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# Congregation Agudas Achim

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- [Home](https://agudas-achim.org/) - Welcome to CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM Est. 1889 in San Antonio, Texas. Learn, Pray and Have Fun—Together About Us Services Agudas Calendar Livestream Become a Member Agudas can be your home Across generations and life stages, our members find meaning, connection, and joy at Agudas Achim. Hear it in their own words. Play Video Play videoJoin
- [Livestream](https://agudas-achim.org/livestream/) - Livestream Sanctuary Livestream Chapel Livestream
- [Volunteer](https://agudas-achim.org/membership/volunteer/) - Social Action and Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Heintz Preschool Inda Posner Religious School House Committee Membership Men’s Club Sisterhood Ritual Social Action Caring and Kindness (Visitation) Youth Young Adult Participate in Services Read Torah Chant Haftarah Lead a Service Usher Interested in volunteering? Please contact info@agudas-achim.org.
- [Lifecycle Events](https://agudas-achim.org/events/lifecycle-events/) - Lifecycle Events At Every Stage of Life, We’re Here For You BirthsBar & Bat MitzvahMarriage & WeddingsBereavement & FuneralsCounseling Mazel Tov! We are so thrilled on the birth of your new child! Whether through birth or adoption, our clergy is here for your ritual needs as well as offering guidance and support to welcome your
- [Contact Us](https://agudas-achim.org/contact/) - Contact Us Kindly Fill out the Form below: 16550 Huebner Road San Antonio , TX 78248 (210) 479-0307 Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Rabbi Jonathan Hodson Senior Rabbi (210) 479-0307 ext. 225 Rabbi David Kaplinsky Associate Rabbi and Head of School (210) 479-0307 ext. 226 Leah Levisay Director of Operations
- [Calendar](https://agudas-achim.org/calendar/) - Calendar
- [Receiving an Aliyah to the Torah](https://agudas-achim.org/services/receiving-an-aliyah-to-the-torah/) - Receiving an Aliyah to the Torah This guide is designed to help you to become more familiar with being honored with an Aliyah (literally, “an ascending”) to the Torah. The practices outlined here are the same during Shabbat, Festivals and all weekday Torah services. We sincerely hope that by providing you with more information about
- [Payment](https://agudas-achim.org/payment/) - Payment People With Accounts Pay or Donate Here Email Address Password Forgot Your Password? Google Sign-in Visitors Pay or Donate Here Your name Email Address Phone
- [Membership Terms](https://agudas-achim.org/membership-terms/) - Membership Terms MEMBERSHIP TERMS Last Updated: November 15, 2018 Welcome to the online, proprietary content management system for synagogues named “ShulCloud™” (the “Service”) operated by Shulcloud, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with an address at 250 West Nyack Road, Suite 200, West Nyack, NY 10994 (“Shulcloud, LLC”, “we”, “our”, or “us”). The Service enables
- [Privacy Policy](https://agudas-achim.org/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy SHULCLOUD PRIVACY POLICY Last Updated: 5/20/2021 This privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) in intended to inform you about how Shulcloud, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company located at 1300 6th Avenue Columbus, GA 31901 (“ShulCloud”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), collects and uses personally identifiable information (“PII”) uploaded or otherwise submitted to us through our
- [Account Log-In](https://agudas-achim.org/account-log-in/) - Account Log-In Login Required To Access If you were sent to this page, please login below or email the site administrator. Email Address Password Forgot Your Password? Google Sign-in
- [Sample Page](https://agudas-achim.org/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [High Holidays 2026/5787](https://agudas-achim.org/high-holidays-5785/) - High Holidays 2026/5787 5786 High Holy Days at Congregation Agudas Achim We are the heart of Conservative Jewish life and community here in San Antonio. Join us this year for the High Holy Days and experience all that Congregation Agudas Achim can be for you. Congregation Agudas Achim wishes you and your loved ones a
- [The Texas Kosher BBQ 2026](https://agudas-achim.org/https-www-txkosherbbq-com/) - The Texas Kosher BBQ 2026 The 11th Annual Texas Kosher BBQ Sunday, November 15th, 2026 The 11th Annual Texas Kosher BBQ is back for another year of competition, excitement, and great BBQ! Be on the lookout for more information. TTKBBQ Sponsorships Support Congregation Agudas Achim’s biggest fundraiser as a Texas Kosher BBQ Sponsor To sponsor,
- [Events](https://agudas-achim.org/special-events/) - Events Scroll down to see what we have planned—we’d love for you to join us! If you have any questions, please contact the Agudas office at info@agudas-achim.org or call at (210) 479-0307. July Tot Shabbat & Congregational Dinner Friday, July 3rd Join us for our July Congregational Dinner! We will be having our Tot Shabbat
- [Adult Education](https://agudas-achim.org/adult-education/) - Adult Education Conversion Class – Exploring Judaism with Rabbi Jonathan Hodson For those interested in Conversion, and for those wanting to explore and learn the basics of Judaism. Please be on the Look-Out for our Fall Semester Schedule. To register or to be put on the list for more information, please contact the Olive
- [Board of Trustees](https://agudas-achim.org/about/board-of-trustees/) - Board of Trustees Executive Committee Gal Shweiki President Marc Ross Immediate Past President Eileen Jalnos VP Finance & Admin Kevin Epstein VP Ritual Angela Aladjem VP Education Jason Adelstein Treasurer Richard Albanese Secretary Board of Trustees Allen Noorily Arlene Spanier Bonnie Archer David Kimmelman Emily Yusuf Jenna Ross Mark Hart Michael Goldberg Michael Piesman Mindy
- [Inda Posner](https://agudas-achim.org/inda-posner/) - Inda Posner Religious School Inda Posner Religious School at Congregation Agudas Achim No matter where you are in your Jewish journey, Agudas runs a variety of educational programs and events aimed to enrich your spiritual experience. Learning is a lifelong journey – and we’d love for you to come learn with us. Inda Posner Religious
- [Heintz Preschool](https://agudas-achim.org/heintz-preschool/) - Heintz Preschool of Congregation Agudas Achim Education at Heintz Preschool We offer an all-inclusive, private preschool program providing exceptional educational child care for children ages 6 weeks through pre-kindergarten. We’d love to welcome you and your family! Visit our website to learn more. Book a Tour Go To Heintz Website Heintz Preschool of Congregation Agudas
- [Services](https://agudas-achim.org/services/) - Services Services Sanctuary Livestream Chapel Livestream Daily Minyan Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. Daily Minyan meets at 7:30am. On national holidays we begin at 9:00am. Minyan is In person and livestreamed. Sunday 9:00 a.m. In person and livestreamed. Shabbat Receiving Aliyah to the Torah Friday Night Saturday Mornings 9:15 a.m. In person and livestreamed. Sponsor
- [Our Team](https://agudas-achim.org/about/our-team/) - Our Team Rabbi Jonathan Hodson Senior Rabbi rabbi.hodson@agudas-achim.org 210-479-0307 ext. 225 Rabbi David Kaplinsky Associate Rabbi rabbi.kaplinsky@agudas-achim.org 210-479-0307 ext. 226 Leah Levisay Director of Operations l.levisay@agudas-achim.org 210-479-0309 Sammi Mazuz Chief Engagement Officer s.mazuz@agudas-achim.org (210) 479-0308 Stacy Dori Director, Heintz Preschool (210) 479-0307 ext. 233 Marcella Koehn Heintz Preschool Admin Assistant (210) 479-0307 ext. 227 Jennifer
- [Havurot](https://agudas-achim.org/events/havurot-and-special-interest-groups/) - Havurot Havurot and Special Interest Groups Here at Agudas Achim, we have a variety of groups and programs that our congregants can be a part of. Want to know more? Email us at info@agudas-achim.org Sisterhood Men’s Club Night on the Town Game Night Social Action Family Activities Cultural Events Music & Choir Youth & Teen
- [Membership](https://agudas-achim.org/membership/) - Membership Welcome to Congregation Agudas Achim As the face of Conservative Judaism in San Antonio, we hold our responsibility to inclusivity and egalitarianism close to our hearts. Our congregation aims to foster a deep sense of connection to our heritage, our history, and each other. Few communities can claim 130+ years of history, and we’re
- [Membership Resources](https://agudas-achim.org/membership/membership-resources/) - Membership Resources Membership Application Membership Dues Adjustment Form Rejoin Our Congregation
- [About](https://agudas-achim.org/about/) - About Us Agudas Achim – “Unity of Bretheren” Our synagogue was chartered on November 29, 1889. We were an Orthodox congregation, founded in the midst of the great Transatlantic Migration of Jews from Eastern Europe, and an outgrowth of an earlier informal organization of traditional Jews of San Antonio. Play Video Watch Our Bench Dedication
- [Education](https://agudas-achim.org/education/) - Education Education at Congregation Agudas Achim Agudas offers a variety of adult education opportunities, early childhood education, as well as Sunday School and religious education. No matter where you are in your Jewish journey, Agudas runs a variety of educational programs and events aimed to enrich your spiritual experience. Learning is a lifelong journey –
- [Events](https://agudas-achim.org/events/) - Events Scroll down to see what we have planned—we’d love for you to join us! If you have any questions, please contact the Agudas office.
- [Social Action](https://agudas-achim.org/social-action/) - Social Action Tikkun Olam at CAA Striving to connect to organizations in the greater San Antonio community and beyond in order to help elevate their work and make a difference. Our mission is to help enhance holy work in our synagogue, our community, and our world. Olam (A World) Participate in programs and activities addressing
- [Cemetery Information](https://agudas-achim.org/about/cemetery-information/) - Cemetery Information Our cemeteries are open 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. from Sunday-Friday. Closed on Saturdays for Shabbat. For all cemetery inquires, please contact Leah Levisay at l.levisay@agudas-achim.org or 210-479-0307 ext. 223. If a loved one has passed, or for after-hour emergencies, please contact Rabbi Jonathan Hodson at 210-479-0283. Burial SearchWalk-To-Gravesite Play Video
- [Gallery](https://agudas-achim.org/gallery/) - Bracha Bench Dedication | August 8th, 2022Pictured from left to right: Chair of House Committee Robi Jalnos, President Craig Berkowitch, Rabbi Steven Bayar, Connie Brauer, Ayelet Kboudi, Executive Director Rabbi Rikki Arad, VP of Education Orit Eylon, Rivka Schechter, Jace Silberbach, Jodi Schechter-Silberbach, Yoshi Schechter, Steven SilberbachSelichot | September 17th, 2022Pictured from left to right: