Congregation Ahavat Olam Podcast

** 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, i...

** 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...

** 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 Mack...

** 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 B...

** 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 Dancin...

** 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 Confirmatio...

** 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 _________...

** 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’. Writ...

*** 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 HIGHLIGHT...

** 04-18-25 Shabbat Service: We hope you'll join us tonight for our weekly Shabbat and Yizkor services. Rabbi Idan's sermon  for this Shabbat Pesach is: “We Count to Make Each Day Count.” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:32:48 Sermon 00:40:43 Yizkor message and Prayer 00:50:26 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: A...

** 04-11-25 Shabbat Service: We are excited to welcome Tutti and Ron for another musically uplifting Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat HaGadol, Parashat Tzav, is: “Tzav, Freedom, and the Power of Now”. ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:23:43 ‘Miriam’s Song’ – by Debbie Friedman, sung by Rabbi Idan, and Tutti Druyan  00:40:11 Sermon 00:45:34 ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, Sung by...

** 04-04-25 Shabbat Service: Our musically uplifting weekly Shabbat service. We welcomed our 4th-grade students to participate in tonight’s service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Vayikra, is: “Answering the Call to Holiness: Lessons from Vayikra” ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:01:42 4th-graders are introduced 00:13:00 4th-graders recite readings/prayers 00:17:34 4th-graders sin...

** 03-28-25 Shabbat Service: Our musically uplifting weekly Shabbat service. Tonight’s service will include a special Simchat Bat ceremony! Mazal Tov to Emma and John Wahoski on the baby naming for their beautiful son, Jacob Harrison Wahoski! Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat HaChodesh, Parashat Pekudei, is: "Sacred Spaces, Sacred Names: Recognizing the Power of Details." ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIG...

** 03-21-25 Welcome to our musically uplifting weekly  Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan Irelander’s sermon for this Shabbat Parah, Parashat Vayakhel, is: "Shabbat: A Sanctuary in Time and Community." We are excited to welcome our congregant and harmonica player, Yoav Schorr.** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:40:31 Sermon 01:05:53 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congre...

** 03-14-25 Shabbat Service: Shushan Purim Shabbat! We had a fun, spiced-up Purim Spiel, featuring Rabbi Idan’s twisted take on Esther’s Megillah. Rabbi and congregants sported costumes, made noise with groggers, and sang along to the “masked-up” prayers, set to melodies by The Beatles, Pink, The Rolling Stones, and more, performed by the Ahavat Olam Ensemble! ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:37:...

** 03-07-25 Shabbat Service: This week’s uplifting weekly Shabbat service, features ‘Tutti and Ron’. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat Zachor, Parashat Tetzave, is: “Masks and Identity, Individuals the Collective: The Duality of Purim and Tetzaveh.” SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:35:32 Sermon 00:54:50 Weekly Announcements 01:00:28 World premiere of ‘Lullaby’, written and performed by Tutti Druy...

** 02-28-25 Shabbat Service: This week’s uplifting weekly Shabbat service, features the Ahavat Olam Ensemble. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat Shekalim, Parashat Terumah, is: V’shachanti B’tocham: "A Journey of the Soul and a Gift of Community". ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:37:56 Sermon 00:54:54 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam,...

** 02-21-25 Shabbat Service. Rabbi David J. Meyer will lead us in tonight's Shabbat Service."  ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:36:59 Sermon 00:55:28 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org ( https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/ )    _________________________  Receive weekly updates from Congregation A...

** 02-07-25 Shabbat Service. The sermon for this Shabbat Shira, Parashat Beshalach, is: “Shirat Hayam: Songs Provide a Way of Remembering and a Way of Healing.” ** TUTTI & RON JOIN US ** ___________ SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:41:11 Sermon 00:57:26 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org ( htt...

** 1/31/25 Shabbat Service: "The Divine Spark and the Flame of Faith" ** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Bo, is: "Remembering Our Roots to Guide Our Future." SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:33:53 Sermon 00:49:00 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org ( https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-/...

** 1/24/25 Shabbat Service: 'Remembering Our Roots to Guide Our Future' ** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Vaera, is: "Remembering Our Roots to Guide Our Future." SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:37:05 Sermon 00:50:43 Weekly Announcements _________________________  To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/ho...

** 1/17/25 Shabbat Service: "The Power of a Name: Lessons from Shemot and Visionaries Who Changed the World" SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS 00:36:22 Sermon 00:51:03 Weekly announcements ________________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org ( https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/ ) _________________________ Receive weekly updates from C...

** 1/10/25 Shabbat Service: 'Forgiveness in the Face of Uncertainty' ** SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS 00:36:01 Sermon 00:52:27  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 t...

** 1/03/35 Shabbat Service: Maggie's Bat Mitzvah Torah Portion, Tutti Performs 'Feeling Good' ** Maggie joins Rabbi Idan in this evening’s Shabbat service to share her thoughts about her Torah portion, Vayigash, with the community. SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS 00:38:22  Maggie's Bat Mitzvah Torah Portion 00:42:05  A few words from Rabbi Idan, immediately followed by Tutti Druyan's gorgeous rendition...

** 12/27/24 Musically uplifting Shabbat Service ** Rabbi Idan's sermon for Shabbat Chanukah is: "The Shamash Within: Igniting Hope and Light in Challenging Times"   SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS 00:44:18 Sermon 00:55:52 Weekly Announcements _______________________________________ To learn more about Congregation Ahavat Olam, please visit our website: AhavatOlam4all.org (https://ahavatolam4all.org/hom...