in Texas

Jews were among the earliest settlers of Texas, arriving in the 16th Century with the first wave of primarily Spanish explorers. These were Jews of Sephardic origin, and many became conversos or crypto-Jews, as they were unable to freely practice the Jewish religion. In the mid 19th Century, Ashkenazim (European Jews), primarily from Germany, were among the first people to settle and build organized communities in Central Texas. The Jewish religion has been practiced in Texas for almost 200 years, and organized Jewish religious life in Waco dates to the second half of the 19th Century. Numerous historical, communal, and religious organizations and resources exist to support the religious and secular life of Jewish Texans.

Anti-Defamation League Texoma office
(https://dallas.adl.org/)

Austin Jewish Academy
(http://austinjewishacademy.org/)

Baylor University Jewish Faculty & Staff Association
(https://hr.web.baylor.edu/contacts-resources/erg-employee-resource-groups/jewish-faculty-staff-association-jfsa)

Baylor College of Medicine’s Jewish Institute for Medical Research
(https://blogs.bcm.edu/2013/11/08/commemorating-50th-anniversary-of-jewish-institute-for-medical-research-at-baylor/)

Camp Young Judea Texas
(http://www.cyjtexas.org/)

Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Austin
(http://chabadaustin.com/)

Dallas Community Jewish Federation
(http://www.djcf.org/)

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
(https://www.dhhrm.org/)

Dallas Kosher
(http://www.dallaskosher.org/)

Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities – Waco
(https://www.isjl.org/texas-waco-encyclopedia.html)

Greater Waco Interfaith Conference
(http://wacointerfaith.org/)

Houston Holocaust Museum
(https://hmh.org/)