Congregation Ahabat Sholom is a modern orthodox shul located in the "diamond district" of Lynn, Massachusetts, minutes from Marblehead, Salem, Swampscott and just a short walk to the Atlantic Ocean. Led by Rabbi Avraham Kelman we are the only vibrant Orthodox Synagogue on the North Shore running all three daily minyon services--7 days a week.  We offer a warm, family oriented atmosphere with youth services, hands-on holiday workshops, ongoing daily education classes, Torah seminars for women, weekly Kabbalah classes for men and women, a Chessed Committee, free babysitting (on Saturdays and Holidays), and delicious (and, of course, always Kosher) Kiddushes. For membership or donation information please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 781-593-9255.

Honoring Our Parents:  Yahrtzeit at Congregation Ahabat Sholom

“Honor your father and your mother!” Here is a commandment, or Mitzvah, that we all most certainly take to heart.  Clearly, we can honor our parents while they are alive.  But how can we continue to honor them once they have passed away?  Click here to learn how Ahabat Sholom can be of important help to you.

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Click here for more Information Congregation Ahabat Sholom CHESS CLUB Classes, Casual Play and Tournaments led by Mikhail Perelshteyn, Chess Master with over 35 years experience Click here for more information Parsha      Parshat: Behar-Bechukosai  By Rabbi Avraham Kelman   General Intro.- Parshat Behar-Bechukosai contains several themes. 1) The laws of the Shmittah, or the Sabbatical year. The laws of Yovel.2) Not to overcharge  buyers of property 3) Ancestral properties may not be sold in perpetuity. ...  read more ... Jewish Ethics  Stop the Sarcasm By Emuna Braverman   It’s cruel and undignified. Sarcasm is so dismissive and disrespectful of others that it would reflect such a lack of sense of their own dignity, a lack of recognition that we are created in the Almighty’s image.  read more ... High Holidays A Message from Rabbi Kelman. Rabbi Avraham Kelman There is an old Neapolitan ditty which states:     Me voglio fa n’casa miezzo mare,     Fravecata de penne de pavune     D’oro e d’argiente li scaline     E di pietro preziuso il barcune!.   ... read more ... Life - As It Happens To You. Liora Kelman Someone once told me, “When you’re young, the days fly by quickly, and the years pass slowly, but when you’re old, the days seem to pass by slowly, but the years simply fly!” In my opinion, when you’re older, (not old-never!) both days and years speed by!!!” ... read more ... Schedule            Parking Notice HOME Weekly Torah Portion Basic A Life Lesson The Desire to Quit Beshalach(Exodus 13:17-17:16) The Desire to Quit Pharaoh had finally agreed to let the Jewish people leave Egypt. God then led the Jews to Israel on the longest route out of Egypt.