Congregation Agudas Achim -- Peoria, Ill.

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Please make a note of the following:

Memorial Day Ceremony will be at 11:30 a.m., Sunday May 30, at the Peoria Hebrew Cemetery. It will be led by the American Legion Post 2 Honor Guard. Please come out and honor those Jewish men and women who have served bravely in our armed forces. May their memory be for a blessing.

We may be working from outside the office and appear to be closed, but we remain very much open for business to help our community. Just ask our members about the wonderful Souper Bowl we just had where three types of soup (all kosher) were delivered the members. It was warm, cozy and truly a blessing to have as the Chiefs got hammered by the Patriots. But we digress.

Also, please check our page above (The Rabbi’s Corner) for Rabbi Michael Arsers’ weekly drashas for the coming months as we are unable to meet. And we are attempting to reopen for Shabbat services as the vaccine rolls out more and more.

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. COVID NOTE: The daily minyan is on hold until the vaccine is more widely available. Once it is, we’ll restart that. However, we have met on occasion for people who are in need of a minyan. Call the office or email us to check for availability.

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.

Agudas Achim is far more than that just services. Each year, we combine with Anshai Emeth for a community-wide Purim party, and the congregation participants are heavily involved with the Jewish Federation of Peoria. We are active sponsors of the Peoria Hebrew Day School whose children come to our services several times a year to lead and to enjoy the Shabbos morning. and ma’ariv services to follow.

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.

Past bulletins:

May 2021 monthly bulletin

April 2021 monthly bulletin

March 2021 monthly bulletin

February 2021 monthly bulletin

January 2021 monthly bulletin

December 2020 monthly bulletin

November 2020 monthly bulletin

October 2020 monthly bulletin

September 2020 monthly bulletin

August 2020 monthly bulletin