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On Friday, May 2nd, at 6 pm, our friends at the Temple are hosting a service in honor of their spiritual leader, Rabbi Sabine Meyer. The time conflicts with our own services at CAJ, but in case anyone wishes to attend the event at TRS, in the spirit of Jewish unity, here is the information: […]

The next Yehudi Men’s Night Out, the community-wide “Jewish men’s club” for Waco and Central Texas, will be on Sunday, May 4th, at 3 pm, at a new venue for us, BJ’s Brewhouse. The restaurant is located in front of Richland Mall where Highways 84 and 6 come together. This is always a great way […]

CAJ is hosting our annual first-night Passover Seder on Saturday, April 12th, beginning with a brief Ma’ariv prayer service at 6:00 pm. Here is a link to the flyer describing the event: https://agudathjacob.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Passover-Seder-Flyer-2025-1.pdf. Here are links to two documents pertaining to the sale of chametz. This document describes the process: https://agudathjacob.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SELLING-OF-CHAMETZ-2025.pdf. This document should be […]

The annual Holocaust Remembrance event will be held this year at CAJ on Wednesday, April 23rd, at 6:30 pm. This event is held annually and is jointly put on by the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference, and is hosted in alternate years by CAJ and by Temple Rodef Sholom. This year’s speaker is Mark Jacobs. Here […]

It’s that time of year for our annual congregational Passover seder on Saturday, April 12, 2025. The evening will begin with Ma’ariv service at 6:00 pm. Our annual seder is more than a wonderful family celebration and meal. As with all Jewish congregations, it is also an important annual fundraising event for the shul. For […]

It’s time for the every-five-years World Zionist Congress election. Between March 10 and May 4, 2025, American Jews can vote for their vision for the Jewish people in Israel and around the world. This is a privilege and responsibility that we all have as diaspora Jews. Go to the WZC election website to register and […]

Some folks have been having trouble with our Zoom link. The full link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87055635319?pwd=LMm8Ma, including the passcode. This should work, but in the meantime we are working on getting this fixed.

Our annual CAJ Purim celebration will take place at shul on Thursday evening March 13th beginning at 6:00 pm. We’ll read from the Megillah Esther, we’ll eat dinner, and we’ll have a party-celebration. Please come wearing a costume, Jewish-themed or otherwise. We’ll have a prize for the best costume(s). We look forward to seeing everyone!

The next Yehudi Men’s Night Out, the community-wide “Jewish men’s club” for Waco and Central Texas, will be on Sunday, February 23rd, at 3 pm, at our usual place, Poppa Rollo’s Pizza on Valley Mills Drive. This is always a great way for the men of CAJ and TRS and unaffiliated Jews to get together […]

Tu B’Shevat, otherwise known as the original Earth Day, is coming up soon—let’s make it unforgettable. This year, CAJ is planting trees for Israel to help make a difference for Israel’s North & South after the last year of conflict. We need you. For every tree planted, our congregation is one tree closer to reaching […]