Congregation Agudas Achim Celebrating the High Holy Days

Congregation Agudas Achim, 901 North Main Street, Attleboro, will offer services for the High Holy Days, from Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) through the end of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement).

The holidays this year will begin on the evening of Friday, September 15, and conclude on Monday, September 25. Contact the synagogue office or visit the website at agudasma.org for a full schedule of services.

Rabbi Talya Weisbard Shalem will be leading services for the congregation, and she warmly invites visitors to get to know the community. Her goal is “to offer services that will provide something meaningful for each attendee, from those who love music, to those looking for spiritual depth, to those who are more humanist or atheist and looking for cultural and communal connections. All are welcome.” She will be joined by Rabbi Ezra D. Weinberg, who will serve as the congregation’s cantor (song leader). A member of the congregation, Dr. Janet Encarnacion, will lead the congregation’s choir.

In keeping with tradition, the synagogue will hold its annual memorial service at the 115 year-old cemetery in Dodgeville, at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 10, at which time the congregation will remember the names of congregants and family members who have died and recite memorial prayers on their behalf.

List of High Holy Day Services

• Cemetery Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 10 at the Agudas Achim Cemetery in Attleboro off South Main Street
• Rosh Hashanah evening, 7:00 p.m., Friday September 15
• First Day of Rosh Hashanah, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, September 16
• Second Day of Rosh Hashanah, 9:30 a.m., Sunday, September 17
• Yom Kippur Evening (Kol Nidrei), 6:15 p.m., Sunday, September 24
• Yom Kippur morning, 9:30 a.m., Monday, September 25
• Yom Kippur evening, 5:00 p.m. Monday, September 25

Children's services will be offered on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur morning. Childcare will be offered on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidrei, and Yom Kippur morning.

Non-members are welcome to attend. Contact the synagogue office at 508-222-2243 or by email at office@agudasma.org  for more information about ticket availability and a suggested donation.