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.