The directory of Jewish community organizations in Augusta Georgia.
Adas Yeshurun SynagogueAugusta Jewish Family Services
896 Weinberger Way
Evans, GA 30809
Pauline Flicek
706-469-7977
jfs@jewishaugusta.org
Augusta Jewish Federation and AJCC
898 Weinberger Way
Evans, GA 30809
706-228-3636
execdirector@jewishaugusta.org
Augusta Jewish Museum
P.O.Box 14279
525 Telfair St (Future location)
Augusta, GA 30919
info@augustajewishmuseum.org
Chabad of Augusta
3924 Old Furys Ferry Rd.
Augusta, GA 30907
Rabbi Zalman Fischer
706-722-7659
rabbi@chabadaugusta.org
Chabad is a place where everyone is welcome!
Chabad of Augusta was founded on the basic principal that a Jew is a Jew is a Jew. Simply put, we do not recognize the labels of Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform Judaism. As we are the children of one G-d, who study from one Torah, we are in fact one People, and as such we welcome all Jews looking to share and celebrate in our common heritage.
We attract a large and diverse group of people because we foster an environment that enables each individual to explore his/her own unique relationship with Judaism at their own pace.
With a wide selection of programs for every family and individual the Chabad Center is a vibrant and exciting place to be. It’s a place where you can follow any of the many paths of your Jewish heritage -- its the place where Judaism comes alive!
Fischer Family: Chabad of Augusta was established by Rabbi Zalman & Chani Fischer with the idea of providing a rich traditional Jewish home that could be enjoyed by everyone in the community.
Rabbi Zalman Fischer received semicha (rabbinic ordination) from the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim in Brooklyn, NY. Among his outreach experience, he also traveled to Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Moscow, Russia to help revitalize the spiritually impoverished Jewish communities recovering from communist oppression.
Rebitzin Chani Fischer, a native of Brooklyn NY, is perhaps one of the most active local Jewish role models for young women wanting to share in the joys of traditional Judaism. She teaches children in our community and takes a leading role in many of our ongoing programs.
Congregation Adath Yeshurun
154 Greenville St NW
Aiken, SC 29801
803-649-6674
adathyeshurunaiken@gmail.com
Our 90-year-old Adath Yeshurun synagogue stands at in Aiken at 154 Greenville Street, nestled amidst cedar, oak, and holly on the corner of Greenville and Barnwell streets. Among small town synagogues, ours is considered the longest observing synagogue in South Carolina. We boast a membership of about 70 households. We stay active in spite of membership fluctuations with the support of layleadership.
In our charming temple, our wonderfully diverse Reform Jewish congregation keeps the Jewish flame alive in this Southern community, reknown for its polo, golf, gardens, nature trails, and arts. Join us, and you’ll be delighted with stories of our past and enchanted with the reality of a beautiful, delightful, sophisticated town.
Congregation Children of Israel
3005 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30909
706-736-3140
office@cciaugusta.org
What We Do
Our programming schedule is one of the most extensive of any smaller congregation in the country! Among our offerings are the following:
How We Pray
Central to Congregation Children of Israel is Shabbat worship. We have a family service on the first Friday of each month at 6:00 PM followed by a Congregational Shabbat dinner. Otherwise, our Friday night Shabbat services begin at 7:30 PM. During the summer our services begin at 6:15 PM. We use Mishkan Tifilah as our Shabbat prayerbook. As music plays an important part in our services, we have a part time Cantorial Soloist as well as pianist. Our volunteer choir participates in our services once a month. We also have brief Shabbat morning services, followed by Torah study. Once a month we have a Congregational Havdalah service.
Tot Shabbat, designed for our youngest congregants and their families, is held one Saturday morning each month. The High Holy Days are a special time in our congregational life. We pray from Gates of Repentance on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In addition to regular services, we offer children’s services.
We celebrate the holidays of our people with great enthusiasm. We hold an annual Sukkot service and picnic, dance with the Torahs on Simchat Torah, cook latkes for Chanukah, celebrate Purim (some years with both a children’s service and an “adults only” celebration), and hold a community Seder for Passover.
How We Learn
The cornerstone of our activities is a life-long educational program. Our Bart D. Wittenberg Religious School includes the Augusta Jewish Community Sunday School (AJCSS) and our Wednesday Hebrew classes. The AJCSS is a combined effort of the Temple and Adas Yeshurun Synagogue and spans kindergarten to seventh grade. The Rabbi meets regularly with our teenagers to continue their Jewish education. Bar/Bat Mitzvah training is available to all boys and girls. Confirmation is held at the end of 10th grade. We also boast a fine adult education program, including the following: