Traditional Jewish practice in an egalitarian Jewish setting.
Our Vision of Congregation Ahavas Israel is to create connections between individuals in our Jewish community through religious, educational, and social programs that attract participation of all our members.
Our Mission is to create a welcoming, inclusive, and engaging sacred community, helping individuals follow their spiritual paths using traditional Jewish practices.
The Core Values of Congregation Ahavas Israel are:
Be a caring, connected community. Be a community of Jews engaged in becoming more fully Jewish, embarking on a lifetime journey of Jewish discovery.
Interfaith families welcome. LGBT-friendly.
Announcements
Elegant, Catered, Shabbat Dinner, Friday, November 15
Please come celebrate Shabbat with us on Friday, November 15 with an elegant, three course meal with good wine, catered by Marla Tulett, with a pescatarian or vegan option. Kabbalat Shabbat will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by Shabbat dinner. The cost will be $40/person online, $36 cash/check. Children 13 and under are $20/person, $18 … Read more
Pray-Gather-Learn-Eat!
Saturday, November 23, following services Join Ahavas Israel for the next congregational Shabbat lunch following services. Contact Rabbi Krishef if you are able to help him prepare the lunch on Friday morning, Rabbi@ahavasisraelgr.org or 616-949-2840.
Documentary – Screams Before Silence
Tuesday, December 10th, 6:30 p.m. at Ahavas Please join us at Ahavas Israel on Tuesday, December 10, 6:30 p.m., for a screening and conversation about Screams Before Silence a documentary which sheds light on the multitude of sexual atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists during the attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. It captures first-person … Read more
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Congregation Ahavas Israel is an Energy Star certified building,
one of only 100 religious institutions in the country to have been so rated.