Congregation Agudath Achim in Taunton

Congregation Agudath Achim in Taunton Building Community Beyond the Four Walls of Our Synagogue
Read more about us and for membership options by going to https://www.agudathachim.org/

Welcome to Congregation Agudath Achim and the Jewish Community House in Taunton, MA. We're a 110+ year old progressive, independent congregation - small in numbers, but big in heart. Be a part of our Congregation - here on Facebook - and, we hope, in person, too! NOTE regarding our addresses in Taunton:

Our synagogue is at 36 Winthrop Street. The vestry is the lower level of the synagogue. Our

offices, religious school and social hall are in the Jewish Community House (JCH) at 133 High Street, about a block away from the synagogue. Our mailing address is PO Box 826. All are in Taunton, MA 02780.

05/31/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Pride Shabbat: A Celebration of Light, Love, and Belonging

The South Coast LGBTQ+ Network is proud to partner with Congregation Agudath Achim in Taunton for a special Pride Shabbat service, and we would love for you to join us.

This Pride Month, we are coming together for a joyous evening that celebrates the beautiful diversity of our community and the people who make it whole. Shabbat is a time to pause, to give thanks, and to gather in fellowship, and we are honored to share in that tradition with our friends at Agudath Achim as we lift up the dignity, the courage, and the wholeness of our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and neighbors.

Expect an evening of song, prayer, reflection, and celebration in a space where all are embraced. Whether you are a longtime member of the congregation, part of our Network family, or simply curious and looking for community, there is a seat at the table for you.

🕯️ Friday, June 5 · 7:00 to 9:00 PM
📍Congregation Agudath Achim, 36 Winthrop Street, Taunton, MA 02780
🎟️ Event details and RSVP: https://tr.ee/FHp7Ei

Come as you are. Bring someone you love. Let's celebrate together.

Join us Friday night, as we welcome shabbat with community and song!Learn about Shechina, the Imminent Divine, as we ent...
05/15/2026

Join us Friday night, as we welcome shabbat with community and song!

Learn about Shechina, the Imminent Divine, as we enter the final week of the Omer.

Extra kiddush treats donated by Reb Josh and Beth in honor of their anniversary.

Save the dates:
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Saturday, May 23: Service for Shabbat and the festival of Shavuot
Saturday, May 30: New Members Shabbat
Friday, June 5: Pride Shabbat

Shabbat shalom!

https://mailchi.mp/agudathachim.org/shabbat-and-purim-this-week-13051585

Our community is like a tree—strong, vibrant, and ever-growing. Its strength comes from the deep roots of those who have...
05/08/2026

Our community is like a tree—strong, vibrant, and ever-growing. Its strength comes from the deep roots of those who have sustained us for years, and its beauty comes from the new growth that pushes us toward the future.

Please join the Sisterhood at Agudath Achim at our Saturday services for a special celebration as we honor those who have helped our “Tree of Life” flourish.

Followed by a full kiddush, and class with Reb Josh on Yesod — tje divine aspect of connection in our lives.

- https://mailchi.mp/agudathachim.org/shabbat-and-purim-this-week-13051542

Welcome shabbat with us this Friday night at 7pm!After kiddush Reb Josh will lead a short teaching and discussion on the...
04/16/2026

Welcome shabbat with us this Friday night at 7pm!

After kiddush Reb Josh will lead a short teaching and discussion on the sefira of the week: Tiferet — beauty, balance, and compassion.

Tiferet embodies the balance of the loving flow of Hesed and the power and restraint of Gevurah. Between suffocating, grasping, or permissiveness and debilitating judgement, it is the stability of compassion. It is the Holy One of Blessing, the God before whom we stand in prayer. - https://mailchi.mp/agudathachim.org/shabbat-and-purim-this-week-13051378

Shabbat shalom! Please join us for Saturday morning services, and stay for kiddush and a short class! Sunday Holocaust M...
04/10/2026

Shabbat shalom!

Please join us for Saturday morning services, and stay for kiddush and a short class!

Sunday Holocaust Memorial presentation on efforts to restore a desecrated cemetery in Poland.

Lunch & Learn on Monday, Brotherhood meeting on Thursday

Annual meeting at the end of the month.

Check out our weekly email for details...

https://mailchi.mp/agudathachim.org/shabbat-and-purim-this-week-13051350

In honor of Yom HaShoah / Holocaust Remembrance day, we are honored to present David Wluka, son of a Holocaust survivor,...
04/09/2026

In honor of Yom HaShoah / Holocaust Remembrance day, we are honored to present David Wluka, son of a Holocaust survivor, sharing his work to restore the desecrated Jewish cemetery in his father's home town in Poland.

Sunday, April 12 at 10:30
At the Agudath Achim Synagogue
36 Winthrop St, Taunton

The event will be followed by a light lunch sponsored by the Agudath Achim Sisterhood.

Appropriate for all ages grade 4 and up.

Learn more about the Nowy Dwor Jewish Memorial Project

www.agudathachim.org/events/holocaust-remembrance2026/

04/03/2026

Today has been Day One of the Omer: Lovingkindness within Lovingkindness.

The Torah tells us to count seven weeks from Passover to the festival of Shavuot — the time it took the ancient Israelites to travel from Egypt to Sinai.

Jewish mystics adopted a practice of taking each week to focus on one of seven Divine Attributes, and each day of each week to focus on an interaction of that attribute with each of the others.

It may sound esoteric (and, well, technically it is), but this kabbalistic practice is in fact very accessible with the right guide. Here are two online resources I recommend:

1) Rabbi Simon Jacobson explains each day in simple terms and asks questions for self-reflection:
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/277116/jewish/Introduction.htm

2) Rabbi Yael Levi offers a poetic interpretation based in mindfulness practice, and offers a prompt for meditation (you can also sign up to join her community for a live daily meditation session over Zoom):
https://www.awayin.org/counting-the-omer/2017/4/11/begin-here-the-infinite-callsbegin-in-chesed-in-the-expanse-of-unbounded-love

Finally — I will be teaching a weekly in-person class at Congregation Agudath Achim in Taunton every Shabbat following kiddush. If you are local, I hope will join me!

Shabbat Shalom,

Reb Josh

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Taunton, MA

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 11:30am
Tuesday 8:30am - 11:30am
Wednesday 8:30am - 11:30am
Thursday 8:30am - 11:30am
Friday 8:30am - 11:30am
Saturday 9:30am - 12pm

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+15088223230

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