Congregation Ahavat Olam Podcast

07/26/2024 Shabbat Service: The Harmony of Keva and Kavana: The Art of Truly Being Present

** Congregation Ahavat Olam’s musically uplifting weekly Shabbat service. **

Rabbi Idan's Pnina for this Shabbat, Parashat Pinchas, is: “The Harmony of Keva and Kavana: The Art of Truly Being Present.”

Sermon excerpt: “It’s important to place our Kavana, intention, with almost every Keva, daily routine we encounter. When we take things for granted, function on autopilot, or divide our attention, it may eventually hurt us. This is true for our relationships with our spouses, our parents, our children, our colleagues, friends, and our health. ” Rabbi Idan

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07/12/2024 Shabbat Service: Touching Lives: The Impact of Simple Gestures

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  Rabbi Idan's Pnina for this Shabbat, Parashat Chukat, is: “Touching Lives: The Impact of Simple Gestures."

Sermon excerpt: “Everyone wants to be relevant, and everyone is relevant. Not everyone feels that way. You can change that with simple gestures, like acknowledging someone who is serving you in a restaurant, picking up your trash cans, or bagging your groceries in the supermarket."

"A little smile and words of encouragement and gratitude create light and caring in the world.” - Rabbi Idan

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07/05/2024 Shabbat Service: Internalize the Socratic Method when Listening to Claims

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Rabbi Idan's Pnina for this Shabbat, Parashat Korach, is: “Internalize the Socratic Method when Listening to Claims and Before Restating Them.”

Sermon excerpt: "Words and the acquisition of information, whether true or not, about other people and situations are extremely powerful.

Unfortunately, we see over and over again that the promotion of certain agendas and the pursuit of power and position may lead to modifying the truth.

We see this regularly in the anti-Israel campaign on college campuses around the world, on social media, and in movements such as BDS. The purveyors of these untruths have invented their own narrative, their own discourse, and it seems that as long as more people believe in it, it doesn’t matter if the narrative is false; they behave as if it’s true."  - Rabbi Idan

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06/28/2024 Shabbat Service: Perform our First Adult B’nai Mitzvah Ceremony

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Congregation Ahavat Olam performed our First Adult B’nai Mitzvah Ceremony! Mazal Tov to Sherry Comerchero, our first Adult Bat Mitzvah Graduate!

In Sherry's Own Words: 'My Torah portion is about faith - faith in God, faith in oneself and faith in one another, regardless of whether we succeed or fail in our undertakings… Our congregation, Ahavat Olam, started up three years ago from nothing except for faith in building a like-minded community, a congregation grounded in faith of one another, faith that we all had our own vision of what Judaism means to us, and faith in God.  I encourage you to have faith in yourself as you are challenged in life…and teach your children to do the same. As a side note, if you are so inclined, please consider participating in our adult Bat Mitzvah class, as it has been life-changing for me, and I know you will experience this as well.'

Sherry will join Rabbi Idan in this evening’s Shabbat service. She will chant from the Torah, lead us in prayer, and share her thoughts about her Torah portion,

Sh’lach, with the community.

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06/21/2024 Shabbat Service: Annual Meeting, Sermon: "Empowering Leadership: Embracing the Potential Within Us All”

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Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Annual Meeting Shabbat, Parashat Beha’alotcha, is: "Empowering Leadership: Embracing the Potential Within Us All”

"Congregation Ahavat Olam is a congregation of leaders. I find great satisfaction in being part of a community in which members participate actively: playing in the band, leading us in folk dancing, sharing their photography skills, and writing songs. Volunteers take initiative and encourage us to participate in the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam, making the world a better place. And, of course, our wonderful congregants go the extra mile to create a welcoming community.  None of this would be possible without all of you and the support of our dedicated founding board members. Our congregation exemplifies what true leadership looks like."

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06/14/2024 Shabbat Service: The Power of Faith and Hope: Reflections Israeli Hostages rescue

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Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Nasso, is:  “The Power of Faith and Hope: Reflections on the Rescue of Israeli Hostages and the Priestly Benediction.

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06/07/2024 Shabbat Service: Special Guest Rabbi David J. Meyer, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El

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Special Guest Rabbi David J. Meyer, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead, MA, will join us tonight, featuring great music and spirit.

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05/24/2024 Shabbat Service: Torah Holders' Dedication Ceramony, Special Guest Roy Milstein, IDF Soldier

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A Special Night to Include a Dedication Ceremony and Guest Speaker. GUEST SPEAKER Roy Milstein, the son of our High Holiday flutist Amir, who will share his recent IDF experience of fighting in Gaza for many months. More about Roy can be found here.

TORAH HOLDERS' DEDICATION SERVICEWe will hear from our founding member, Eliud Calderon, and our High Holy Days flutist, Amir Milstein (Roy's father), about their Torah Holders' artworks and creations.

In January we shared a video of Roy after he rejoined the frontlines. Click here to view. 

We will hold a special dedication ceremony to mark this prodigious occasion. Amir will also join Rabbi Idan on the flute for a couple of songs and prayers, along with our in-house band.

It promises to be a great service!

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