A Welcome From The Rabbi

Welcome to the Agudas Achim web page. Agudas Achim is affiliated with both the Union for Reform Judaism and The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Shabbat services are usually from Gates of Prayer (Reform) on the first Shabbat of the month and from Sim Shalom (Conservative) on the other weeks.

Our synagogue is located just a couple blocks from downtown Iowa City and the University of Iowa. Agudas Achim has a Sunday and Hebrew program for children from pre-school to Confirmation and youth groups for junior high and senior high school students.

The Agudas Achim Sisterhood is very involved in the fabric of synagogue life offering classes, programs and volunteers for many synagogue programs. The Sisterhood also runs the synagogue Gift Shop.

Adult Education programs include courses on Jewish topics and speakers throughout the year. Often Agudas Achim partners with the University of Iowa Hillel and the University of Iowa to bring in speakers of national note.

While our 200 family member community might not be large in comparison to larger cities there are many programs of Jewish interest and many opportunities to volunteer. The scale of a programming may be smaller than a large congregation but the variety of programs, speakers, and other activities is fairly large.

For more information please follow the links on the side of the page.

Feel free to call me (319-337-3813) or to send me an email at jrportman@agudasachimic.org

Rabbi Jeff Portman