Information about Services

Normally Rabbi Barbara Block leads Shabbat services at Ames Jewish Congregation approximately once a month; unless otherwise stated, the services take place Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and, if there is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturdays.  On Saturdays when there is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah, the rabbi leads Torah study Saturdays at 10:00 am.  On some of the other weekends, congregation members lead services. 

At the present time, some AJC events are being carried out via Zoom or are hybrid. Contact ajciowa@gmail.com for information about Zoom connections.

Below are upcoming (2025-26) dates for rabbi-led services:

August 23, Shabbat morning service

Erev Rosh Hashanah Monday, Sept. 22

Rosh Hashanah Day 1, Tuesday Sept. 23

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre, Wednesday, Oct. 1,

Yom Kippur, Thursday, Oct. 2 

Oct. 24-25

Dec. 5

Jan. 16 

Feb. 20

March 27

April 24

Shavuot, May 22

Times and whether an event is in-person, Zoom, or hybrid are subject to change, so please check back here closer to the time, or in the weekly Blast, for confirmation.