The Ahava ve Ahba is the first Jewish Egyptian congregation in the United States. Established in 1963 on a rented space provided by the Magen David congregation on 2066 67 street in Brooklyn NY 11204. In 1975 the congregation moved to its new building 1801 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11223 Its first rabbi was Halfon Savdie, with a committee made up of Mr. Gabriel Chehebar, Joseph Barnathan, Salomon Harari, Joseph Hamaoui, Chaya Israel, Isaac Salem. In 1977 Rabbi Halfon Savdie moved to Israel and was succeeded by Rabbi David Choueka, followed by Rabbi Jacob Israel. In 1984 Rabbi Shimon Hai Alouf Rabbi of the congregation.
|  Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Obadia Yosef in conference with Rabbi Baruch Ben Haiim and Rabbi Halfon Savdie. Ahava ve Ahba 1974
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 Visiting Rabbi Obadia Yosef Chief Rabbi of Israel is being rosted by Hacham Joseph Hamoui Front looking up is Mr. Chaya Israel, next to Gabriel Chehebar, Rabbi Jacob Kassin sitting on left next to Rabbi Rubin, center is Rabbi Obadia Yosef Chief Rabbi of Israel speaker is Joseph Hamaoui Rabbi Helfon Savdie is next and Isaac Salem on right standing. -1975
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 Rabbi Choueka accepting the deed of the Ahava from Mr. Edmund Saffra pres. of Republic National Bank | ||||||||
 Rabbi Kalmanovitch of Mir Yeshiva addressing the Ahaba ve Ahva congregation during the inaugural of the new synagogue. | ||||||||
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