Archive: June 2026

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Summer Teshuvah

Posted on June 30, 2026

Our July newsletter covers the entire summer, and will carry us almost to the beginning of the High Holidays. “Too soon!” I hear you cry. “The summer has just begun, and already you’re talking repentance?!” But this year, through a quirk of the Jewish calendar, the autumn holidays are very early – with Rosh Hashanah Continue Reading »

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5787 (2026) High Holiday Season

Posted on June 25, 2026

Please join us for the High Holidays! We seek to provide a welcoming, accessible, authentic, and moving experience in our services over the High Holiday season and throughout the year. All are welcome to our services whether you are a member or not. The cost of the services is covered by the dues and contributions Continue Reading »

Visiting God’s Palace

Posted on October 3, 2025

We’ve been singing the verse, Achat sha’alti from psalm 27 since the beginning of Elul, a full month before Rosh Hashanah, and it will remain with us through Simchat Torah at the end of Sukkot. But what does it really mean?

What it Takes to Feel at Home – Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon, 5786

Posted on September 22, 2025

Can we, Congregation Agudath Achim—this Family of Friends (or the people of Israel as a whole, for that matter), function and flourish together as a single community, not despite our differences, but precisely because of them?

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5786 (2025) High Holiday Season

Posted on August 29, 2025

Please join us for the High Holidays! We seek to provide a welcoming, accessible, authentic, and moving experience in our services over the High Holiday season and throughout the year. The cost of attendance is covered in membership dues. Tickets for non-members are $200/person for all services.* You can pay for the tickets here (under Continue Reading »