Congregation Agudas Achim (Bexley, Ohio)

Agudas Achim Today

Founded in 1881 Agudas Achim is one of the active congregations in Columbus Ohio.

In August 2009, Rabbi Melissa F. Crespy came to Agudas Achim as the first woman to serve as senior rabbi in a Columbus congregation. Innovation continues to be a hallmark of Agudas Achim’s programming. In September 2010, Rabbi Mitchell Levine was appointed Scholar in Residence in order to allow the synagogue to place greater emphasis on Jewish education for all ages. In June 2011, he joined Rabbi Crespy as a rabbi of the congregation. In January 2011, Agudas Achim became the first synagogue to appoint a full time Environmental Scholar in Residence, Ariel Kohane, to its staff.

Today, the Agudas Achim continues as a highly participatory synagogue. The synagogue maintains its commitment to weekday minyans morning and evening. Its governance is on a sound track, with active committees dealing effectively with every aspect of the synagogue’s operations.

From the ranks of Agudas Achim have come leaders in every worthwhile communal endeavor. They are there to be counted on when challenges and needs arise. No cause, no drive, no venture of a philanthropic, educational or cultural nature was ever undertaken or successfully concluded in the Columbus Jewish community without the involvement of Agudas Achim members – their ideas, their energy, and their funds.

Thanks to the commitment of its lay leaders, the involvement of its congregants, and the devotion of an outstanding staff, Agudas Achim continues today to fulfill its historic role for the benefit of the synagogue and Columbus Jewry.