We are here for you
For more than 120 years, Congregation Agudas Achim has served the spiritual needs of Jewish life in Peoria and the surrounding area. With the only daily minyan and a kosher kitchen, Agudas Achim offers a unique blend of small town warmth and big city Jewish identity for its members and visitors.
This congregation is the largest traditional congregation in the state of Illinois outside of the Chicago area.There is a Talmudic study group every Sunday morning and easy access for those who wish to delve further into Torah.
Morning Services:
Sunday: 8:00 a.m.
Monday through Friday: 6:50 a.m.
Saturdays and most Yom Tovim: 9:00 a.m.
We are located at 5614 N. University St., Peoria, Ill. 61614. For more information, either call at 309-692-4848 or email at congaa@sbcglobal.net.
For a list of this year’s services for Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchas Torah, please click here. All services will be held in the chapel with the exception of Mincha/Ma’ariv services that will be held, for the rabbis’ convenience, at the Travelodge-Grand Hotel, beginning at about 6:20 p.m. on Oct. 2-3.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services all begin at 8:15 a.m. in the chapel on University Street. Kol Nidre begins at 5:55 p.m. on Oct. 11. Again, please see the list of services which also includes dates and times for Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah, Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah.
No tickets are required for our services and anyone is welcome to attend. However, for logistics, please contact the synagogue offices if you are interested in coming.
Here’s our October 2016 monthly bulletin, which includes the monthly comments from Rabbi Michael Arsers.
- Click here for Rabbi Arsers’ comments at the start of this holiday season.
- And click here for the annual New Year’s message from congregation president, LaDona Fishkin.
Past bulletins:
September 2016 monthly bulletin
August 2016 monthly bulletin
January 2016 monthly bulletin.
