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The Rabbi will be away the weekend of the 4th of July. However, we WILL be having services on Friday evening, July 4th, led as in the past by Joseph Settle and Jeff Levin. Joseph will lead the davvening and Jeff will give a d’var Torah. There will be NO services on Saturday morning, July […]

Please join us for Shavuot services coming up on Sunday evening, June 1st at 6 pm, and then again on Monday morning, June 2nd at 10 am, when we’ll say Yizkor prayers. Shavuot is one of the three “pilgrim festivals” and one of the four times a year that we say Yizkor prayers. So please […]

The next Yehudi Men’s Night Out, the community-wide “Jewish men’s club” for Waco and Central Texas, will be on Sunday, June 1st, 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. Please […]

Friday evening, May 16th, in order to commemorate Lag Ba’Omer we will have a cookout in the Sukkah at 6 pm followed by our regular service at 7 pm. Suggested donation is $10, and everyone is welcome.

The Shabbat of May 9-10, the Rabbi will be out of town. We will hold Friday evening services on May 9th, led by Joseph Settle and Jeff Levin. There will not be a Saturday morning service on May 10th.

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 […]