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October 28, 2025
Special Social Gathering, Sunday, November 9th: Lunch & a Movie

On Sunday, November 9th, the Rebbetzin has planned a special social gathering for us. The plan is to meet at OLIVE GARDEN for lunch at 1:15 pm. Lunch is “Dutch treat”; everyone pays their own tab. Then we will gather inside the AMC GALAXY 16 THEATER lobby off Valley Mills Drive near Franklin Ave. at […]

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October 27, 2025
Lunch Celebration on Saturday, November 1st

Please join us for a special lunch celebration after Shabbat morning service this Saturday, November 1st, in honor of Paty and Chris who successfully made it through the bet din in Dallas. It’s finally official! Mazel tov to both, and welcome to the tribe! Please join us this Saturday for davvening and lunch!

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October 4, 2025
Update for Week of October 5th

We have wonderful news to report: Rabbi Lanxner has recovered and will be back at shul. We thank G-d for his recovery. On Sunday, October 5th, at 10 am, we will be gathering together to decorate our sukkah. We’ll have refreshments. The Rabbi and Rebbetzin will be joining us. We won’t be doing a Monday […]

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September 25, 2025
High Holy Days scheduling changes, the week of Yom Kippur

The Rabbi is still recovering from his illness, so please let’s continue to send our prayers for a refuah shleimah (perfect healing). The Rabbi is already starting to feel better and he hopes to be back in services very soon! Because we have had to make some adjustments to our upcoming services, here is our […]

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September 23, 2025
High Holy Days scheduling changes, the week of Rosh Hashanah

Because the Rabbi has been under the weather, we’ve made some changes to the HHD schedule for now: RH day 1 morning service (9/23) is at Temple Rodef Sholom at 10 am. There will be no RH day 2 morning service (9/24). Tashlich is on schedule for Tuesday afternoon (9/23) at 4:45 pm, as before, […]

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September 6, 2025
Please contribute to help rebuild Congregation Beth El in Rutherford, NJ

The building housing Congregation Beth El, a synagogue in Rutherford NJ, was recently destroyed in a terrible fire. Everything in the building was lost, as well as all of the possessions of the Rabbi and his family, who resided there. A campaign has been set up for donations to help them rebuild. Here is the […]

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September 6, 2025
Selichot service & movie, Saturday, September 13th, at 8:30 pm

Please join us on Saturday evening, September 13th, at 8:30 pm as we begin our month of High Holy Days services and events with Selichot. We will first have havdalah then watch the new documentary film “October 8.” Following the film we’ll davven, and then have Refreshments. Please join us! 

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August 30, 2025
Yehudi Men’s Night Out, Sunday, September 7th, 3 pm

The next Yehudi Men’s Night Out, the community-wide “Jewish men’s club” for Waco and Central Texas, will be on Sunday, September 7th, at 3 pm, at Poppa Rollo’s on Valley Mills Dr. This is always a great way for the men of CAJ and TRS and unaffiliated Jews to get together and break bread. This […]

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August 20, 2025
High Holidays Schedule for 2025

Here is our schedule for the High Holidays this fall, from Selichot through Simchat Torah. Looking forward to seeing everyone at services!

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August 16, 2025
Special Cholent Lunch on Saturday, August 30th

We have a wonderful treat coming up after our Shabbat service on Saturday morning, August 30th. We will be having meal, courtesy of the Lanxners, featuring Rabbi Lanxner’s world-famous cholent. This is in honor of the congregation’s work on sprucing up the grounds of the synagogue. We all deserve a reward for our labors, and […]

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