Temple Ahavat Achim

Family Photo Project

Members and guests alike often comment that walking into TAA feels like coming home. Part of what makes it special is the family photos displayed throughout the ground level. In recent years, we have welcomed many new folks to our community and it is now time to refresh our family gallery to better reflect the TAA community of today. Click to learn more about our Family Photo Project.

Rabbi Naomi Gurt Lind is delighted to serve as the spiritual leader of Temple Ahavat Achim. Learn more about TAA's first woman rabbi.

Explore our Sylvia Cohen Family Learning Project - a warm, inclusive, and engaging Hebrew school for children in grades K-7.

Join us for Shabbat morning service and Sunday morning minyan every week. Sing and rejoice with us at our monthly musical Kabbalat Shabbat.

Temple Ahavat Achim is home to a welcoming and versatile congregation with a deep sense of solidarity, and commitment to our community.

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FridayFri, 6 MarMarch, 2026

Kabbalat Shabbat with Rav Naomi

Friday, Mar 6th 6:00p to 8:30pPlease join Rav Naomi in the Beit Midrash for an intimate, musical, and soulful opportunity to welcome Shabbat together in community. You are invited to bring your own Shabbat dinner at 6 PM, followed by the service at 7 PM. There will be a festive Oneg afterward. Please keep in mind that our temple maintains a dairy, pareve, and pescatarian policy for all food brought into the building. We look forward to seeing you there.

SaturdaySat, 7 MarMarch, 2026

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat, Mar 7th 9:00a to 11:30aOur weekly Shabbat shacharit, with full Torah service (triennial cycle). Contact the office if you're interested in reading Torah or Haftarah, or participating in some other way. See our Livestream page to watch from home.

SundaySun, 8 MarMarch, 2026

Sunday Minyan

Sunday, Mar 8th 9:00a to 10:00aWeekly Sunday service, in person and by Zoom

MondayMon, 9 MarMarch, 2026

Mahjong Class

Monday, Mar 9th 3:30p to 4:30pJoin us for fun-filled afternoons of Mahjong! Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, you're welcome to join us Mondays. All are welcome.

ThursdayThu, 12 MarMarch, 2026

Folk Dancing

Thursday, Mar 12th 3:00p to 4:30pFolk Dancing is back at TAA! New and experienced dancers of ALL AGES AND ABILITIES welcome! Dances will include circle and line dances from Israel, the US and around the world! Thursday afternoons weekly; sign up today!

FridayFri, 6 MarMarch, 2026

Kabbalat Shabbat with Rav Naomi

Friday, Mar 6th 6:00p to 8:30pPlease join Rav Naomi in the Beit Midrash for an intimate, musical, and soulful opportunity to welcome Shabbat together in community. You are invited to bring your own Shabbat dinner at 6 PM, followed by the service at 7 PM. There will be a festive Oneg afterward. Please keep in mind that our temple maintains a dairy, pareve, and pescatarian policy for all food brought into the building. We look forward to seeing you there.

SaturdaySat, 7 MarMarch, 2026

Shabbat Morning Services

Shabbat, Mar 7th 9:00a to 11:30aOur weekly Shabbat shacharit, with full Torah service (triennial cycle). Contact the office if you're interested in reading Torah or Haftarah, or participating in some other way. See our Livestream page to watch from home.

SundaySun, 8 MarMarch, 2026

Sunday Minyan

Sunday, Mar 8th 9:00a to 10:00aWeekly Sunday service, in person and by Zoom

SaturdaySat, 14 MarMarch, 2026

Family Shabbat

Shabbat, Mar 14th 9:00a to 11:15aFamily Shabbat features an inclusive Shabbat morning service in the sanctuary beginning at 9am, Tot Shabbat with Alex Marques, Director of Family Learning, beginning at 10am. All are back together for Rav Naomi's engaging Torah Talk. Children are invited to participate in the service as they are ready, including joining Rav Naomi for the hakafot (Torah processions), co-leading Shema or other prayers, and assisting with Kiddush and Motzi. The service is followed by a relaxed and friendly community lunch.

SundaySun, 15 MarMarch, 2026

Sunday Minyan

Sunday, Mar 15th 9:00a to 10:00aWeekly Sunday service, in person and by Zoom

MondayMon, 9 MarMarch, 2026

Mahjong Class

Monday, Mar 9th 3:30p to 4:30pJoin us for fun-filled afternoons of Mahjong! Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, you're welcome to join us Mondays. All are welcome.

ThursdayThu, 12 MarMarch, 2026

Folk Dancing

Thursday, Mar 12th 3:00p to 4:30pFolk Dancing is back at TAA! New and experienced dancers of ALL AGES AND ABILITIES welcome! Dances will include circle and line dances from Israel, the US and around the world! Thursday afternoons weekly; sign up today!

SaturdaySat, 14 MarMarch, 2026

Family Shabbat

Shabbat, Mar 14th 9:00a to 11:15aFamily Shabbat features an inclusive Shabbat morning service in the sanctuary beginning at 9am, Tot Shabbat with Alex Marques, Director of Family Learning, beginning at 10am. All are back together for Rav Naomi's engaging Torah Talk. Children are invited to participate in the service as they are ready, including joining Rav Naomi for the hakafot (Torah processions), co-leading Shema or other prayers, and assisting with Kiddush and Motzi. The service is followed by a relaxed and friendly community lunch.

MondayMon, 16 MarMarch, 2026

Mahjong Class

Monday, Mar 16th 3:30p to 4:30pJoin us for fun-filled afternoons of Mahjong! Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, you're welcome to join us Mondays. All are welcome.

WednesdayWed, 18 MarMarch, 2026

Rosh Chodesh Connection

Wednesday, Mar 18th 7:00p to 8:30pRav Naomi and Sara Roizen are teaming up to offer the ROSH CHODESH CONNECTION combining art, reflection, and intimate conversation in a safe, non-judgmental space. Each month for Rosh Chodesh (the beginning of the new Hebrew month), women and non-binary folks of all ages are invited to build community together. No artistic experience or Jewish text study skills necessary. Bring yourself and see what you find! Come to one, come to all!

SundaySun, 8 MarMarch, 2026

SCFLP Religious School - Sunday Class

Sunday, Mar 8th 10:00a to 12:00pWe have Class today!

SaturdaySat, 14 MarMarch, 2026

Family Shabbat

Shabbat, Mar 14th 9:00a to 11:15aFamily Shabbat features an inclusive Shabbat morning service in the sanctuary beginning at 9am, Tot Shabbat with Alex Marques, Director of Family Learning, beginning at 10am. All are back together for Rav Naomi's engaging Torah Talk. Children are invited to participate in the service as they are ready, including joining Rav Naomi for the hakafot (Torah processions), co-leading Shema or other prayers, and assisting with Kiddush and Motzi. The service is followed by a relaxed and friendly community lunch.

SundaySun, 15 MarMarch, 2026

SCFLP Religious School Sunday - NO CLASS

Sunday, Mar 15th 10:00a to 12:00p

TuesdayTue, 17 MarMarch, 2026

SCFLP Religious School Tuesday - NO CLASS

Tuesday, Mar 17th 4:00p to 5:30p

SundaySun, 22 MarMarch, 2026

SCFLP Religious School - Sunday Class

Sunday, Mar 22nd 10:00a to 12:00pWe have Class today!

SundaySun, 29 MarMarch, 2026

Adult Learning: A Force for Good, by Anita Robboy

Sunday, Mar 29th 1:00p to 2:30pIn A Force for Good, author and TAA Member Anita Robboy offers readers a compelling memoir in this extraordinary story of her mother, Gisela Warburg Wyzanski, a Jewish woman born in Hamburg, Germany, who dedicated her life to rescuing Jewish children during one of history’s darkest periods. Spanning Gisela’s journey from her privileged upbringing as a Warburg to her work with rescue organizations Youth Aliyah, Kindertransport, and Hadassah, Robboy’s tender recounting draws from meticulous research and extensive personal archives, including a treasure trove of primary sources: letters, photographs, transcripts of oral memoirs, detailed family trees, and more

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