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Tu B’Shevat, otherwise known as the original Earth Day, is coming up soon in early February—let’s make it unforgettable. Jewish National Fund-USA provides special opportunities to enhance the way we celebrate Tu B’Shevat and connect to the land and people of Israel. Contributing embodies our dedication to Israel’s environment. JNF-USA has planted over 265 million […]

The CAJ Sisterhood will begin having a monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm via Zoom. Here is the link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79746349817?pwd=W0jgDmlS1FQdXnKWMU3BXCzVOrGj4U.1. The first meeting will be on Tuesday, January 13th. If you have any questions, you can direct them to Inez Bonneville.

The next Yehudi Men’s Night Out, the community-wide “Jewish men’s club” for Waco and Central Texas, will be on Sunday, January 11th, 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. It’s […]

Mazel tov to the Pressers, whose baby has arrived! His name is Jacob Reuben Presser. Welcome to our world and to CAJ, Jacob! The Pressers have scheduled the bris for Thursday, December 11th, at 4 pm at their home in Temple. The congregation is invited. If you need their address, please contact Kathleen at the shul […]

On Sunday, December 14th, we will have our Annual Congregational Meeting, beginning at 4 pm in the Chapel. This will be our opportunity to hear from the Rabbi, the President, and the Treasurer, and to vote on the new slate of Board officers for 2026. Following that, in the Social Hall, we will begin our […]

The next Yehudi Men’s Night Out, the community-wide “Jewish men’s club” for Waco and Central Texas, will be on Sunday, November 16th, 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. It’s […]

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 […]

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!

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 […]

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 […]