04/17/26 Shabbat Service-Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance

05/01/26 Shabbat Service: Lag BaOmer: The Fire That Warms

*** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Emor, and the upcoming holiday of Lag BaOmer, is: “Lag BaOmer: The Fire That Warms.”*** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:39:13 Sermon 00:54:51 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/ )    _________________________  Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam.  Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter  _________________________ © 2026 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

04/17/26 Shabbat Service-Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance

Our service featured a special keynote speaker: our member Bill Rosenberg, who will share his parents’ remarkable survival story, “A Place Called Sosúa: A Haven for Jews in 1938.” We were grateful to welcome Tutti and Ron Druyan, who brought their musical talents to this meaningful evening. Six memorial candles were lit in honor of our brethren who perished. SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:24:04 Bill Rosenberg's Story 00:44:09 Tutti’s breathtaking rendition of “I Won’t Light a Candle” from Schindler’s List 00:47:46 Memorial candle lighting 00:55:56 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/ )    _________________________  Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam.  Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter  _________________________ © 2026 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

12/26/25 Zoom Shabbat Service: Drawing Near Toward One Another & Toward a Better Year

*** For the final Shabbat of 2025, the service is offered virtually only. Rabbi Idan's sermon  for this Shabbat, Parashat Vayigash, is: “Drawing Near Toward One Another and Toward a Better Year.” *** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:28:57 Sermon 00:24:18 Poem Reading, ‘Being a Blessing _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/ [https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/] )    _________________________  Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam.  Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter  [https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter] _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

12/19/25 Chanukah Night of Music Shabbat Service

*** Welcome to our joyful annual CHANUKAH NIGHT OF MUSIC Shabbat service, featuring the Ahavat Olam Ensemble. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat Chanukah, Parashat Miketz, is: “Lyrics and Melodies: Light for the Ears.”*** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:33:09 Sermon 00:55:31 Weekly Announcements 00:58:04 Special President Announcement _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/ [https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/] )    _________________________  Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam.  Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter  [https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter] _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

12/12/25 Shabbat Service: Rebuilding Trust in a Fractured Jewish Family

*** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Vayeshev, is: “Rebuilding Trust in a Fractured Jewish Family.” *** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:33:05 Sermon 00:49:13 Weekly Announcements 00:54:54 Poem reading, ‘Lamps Within’ _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/ [https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/] )    _________________________  Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam.  Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter [https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter]  _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.