Please join us at Congregation Achduth Vesholom to welcome 5778! We've got a full schedule for the High Holy Days of worship services, learning for all ages, and opportunities for friendship and delicious food!

We'll transition to the holiday season during our Selichot Service & Reception on Saturday, September 16. 

Erev Rosh Hashanah begins on Wednesday evening, September 20, including our annual New Year's Reception. 

Rosh Hashanah morning worship on Thursday, September 21 is followed by Tashlich and a PJ Library program at Foster Park. Our Minyan Katan children's service and program is designed for children in kindergarten through 5th grade. 

Cemetery services will be held on Sunday, September 24 at Lindenwood Cemetery and Fort Wayne Jewish Cemetery.

Kol Nidre is on Friday, September 29. Yom Kippur services and learning on Saturday, September 30 are followed by our Break-the-Fast hosted by the ROMEOs (RSVP by September 22).

Please note the traffic advisory on Yom Kippur morning and allow plenty of time when coming on the Temple on Saturday morning, September 30 due to the Fort4Fitness race. Find a map of the route.

Children always are welcome to attend services with their families. Child care also is available with a reservation for most holiday services.

Other opportunities include:

• Our High Holidays Food Drive to benefit the food bank at Wellspring Interfaith Social Services and MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.
• Providing fresh fruit through the Thoughtful Thursdays Apple Project for our 72 Brightpoint Head Start students. Donors of $10 or more by Friday, October 6 will be recognized by name on the paper apple tree at the Temple.
• Do you like to bake? Goodies are needed for the annual Rosh Hashanah Reception. Find out more.
• If you'd like to have a loved ones name included during the Yizkor (Memorial) service on Yom Kippur, please let us know by Friday, September 22.

• Please review special route and traffic pass information to gain access to Old Mill Road. 
• A traffic pass with instructions will be mailed to all congregants.

• For access to Old Mill Road to get to the Temple, please show your traffic pass to the police officer at Old Mill Road and Rudisill Boulevard.

• Find the Fort4Fitness the race route

• If you're not a Temple member and plan to worship with us, please contact the Temple office at (260) 744-4245 to request a pass or pick one up during Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur evening services.

Thank you for ordering bottles of delicious locally-harvested honey for the High Holy Days to send to family and friends with your wishes for a “L’shana Tovah.” The orders are ready to pick up in the Temple office. Proceeds from this new Temple fundraiser will benefit congregational programming. Thank you to Leah Hadashi and Bonnie Pomerantz for chairing.