Congregation Ahavat Olam

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Congregation Ahavat Olam Congregation Ahavat Olam. A No. Andover, MA non-affiliated Jewish house of worship. Lead by Rabbi Idan Irelander. Our community extends well beyond our walls.

Welcome to Congregation Ahavat Olam
Congregation Ahavat Olam, a new non-affiliated Jewish house of worship opens to the Merrimack Valley and surrounding community. The members of Congregation Ahavat Olam "Share one Judaism, one God, one Torah, and one Family.โ€

Congregation Ahavat Olam is led by Rabbi Idan Irelander, a beloved spiritual leader, and multi-talented musician. โ€œCongregation Ahavat Olam is a place where individuals and families will find a home filled with the spirit of โ€œEternal Loveโ€ (in Hebrew โ€œAhavat Olam),โ€ says Rabbi Idan. The very definition of Ahavat Olam is Everlasting Love, but also a prayer that acknowledges Godโ€™s timeless love toward Israel and all people. Ahavat Olam is a phrase that calls us to action, to love all humankind, and this fully captures the vision, practice, and essence of Congregation Ahavat Olam. Our name, Congregation Ahavat Olam, is not just a name, it is our philosophy for being. 'Everlasting Loveโ€™ is the integral part of who we are as a community and our responsibility to that end. Congregation Ahavat Olam.....is a welcoming and inclusive synagogue, proudly rooted in Jewish history and identity, open to different backgrounds and every point of view. We come together to learn, celebrate and worship, honoring and accepting each other. Our spiritual, cultural, and intellectual journeys lead us to Ahavat Olam. Our values of justice, acceptance, education, and inspiration are tools that guide us through the neighborhoods where we live and beyond. Our Mission
We believe in community, spirituality, inclusivity, and growth. Our members display their spirituality in various ways, but our commitment to each other, Judaism, and God shows us that we all belong. We are an environment that nurtures a family community that is free of judgment and bias and welcoming to all members.

10/24/2026

Welcome to our Shabbat morning service, Parashat L**h L**ha. Rabbi Idan leads a vibrant, contemporary Torah study and discussion following the service, encouraging everyone to participate and contribute. If you wish to participate in our Torah discussion via Zoom and receive information about all our upcoming events and programs, please visit our website at: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/ and sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Due to the sharing of personal experiences and information by the participants, the Facebook Live service will conclude just before the Torah discussion begins. The discussion will then continue in person and via Zoom only. Shabbat Shalom!

10/23/2026

Welcome to our musically uplifting weekly Shabbat service! Rabbi Idan Irelanderโ€™s sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat L**h L**ha, is: โ€œL**h L**ha: Moving Forward Together in Faith, Hope, and Unity.โ€ Our own Yoav Shorr accompanied on harmonica.

๐Ÿ’™ ๐’๐‡๐€๐๐๐€๐“ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‹๐Ž๐Œ! ๐Ÿ’™โฃโฃEvery journey begins with a step. And the journey is so much more meaningful when we walk it togeth...
10/23/2026

๐Ÿ’™ ๐’๐‡๐€๐๐๐€๐“ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‹๐Ž๐Œ! ๐Ÿ’™โฃ
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Every journey begins with a step. And the journey is so much more meaningful when we walk it together.โฃ
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This Shabbat, we're reminded that moving forward takes faith, embracing tomorrow brings hope, and walking alongside one another strengthens the bonds that unite us.โฃ
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โœจ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ก. ๐‡๐จ๐ฉ๐ž. ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ.โฃ
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Join us tonight at 7 PM, in person at the Shul@1600 or virtually, as Rabbi Idan Irelander shares his sermon:โฃ
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โ€œ๐‹๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š: ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ก, ๐‡๐จ๐ฉ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.โ€โฃ
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From all of us at Congregation Ahavat Olam, wishing you a peaceful, uplifting Shabbat filled with connection, joy, and the promise of new beginnings.โฃ
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๐’๐ก๐š๐›๐›๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ! ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽถ

๐ŸŸฆ ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ ๐…๐€๐ˆ๐“๐‡. ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐๐’๐“ ๐‡๐€๐“๐„.Today, Congregation Ahavat Olam stands in solidarity with faith communities acros...
10/18/2026

๐ŸŸฆ ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ ๐…๐€๐ˆ๐“๐‡. ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐๐’๐“ ๐‡๐€๐“๐„.

Today, Congregation Ahavat Olam stands in solidarity with faith communities across our nation in support of ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐ฉ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, a powerful initiative bringing people together to speak out against antisemitism and all forms of religious hatred.

Different faiths. Different traditions. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ.

When we stand up for one another, we strengthen every community.

Together, we can make a difference. ๐Ÿ’™

10/17/2026

Welcome to our Shabbat morning service, Parashat Noach. Rabbi Idan Irelander leads a vibrant, contemporary Torah study and discussion following the service, encouraging everyone to participate and contribute. If you wish to participate in our Torah discussion via Zoom and receive information about all our upcoming events and programs, please visit our website at: https://ahavatolam4all.org/home-1/ and sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Due to the sharing of personal experiences and information by the participants, the Facebook Live service will conclude just before the Torah discussion begins. The discussion will then continue in person and via Zoom only. Shabbat Shalom!

๐Ÿ’™ ๐’๐‡๐€๐๐๐€๐“ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‹๐Ž๐Œ! ๐ŸŽถFrom generation to generation, our traditions connect us, our music brings us together, and our commu...
10/16/2026

๐Ÿ’™ ๐’๐‡๐€๐๐๐€๐“ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‹๐Ž๐Œ! ๐ŸŽถ

From generation to generation, our traditions connect us, our music brings us together, and our community gives us a place to belong.

This Shabbat, as we celebrate the next generation embracing Jewish life, we're reminded that the beauty of our traditions lives not only in the stories we share, but in the voices, melodies, and memories we create together.

May this Shabbat fill your hearts with music, joy, and the warmth of community.

๐’๐ก๐š๐›๐›๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ Congregation Ahavat Olam! ๐Ÿ’™

10/09/2026

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to our uplifting, musical Shabbat service at the Shul@1600! We are excited to celebrate Marley Leaversuchโ€™s Bat Mitzvah this weekend! Marley joins Rabbi Idan Irelander during this eveningโ€™s Shabbat service, leading us in prayer and sharing her thoughts about her Torah portion, Beresh*t, with our community. Mazal tov to Marissa Rose Leaversuch, Mike Leaversuch and the entire Leaversuch-Borin family!

๐’๐‡๐€๐๐๐€๐“ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‹๐Ž๐Œ! ๐Ÿ’™Sometimes, the spirit of community is captured in a single moment โ€” a shared laugh, a helping hand, or ...
10/09/2026

๐’๐‡๐€๐๐๐€๐“ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‹๐Ž๐Œ! ๐Ÿ’™

Sometimes, the spirit of community is captured in a single moment โ€” a shared laugh, a helping hand, or a smile that says it all!

This week, that spirit was on full display at the B'nai B'rith booth at the Topsfield Fair, where CAO congregants and friends came together to volunteer, connect, and share a whole lot of joy.

And the joy continues! Tonight, we welcome tomorrow's Bat Mitzvah to the bimah as we prepare to celebrate another meaningful milestone in our congregational family.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. These are the moments that bring us together and make Congregation Ahavat Olam so special.

Wishing everyone a Shabbat filled with warmth, laughter, and the simple joy of being together.

๐’๐ก๐š๐›๐›๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

10/07/2026

๐–๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ.

Three years ago, October 7 changed Israel and Jewish communities around the world forever.

In the weeks that followed, our Congregation Ahavat Olam community came together for ๐˜ˆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ, a special concert benefiting Israel. That evening, Gitit Shoval Music ๐š๐ง๐ Tutti Druyan ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ โ€œ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ.โ€

Three years later, we share it againโ€”in remembrance of the lives lost on October 7, in honor of those forever changed by that day, and with hope for healing and peace.

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ .

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1600 Osgood Street, Ste 3068
North Andover, MA
01845

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