*** This week’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service. A Special "College Shabbat" edition. The Ahavat Olam Ensemble performs, and we will hear from students Eliza Gibbs & Alexander Gibbs about their Jewish experiences at college.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:37:08 College Students share their College experiences

00:47:09 Corey Freedman, CAO Alumni, sings ’Honesty’ written by Billy Joel

00:56:27 Weekly Announcements

01:01:08 Congregants sing ‘America the Beautiful.’

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*** This week’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan lead tonight’s Shabbat Service and the L’dor V’dor, Legacy in Motion presentation and celebration, including the installation and dedication of new names on Congregation Ahavat Olam’s Yahrzeit Wall.” ***

“Tonight, we gather as a community to honor the legacies of Congregation Ansha Sholum, Lawrence, and Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill, and to welcome their cherished artifacts into the life of Congregation Ahavat Olam.”

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:05:29 WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS - Max Dawson, Founding Member

00:10:31 (Speaker) Frayda Koffman - Final president of Congregation Ansha Sholum

00:14:08 (Speaker) Caril Ann Goldberg - Chair of the Sacred & Precious Artifacts Committee at Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill

01:11:18 Unveiling of the ‘Heart of the Ark’, memorial wall/plaques, and other artifacts.

01:25:50 Weekly Announcements

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*** This week’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon  for this Shabbat, Parashat Vayera, is: “Between Abraham and Sarah: Faith with Eyes Open.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:32:00 Sermon

00:46:26 Weekly Announcements

00:48:51 Reading of special Veteran’s Day Prayer

00:50:17 Congregation sings ‘God Bless America.’

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*** This week’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Lech Lecha, is: “Lech Lecha: Go Forth, Go Within.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:35:40 Sermon

00:52:48 Weekly Announcements

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*** This week’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon  for this Shabbat, Parashat Noach, is: “Noach, AI, and the Moral Architects of the Future.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:38:35 Sermon

00:53:52 Weekly Announcements

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*** On this Shemini Atzeret, we marked the beginning of the rainy season, and Rabbi Idan will lead Tefilat HaGeshem, a traditional prayer of thanks to God for the blessing of rain. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this special Shabbat is: “Am Yisrael Chai: Life, Memory, and New Beginnings.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:31:25 Sermon

00:47:22 Torah Portion/Dance

01:05:58 Weekly Announcements

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*** This week’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this, Parashat Haazinu, is: “Between the Rock and the Sukka: Finding Strength in Fragility.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:39:54 Sermon

00:54:25 Weekly Announcements

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*** 9/26/25 Musically uplifting Shabbat Service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat Shuva, Parashat Vayelech, is: “Chazak V’Ematz: The Modern-Day Relevance of Shabbat Shuvah”  ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:36:18 Sermon

00:51:10 Weekly Announcements

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*** This week’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat,  Shabbat, Parashat Nitzavim, is: “Nitzavim and the Courage to Say Sorry.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:33:20 Sermon

00:38:40 ‘Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word’, performed by Marc Freedman, written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

00:46:58 Weekly Announcements

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*** We hope you'll join us tonight for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Ki Tetze, is: “Ki Tetze: When Responsibility Is Yours, and When It’s Not.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:38:21 Sermon

00:50:23 Weekly Announcements

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