Conservative Judaism
Congregation Agudath Jacob is a member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). Founded in 1913, the USCJ is the main congregational organization for Conservative synagogues in North America. Conservative Judaism, known as Masorti Judaism in Israel and elsewhere outside the United States, is a worldwide movement and the USCJ is a part of a larger family of Conservative Jewish organizations.
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
RABBINIC SEMINARIES
The Jewish Theological Seminary
Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano
Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
North American Association of Synagogue Executives
The Joint Retirement Board for Conservative Judaism
MEN’S CLUBS & WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism
YOUTH & EDUCATION
THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT WORLDWIDE
BOOK PUBLISHERS & PRESSES
Judaism in Texas
Jews were among the earliest settlers of Texas, arriving in the 16th Century with the first wave of primarily Spanish explorers. These were Jews of Sephardic origin, and many became conversos or crypto-Jews, as they were unable to freely practice the Jewish religion. In the mid 19th Century, Ashkenazim (European Jews), primarily from Germany, were among the first people to settle and build organized communities in Central Texas. The Jewish religion has been practiced in Texas for almost 200 years, and organized Jewish religious life in Waco dates to the second half of the 19th Century. Numerous historical, communal, and religious organizations and resources exist to support the religious and secular life of Jewish Texans.
Anti-Defamation League Texoma office
Baylor University Jewish Faculty & Staff Association
Baylor College of Medicine’s Jewish Institute for Medical Research
Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Austin
Dallas Community Jewish Federation
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities – Waco
Greater Waco Interfaith Conference
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
Texas Jewish Historical Society – lots of great links to explore