Congregation Ahavas Israel, Grand Rapids, MI

08/03/2026

Condolence Announcement - Judy Subar -

07/29/2026

Condolence Announcement - Leah Willens -

05/31/2026

Divre Harav – Summer, 2026

Our Ahavas Israel book group has run out of steam. We have plenty of avid readers, but the number who were willing to read a Jewish book and meet, by zoom or in person, to talk about it has dwindled below the point of viability. Over the past 8 years, it had met four times a year. That’s about 32 books, some of which I would have read on my own, but most of which I read only because they were chosen by the group....

Our Ahavas Israel book group has run out of steam. We have plenty of avid readers, but the number who were willing to read a Jewish book and meet, by zoom or in person, to talk about it has dwindle…

05/01/2026

Divre Harav – May, 2026

“Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before Adonai alien fire, which He had not enjoined upon them. And fire came forth from Adonai and consumed them; thus they died at the instance of Adonai. Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘This is what Adonai meant when God said: …...

“Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before Adonai alien fire, which He had not enjoined upon them. And fire came forth…

04/29/2026

Condolence Announcement - Roby Cohen -

ZIP Code: 48105 Shiva times for Dexter, Michigan - The Cohen's Home: Friday: Following funeral; service 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 2-11 p.m.; service 9:30 p.m. Sunday: Visiting hours 1-7; service 5:30 p.m. There will be a Shiva minyan on Wednesday, May 6th, 6:00 p.m., at Ahavas Israel.