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09/05/25 Shabbat Service: When Responsibility Is, and Is Not Yours

2025-09-0557:39

*** We hope you'll join us tonight for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Ki Tetze, is: “Ki Tetze: When Responsibility Is Yours, and When It’s Not.” *** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:38:21 Sermon 00:50:23 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

08/29/25 Shabbat Service: Here, I am Home.

2025-08-2901:04:44

** We hope you'll join us tonight for our Open House to learn more about our congregation and Hebrew School, and meet our newest Members. We are excited to welcome Tutti and Ron to our musically uplifting Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Shoftim, is: “Here, I Am Home”.** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:39:04 Sermon 00:44:30 Song ‘Home’, Tutti – Performed by Phillip Phillips; written by: Drew Pearson and Greg Holder. 00:52:36 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

08/22/25 Shabbat Service: Seeing the Power of Gathering Together.

2025-08-2256:40

** Welcome to our uplifting, weekly Shabbat musical service. ** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Re’eh, is: “Re’eh: Seeing the Power of Gathering Together.” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:39:30 Sermon 00:52:45 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

08/15/25 Shabbat Service: The Ripple Effect from the Choices We Make.

2025-08-1556:48

** Welcome to our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. ** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Ekev, is: “The Ripple Effect from the Choices We Make.” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:35:53 Sermon 00:31:20 ‘Poem reading of, ‘Being a Blessing’ 00:50:08 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

08/08/25 Shabbat Service: How Our Efforts Outlive Us.

2025-08-0859:16

** We hope you'll join us tonight for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat Nachamu, Parashat Vaetchanan, is: “Moses's Circumstance Shows How Our Efforts Outlive Us”. SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:37:27 Sermon 00:50:27 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

08/01/25 Shabbat Service: Sacred Words at Life's Thresholds

2025-08-0101:06:32

** We are back to in-person services and hope you'll join us tonight for our musically uplifting weekly Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Devarim, is: "Sacred Words at Life's Thresholds." ** The “Joy Of A Daughter” Tonight's service will also include a Simchat Bat, a celebration of the birth of a daughter. Mazal Tov to Sarah and Luke Dawson on the baby naming for their beautiful daughter, Rosa Helen Dawson, and to the proud grandparents, our founding members, Rita and John Norton, as well as Leo and Svetlana Pukhovitsky, and Scott and Mercy Dawson. SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:38:43 Sermon 00:44:37 Baby Naming 00:57:36 Weekly Updates _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

07/25/25 Shabbat Service: A Future Made of Memories.

2025-07-2554:00

** A special treat: Shabbat on the Road at the Ginsberg’s in beautiful Gloucester! We look forward to seeing you in person and virtually. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Matot-Masei, is: “A Future Made of Memories” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:39:50 Sermon Apologies, but we lost our remote connection just before the weekly announcements. However, the 54 minutes leading up to that point are well worth your time. Enjoy! _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

07/18/25 Shabbat Service: The Vacuum of Leadership.

2025-07-1859:18

** Join us tonight for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Pinchas, is: “The Vacuum of Leadership: When Even Thoughtful Silence Becomes Dangerous.” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:39:30 Sermon 00:51:54 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

07/11/25 Shabbat Service: The meaning and practice of Tahara.

2025-07-1158:27

** Join us for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Chesed shel Emet, the truest act of kindness, is a central value in Judaism and involves the sacred process of Tahara, the ritual cleansing of a loved one’s body before burial. Tonight, we welcome a special guest, Linda Goodspeed, from our local Hevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society), who will explain the meaning and practice of Tahara. ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:35:50 Linda Goodspeed from our local Hevra Kadisha, (Jewish burial society) 00:51:38 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

07/04/25 Shabbat Service: Independence with Integrity

2025-07-0457:20

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Independence Day! ** Tonight’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service is virtual. A reminder that throughout July, all services are offered virtually. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Chukat, is: “Independence with Integrity: An Ancient Israeli and a Modern American Ideal” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:36:00 Sermon 00:49:15 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

06/27/25 Shabbat Service: Victoria joins Rabbi on the Bimah

2025-06-2748:59

** Congregation Ahavat Olam to Perform Victoria's Bat Mitzvah at 1600 Osgood Tomorrow, 6/28/25. ** In Her Own Words… “For my Mitzvah project, I am raising money by collecting and returning bottles and cans and donating all the proceeds to the Arthritis Foundation through their website, Arthritis.org. The Arthritis Foundation funds research to discover cures and treatments for arthritis and supports programs that help improve the daily lives of people living with arthritis.” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:31:53 Victoria shares her thoughts on her Torah portion 00:40:11 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

06/20/25 Shabbat Service: Annual Meeting Shabbat, joined by Tutti & Ron

2025-06-2001:02:35

** This evening was our Annual Meeting Shabbat! Join us as we express our gratitude to our esteemed board members for their leadership and support, and as we welcome three incredible new individuals joining our board. We also presented our second Annual Volunteer Award. Tutti and Ron joined us to share their musical artistry. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Annual Meeting Shabbat, Parashat Sh’lach, is: “A Board with Confidence: Leading Like Caleb and Joshua”** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:00:51 Rabbi offers up a prayer to Israel. 00:00:02 Rabbi & Tutti perform ‘Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!’, or ‘A Song of Ascents’. 00:34:53 Sermon 00:41:26 Volunteer Award Ceremony 00:45:41 Tutti performs ‘The Climb’ 00:53:40 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

06/13/25 Shabbat Service: Ice Cream Shabbat, ‘Divine Dessert

2025-06-1301:00:15

** We are excited to invite you to a special Ice Cream Shabbat evening! Enjoy the cool sweetness of ice cream and the warmth of friendship and community as we welcome the summer. Our in-house ensemble will lead us with some “cool” tunes, and a delicious Shabbat Oneg, featuring ice cream generously sponsored by Susan Yavner, Maxa Berid, Audrey Goldberg, and Carol Baumgarten, will follow the service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Beha’alotcha, is: “Divine Dessert.” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:00:32 Rabbi Idan offers up a prayer to Israel 00:39:58 Sermon 00:52:56 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

06/06/25 Shabbat Service: 'Coming Home, College Reunion Shabbat!’

2025-06-0656:04

** We are excited to welcome back our college students and recent alumni for a special Shabbat evening - a joyful reunion filled with warmth, connection, and friendship. It's a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends, share stories from campus life, and enjoy a delicious Shabbat Oneg together, whether you're home for the summer or just visiting. Congregation Ahavat Olam to Perform Mackenzie's Bat Mitzvah, 6/7/25, hence, Mackenzie also joined Rabbi Idan on the bimah. ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:36:03 ‘Kenzie shares her thoughts on her Torah portion 00:47:22 Weekly Announcements 00:53:34 College students join Rabbi Idan on the bimah to perform ‘A Blessing for the Ones You Love’ _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

05/30/25 Shabbat Service: 'Music of Freedom' Shabbat

2025-05-3001:15:26

** Tonight we welcome Reverend Myers, Minister of Music Michael Belcher, and members of the Andover Baptist Church Unity Choir for a special “Music of Freedom” Shabbat service! Come and listen to an inspiring evening of music, with Reverend Myers delivering the sermon!” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:02:03 Rabbi Idan’s message of ‘Music, the universal language of the Soul.’ 00:07:32 Andover Baptist Unity Choir performs, ‘This Little Heart of Mine’ 00:25:11 Ben reads from the Book of Deuteronomy 00:27:45 Performance of ‘Go Down Moses’ 00:45:28 Pastor Meyer’s Sermon 00:55:10 Performance of, ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around’ 01:00:00 Weekly Announcements 01:05:00 All perform, ‘We Shall Overcome’ _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org, https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

05/23/25 Shabbat Service: Honoring Our Heritage and Resilience with Dance

2025-05-2301:03:08

** Join us tonight for a special Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) service celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem! Our member Anne Schwartz will be teaching us several easy Israeli folk dances during the service. Rabbi Idan's sermon is: "Steps of Resilience: Honoring Our Heritage and Resilience, on Yom Yerushalayim, with Dance" ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:32:16 Sermon 00:38:10 Folk Dancing 00:57:50 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

05/16/25 Shabbat Service: Confirmation class celebratory service

2025-05-1601:03:49

** 05-16-25 Shabbat Service: Tonight, we are rejoicing in the graduation of our extraordinary Confirmation class as they express their desire to lead a Jewish life. This marks a significant milestone for our congregation, as it is Congregation Ahavat Olam's THIRD Confirmation class celebratory service! ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:33:06 Graduation Ceremony 00:36:45 Sermon 00:53:42 Confirmation Commitment Statement 00:55:41 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

05/09/25 Shabbat Service: "True Holiness Begins Within"

2025-05-0901:04:48

** 05-09-25 Shabbat Service: We hope you'll join us tonight for our musically uplifting weekly Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, is: "True Holiness Begins Within"** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: Poem Reading: 00:19:55 Prayer Reader, “If You Will Hear” 00:35:31 Poem Reading, “Being A Blessing” 00:40:44 Sermon 00:54:08 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

05/02/25 Shabbat Service: I Have No Other Country, Israel's 77th Independence Day

2025-05-0201:04:18

** 05-02-25 Shabbat Service: Mazal Tov to Israel's 77th Independence Day! Join us tonight for a special Yom HaAtzmaut service celebrating Israel’s rich musical heritage, featuring the musical artistry of Tutti and Ron. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat is: "I Have No Other Country" ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: Poem Reading: 00:19:55 and 00:21:08 ‘Happy Birthday to the State of Israel’. Written by Ephraim “Ferenc’ Kishon. 00:39:56 Sermon 00:55:02 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

04/25/25 Shabbat Service: Remembering the Past, Confronting the Present

2025-04-2559:00

*** 04-25-25 Shabbat Service: We hope you'll join us tonight for a moving Holocaust Day commemoration service, filled with music and featuring a special appearance by the Ahavat Olam band. Six memorial candles will be lit in honor of our brethren who perished. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Shmini, is: “Remembering the Past, Confronting the Present”. *** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:30:50 Sermon 00:50:54 Weekly Announcements _________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from Congregation Ahavat Olam. Follow this link to sign up: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/#newsletter _________________________ © 2025 Congregation Ahavat Olam. All rights reserved | Congregation Ahavat Olam is a Massachusetts-registered Nonprofit Organization.

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