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
High Holiday Security Procedures for 2024
WELCOME Our Security Procedure is as follows: *Please leave backpacks and large bags in your car (diaper bags and tallit bags are the exception but may be inspected if we don’t know you). *A Security Metal-Detecting Wand is in use. *You may be asked to show ID and have your photograph taken with it. Thank … Read more
High Holidays Schedule, 5785 (2024)
Keep up to date with Congregation Ahavas Israel’s High Holidays Schedule for AM 5785 (fall 2024), from Kever Avot to Yom Kippur.
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.