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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 […]

On Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 3-5 PM, at Providence Pavilion, 6901 Medical Parkway, the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference (GWIC) is sponsoring World Religion Day. There will be interfaith dialogue & music, and refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.

The next Yehudi Men’s Night Out, the community-wide “Jewish men’s club” for Waco and Central Texas, will be on Sunday, January 12th, 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 […]

Inez Bonneville has passed along a link to the GoFundMe page for her granddaughter Aislinn Brooks, who is planning to learn in seminary in Israel. Aislinn had her bat mitzvah at shul about a decade ago. Please consider donating; no contribution is too small to help. Here is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-aislinns-journey-to-learn-torah-in-israel.

On Sunday, December 29th, we will be having a dual event. First, the annual congregational meeting for CAJ members, at 4 pm. Second, a Hanukkah service and meal, scheduled to start after the meeting, at about 5 pm. The Hanukkah meal is free for members, although donations are welcome. For guests or non-members, we’re asking […]