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Congregation Agudath Achim
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Agudath Achim
We are a proud member of the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts
Our progressive, independent congregation serves the Greater Taunton,
Massachusetts Jewish Community including the towns of Taunton, Raynham,
Lakeville, Norton, Easton, Middleboro, Mansfield, Dighton, Rehoboth,
Freetown, Bridgewater, and Berkley. |
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us as we strive to maximize opportunities for Jews in the Greater
Taunton Area to participate in Jewish communal life.Why not be a part of our work to live up to God's call to "be a light to the nations." Moving into the 21st century, you, too, could engage the centuries-old vast Jewish moral, spiritual and philosophical tradition, undergirded by the profound teachings of Torah (study), Avodah (worship), and Gemilut Hasadim (behaving righteously). Come find your place in a Family of Friends and become part of a community providing meaningful worship services, strong religious education, community mitzvah projects and opportunities for fostering Jewish friendships and social life. We've changed as the world changed. Originating as an Orthodox congregation in the early 1900's, with women sitting in the balcony, transitioning to being a part of the Conservative movement, and now an unaffiliated Jewish congregation addressing the current trends in Jewish family life -- we welcome people from diverse Jewish backgrounds to participate in maintaining and building a strong Jewish presence in the center of southeastern Massachusetts. Our LeadershipRabbi/Cantor Anne Heath Rabbi/Cantor Heath was ordained rabbi by The Academy for Jewish Religion in New York (Riverdale -The Bronx) in 2007. She received Cantorial Certification from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Sacred Music in 2000. She began serving our congregation in June 2003 while still in rabbinical school. She serves as rabbi, cantor, school principal, and program director. Cantorial Soloist Margaret Burton Returning for her fourth High Holy Day season, Cantorial Soloist Burton brings her talented vocal skills from Minneapolis to Taunton, joining Rabbi/Cantor Heath in leading Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. She not only sings beautifully, she also chants Torah and blows shofar. She instructs our children in this ancient art, inviting them to join her from out balcony to form a shofar choir at the end of services. Our lay leaders include:
Our LocationsOur congregation worships in an historic synagogue built in 1913 and
located at 36 Winthrop Street (Route 44), just west of the Taunton Green
in Taunton, Massachusetts.  |