Congregation Ahavas Achim

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Congregation Ahavas Achim Ahavas Achim is a small congregation serving members from the Westfield, MA. CAA provides a friendly, informal atmosphere, and a strong sense of community.

A warm Jewish community…a place to celebrate Jewish heritage…Congregation Ahavas Achim welcomes you to explore and develop your relationship to Judaism with us. area, as well as Springfield, Longmeadow, and neighboring communities in Western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. We are an unaffiliated synagogue led by our Spiritual Leader, Rabbi Shahar C**t, whose vision is a transdenominational congregation, honoring the traditions of all forms of Judaism. Our members come from a wide variety of Jewish backgrounds and include many interfaith families. Our services are held at the Ferst Interfaith Center at Westfield State University. See our newsletter for dates and times. Check in at our page and website. Give us a call or send us a text- we would love to chat with you! Come join us for any of our services or programs.

We hope you will consider becoming a member of Congregation Ahavas Achim for the 2026 - 2027 year. See Membership Materi...
09/11/2026

We hope you will consider becoming a member of Congregation Ahavas Achim for the 2026 - 2027 year. See Membership Materials below.

Please enjoy our Fall 2026 Newsletter.
09/11/2026

Please enjoy our Fall 2026 Newsletter.

09/09/2026

High Holiday Services are held at the Albert and Amelia Ferst Interfaith Center at Westfield State University. Our services are open to anyone in the community who wants to observe the holidays with us.

Rosh Hashana:
Friday Sept. 11th- 7pm service
Saturday Sept. 12th:
- 9:30-10:00am Family Program (downstairs)
- 10:00 Main Service

Yom Kippur:
Sunday, Sept. 20th- 7pm Kol Nidre service
Monday, Sept. 21:
- 10am Morning service (will include Yizkor)
- 5:00pm College Student Gathering
- 5:30pm Neilah
- Break- fast will follow Ne'ilah at 2nd Congregational Church of Westfield (next door to WSU)

Click below for information about our Passover Seder, April 8.
03/15/2026

Click below for information about our Passover Seder, April 8.

Click the link to see our Summer newsletter.
02/23/2026

Click the link to see our Summer newsletter.

Tonight we lit the first candle on Westfield's community menorah at Elm Street Plaza. Join us at 5:30 on December 21, as...
12/14/2025

Tonight we lit the first candle on Westfield's community menorah at Elm Street Plaza. Join us at 5:30 on December 21, as we gather as together to celebrate the 8th night of Hanukkah. Join us for the candle lighting, followed by a Latke party. Local historian Bob Brown will provide an overview of Ahavas Achim's history to mark the 50th anniversary of our rebirth.

Click below to find our Winter Newsletter, including information about the Community Chanukah Menorah Lighting on Decemb...
11/28/2025

Click below to find our Winter Newsletter, including information about the Community Chanukah Menorah Lighting on December 21 at Elm Street Plaza and dinner to be served on Christmas Day at Our Community Table.

We hope you will consider becoming a member of Congregation Ahavas Achim, or rejoining us. Link below for more informati...
09/09/2025

We hope you will consider becoming a member of Congregation Ahavas Achim, or rejoining us. Link below for more information:

Click below for our June, July, August 2025 Newsletter.
05/25/2025

Click below for our June, July, August 2025 Newsletter.

Address

PO Box 334 577 Western Avenue
Westfield, MA
01085

Telephone

+14136421434

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