As the only synagogue in southwest New Hampshire—Congregation Ahavas Achim is the heart of Jewish life in the Monadnock Region. We are a proudly independent and inclusive home for a community diverse in Jewish backgrounds and beliefs. We can’t wait to welcome you into our family!

Coming up…

The CAA Book Club
The Color of Water
Sunday, May 31st at 10:15 a.m.
The Book Club will be discussing The Color of Water by James McBride. The book, which is considered a classic of memoir writing, tells the story of James McBride and his white, Jewish mother Ruth, the daughter of an itinerant rabbi and a loving, disabled mother who spoke no English. Ruth bore twelve children, every one of whom went to college.

The Book Club meets in the Social Hall at 10:15 for coffee and bagels, with the book discussion starting at 10:30. Everyone is invited. For information about obtaining a copy of the book, please contact Gail Giesen at gfgiesen@gmail.com.

Join us for our weekly Shabbat Services and Torah Study!

Join services and/or Torah study in-person or online via Zoom.

Meeting ID: 905 919 1322
Passcode: shalom

We pray for healing.

Add the name of an immediate relative — parent, sibling, spouse/life partner, or child — or the name of a member of CAA to our weekly
 Misheberach / Prayer for Healing List here:*

*We are only able to read out names that have been added by Noon on Friday. Also, if you are praying for someone other than an immediate relative (as defined above) or a member of CAA, please join us in person or on Zoom for our service so you can either say their name out loud or add their name to the chat box on Zoom.

CAA Zoom Etiquette:

  • Please mute your microphone throughout the service or program, unless you are speaking as part of the service or program.
  • We ask that you turn off your video if you are busy with activities that may be distracting to others, such as eating, tending to household chores, sleeping, or talking on your phone. Otherwise, please show your respectful attention to our community by keeping your video on.
  • Please update the name(s) that show(s) on your Zoom window to the names of those people who are actually on Zoom at the time.
  • Please do not type in the chat box during the event except to alert our technicians to technical difficulties, such as lack of video or sound.