3/14/25 Shabbat Service: ‘Shushan Purim Shabbat’ with the Ahavat Olam Ensemble

** 03-14-25 Shabbat Service: Shushan Purim Shabbat! We had a fun, spiced-up Purim Spiel, featuring Rabbi Idan’s twisted take on Esther’s Megillah. Rabbi and congregants sported costumes, made noise with groggers, and sang along to the “masked-up” prayers, set to melodies by The Beatles, Pink, The Rolling Stones, and more, performed by the Ahavat Olam Ensemble! **

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:
00:37:07 Sermon
00:45:39 Purim Song
00:55:31 Weekly Announcements
00:59:01 Rabbi Idan reads his composition, “A PURIM PRAYER: Ancient Concerns, Modern Era”, published on 2/15/25, in a Purim-themed collection, ‘An Upside-Down World: Esther and Antisemitism’. (Co-edited by Dr. Ora Horn Prouser and Rabbi Menachem Creditor.)

The book can be found on Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DX27SX6Q, Rabbi Idan’s poem can be found on page 86. You can also download the poem here: https://ahavatolam4all.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CAO_Rabbi-Idans-Prayer_A-PURIM-PRAYER-Ancient-Concerns-Modern-Era.pdf  
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