Congregation Ohav Emeth

Congregation Ohav Emeth
Announcements
Parashat VaYigash
December 7, 2013
Candle Lighting This Shabbat 4:12 PM
4 Tevet 5774
Schedule of Services
Let Us Know
Schedule of Shiurim
Friday
Mincha
Shabbat
Kriat Sh’ma
Hashkoma
Shacharit
Teen Minyan
Mincha
Maariv
Havdalah
Sunday
Shacharit
Mincha
Late Maariv
Shacharit
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Hospitality
4:20 PM
8:52 AM M”A
9:28 AM Gr”A
7:00 AM
7:50 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
4:00 PM
5:16 PM
5:21 PM
6:30, 7:00, 8:00 AM
1:00 PM Kollel, 4:20 PM
9:45 PM Kollel
5:50, 6:30, 7:00, 7:20 AM
5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM
5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM
5:50, 6:30, 7:00, 7:20 AM
Monday ~ Thursday
Mincha
1:00 PM Kollel
Mincha/Maariv 4:20 PM
Late Maariv
7:50, 9:45 PM Kollel
Friday
Fast Begins
Selichot
Shacharit
ASARA B’TEVET
6:01 AM
5:35, 6:10, 7:00 AM
5:50, 6:30, 7:00, 7:20 AM
Mincha
Fast Ends
12:30 PM Kollel, 4:00 PM
5:11 PM
Next Shabbat
Parashat VaYechi
Candle Lighting 4:13 PM
OE IS PROUD TO PRESENT
A NIGHT OF MUSIC
with Cantor Shimmy Miller
accompanied by Mezamrim
Music provided by pianist,
Motti Miller and the OE Players
Saturday Night, February 15th
8:15 PM
Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi
[email protected]
Michael Garber, president
[email protected]
Shabbat
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
3:00 PM
Misheberach List
Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi
[email protected]
Announcements
Sunday
9:00 AM
8:00 PM
[email protected]
Office
Felice Berk, administrator
[email protected]
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov to Warren & Lisa Fink and Haim
& Rahel Baruh on the birth of a son to their
children, Pinchas and Naomi Fink. The
Shalom Zachor will be IM"H at the Fink
home, 218 S. Adelaide Avenue, from 7:30 to
10:00 p.m. The Bris will IM"H take place
after 9:00 a.m. Minyan on Shabbat.
Mazal Tov to Rabbi Dr. and Mrs. Chaim
Presby on the engagement of their
granddaughter, Yocheved Lichtenstein,
to Shmarya Strimber.
Mazal Tov to Michael and Judi
Seidemann on the birth of their greatgrandson, Shimon, in Israel. Mazal Tov to
the parents, Yosef and Faigie Ettinger and
the grandparents, Debbie and Benny
Ettinger of Washington Heights.
Mazal Tov to Mordy and Sue Brill on the
birth of a granddaughter to their children,
Yonatan and Sora Perel Brill of Baltimore.
Mazal Tov to big brother, Menachem
Yechezkel, great grandparents, Mrs. Edith
Brill and Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Esther Domb,
mechutanim, Rabbi Dov & Dr. Chana Domb
of Cleveland as well as all the Uncles &
Aunts and the entire Brill & Domb
mishpachos.
Monday
8:00 PM
Tuesday
1:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
Wednesday
8:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 PM
Mishnayot in memory of
Danny Ravitz z”l
Rabbi Zvi Weiss
Parashat Hashavua
Dr. Presby’s Nach Shiur
Rabbi Botnick
Rabbi Klughaupt’s Gemara
Shiur on Shabbos
Rabbi Erlanger’s Gemara
Shiur on Brachot in Hebrew
Rabbi Kaufman’s Parshat
Hashavua Shiur (for women)
Rabbi Kaufman’s Gemara Shiur
on Hilchos Maror and Karpos
Dr. Presby (for Women)
Rabbi Ziegler’s Gemara Shiur
on Tefilin and Mezuzah
Dr. Presby’s Gemara Shiur
on Taanis
Daf Yomi
Shabbat
Sunday
Mon - Thur
Friday
After 7:50 and between M/M
7:05 AM
5:05 AM and after Maariv
5:05 AM
UNITY KIDDUSH
for all minyanim
DECEMBER 14
PARASHAT VAYECHI
JUST $18 TO SPONSOR
SEE DETAILS INSIDE
NEW VOICES SERIES PRESENTS
Appreciation of Chazzonus
featuring Charlie Bernhaut
“The Life and
Artistry of
Cantor Yossele
Rosenblatt”
Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 / 10 AM
Brunch Included / $18 PP
YOUTH
CORNER
Mother n’ Daughter Simcha Dancing
With Tova Halpern
Motzei Shabbat December 7 & 21
See inside for details . . .
Condolences
Condolences to Shevi Arnold, former
OE member, on the loss of her
mother, Rebbetzin Tova Wachtfogel
(Hacohen) of Jerusalem and Philadelphia. Shevi will be sitting shiva at her
parents’ home in Arzay HaBirah Jerusalem. May the family be comforted
among the mourners of Zion and
Jerusalem.
OE Youth Happenings
Mother n’ Daughter Simcha &
Israeli Dancing With Tova
THIS Motzei Shabbat, December 7
and December 21st
7:00-8:00 PM
For girls in Elementary School & Up
$10 for mother and daughter
$5 for additional daughter
Bring TWO friends & you are FREE
RSVP to [email protected]
OE Teen Happenings
OE Teen Minyan Bowling League
The OE Teen Minyan Bowling League
is coming! Get together with your
friends for a fun night out at the alley,
and compete for bragging rights and a
championship. You can sign up individually, or as a team of four. The cost
for the league is $75, which includes
ten weeks of bowling and shoes. To
register or for more information,
contact Dovid Dobin at
[email protected].
NJ Devils vs. Florida Panthers
Join OE as we visit The Rock on
Motzei Shabbos, January 11 to catch
the New Jersey Devils squaring off
against the Florida Panthers. It'll be
We warmly welcome all newcomers to our
shul and our community. If the rabbi,
Rabbi Kaufman, or the president,
Michael Garber, have not come to greet
you personally, please come and
introduce yourself.
We’d love to meet you!
fun for the whole family at the
beautiful Prudential Center in Newark, and tickets are available at a
discounted rate of $39 each. Reserve your tickets by Monday, December 30, by emailing Dovid Dobin at [email protected].
born to their children, Pinchas and
Naomi Fink.
Bar Mitzvah Lessons
If your bar mitzvah is still a little
while away, but you want to get
started with your laining already,
now's your chance! Dovid Dobin,
the director of our Teen Minyan,
will be offering a series of lessons
to boys ages 10 and up. You'll have
the opportunity to learn the basics
like trup and pronunciation, and
even lain your very own aliyah in
the Teen Minyan before your bar
mitzvah! For more information,
contact Dovid at
[email protected].
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by
Rabbi Neal and Fay Ginsberg in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of Rabbi
Ginsberg’s father, Mr. Samuel Ginsberg, Shmuel ben Meir Yechezkal, z”l.
A siyum will be made on the Mishnah
of Seder Nizikin.
This Shabbat at OE
FRIDAY NIGHT ONEG SERIES
WITH RABBI ISRAEL BOTNICK
Congregation Ohav Emeth welcomes members of the community
to enjoy a new twist on our wintermonths Friday night Oneg Series.
Now hosted in shul members’
homes, the "Midrash L'ma-aseh:
What one Midrash can tell us about
life today" series will feature a different notable speaker from our
area each Friday night, discussing a
Midrash of their choice. This
week’s featured speaker is Rabbi
Israel Botnick who will be speaking
on the topic of “The Portrayal of
Reshaim and Tzadikkim in the
Midrash”. The oneg will take place
this Friday night at the home of Joe
and Shira Elbaz, 25 North 6th Avenue in Highland Park from 8:009:00 PM. Light refreshments will
be served. For more info on this
series, please speak with Steve
Deutsch or email him at
[email protected].
Main Minyan Kiddush is sponsored
by Warren and Lisa Fink and Haim
and Rahel Baruh in honor of the
birth and bris and their grandson
7:50 Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by
Steve and Helen Stein in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of Steve’s
mother, Hinde bas Rafael, a”h.
OE Happenings
UNITY KIDDUSH FOR ALL MINYANIM
The next Unity Kiddush for All
Minyanim will take place on December 14th, Parashat Vayechi. Just $18
per family to sponsor! Contact Lilah
at [email protected] to
participate and submit checks to
the OE Office.
CHARLIE BERNHAUT AT OE
The Highland Park-Edison Community
is cordially invited to a special event as
part of our New Voices Series. Charlie
Bernhaut will present “An Appreciation of Chazzonus: The Life and Artistry
of Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt.” Charlie
will take you through Yossele’s rise
and fall-from greatness to bankruptcy
to his tragic death in 1933 at the age
of 51 while filming a documentary in
‘Palestine’. Hear original recordingsof
Cantor Rosenblatt on a 1905 RCA Victrola. Sunday morning, January 15,
2014. Brunch included. $18.00 per
person. Please submit payment to the
DO YOU GET A MAZAL TOV?
IF SO, WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE YOUR
SIMCHA AND INCLUDE IT IN OUR
ANNOUNCEMENTS!!
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR SIMCHA ALONG
WITH ANY RELEVANT NAMES TO
[email protected]
BY WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK
ALL MAZAL TOVS SUBMITTED AFTER
WEDNESDAY MAY NOT APPEAR UNTIL
THE FOLLOWING WEEK
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION!
OE Office. For more information,
please contact Eddie Braun at 732-5725613 or [email protected]. See
flyer for bios of Cantor Rosenblatt and
Charlie Bernhaut.
THE NEW VOICES SERIES, CONT’D
Please join us as we welcome
Cantor Shimmy Miller and
Mezamrim on Shabbat Parashat Ki
Tissa, February 14-15th. Sponsors
needed!! Please see Eddie Braun for
more information. Sponsorship checks
can be submitted to the OE Office.
A NIGHT OF MUSIC
FEATURING CANTOR SHIMMY MILLER
AND MEZAMRIM
OE is proud to present World
Renowned Cantor Shimmy Miller
accompanied by Mezamrim on
Saturday night, February 15, 2013 at
8:15 PM at OE. Tickets are $36 each.
Music provided by pianist, Motti Miller
and the OE Players. This concert is
sponsored in part by Eddie and Lilah
Braun as a memorial to Eddie’s father,
Mr. David Braun, on his first yahrtzeit.
Additional sponsorships available. For
more information, please contact
Eddie Braun at 732-572-5613 or
[email protected].
Community Happenings
RPRY Mishmar
The Mishmar learning program is held
at RPRY, 2 Harrison Street, Edison
every Motzei Shabbat at 7:00 PM.
Please bring your own seforim. Cost is
still only $3.00 which includes, pizza,
donuts, prizes and raffles.
NCSY Events
*No Friday Night Oneg this Shabbat, December 6th, due to Winter
Regional.
*Challahfest- every other Thursday!
From 7:30-9!! Come learn all about
the beautiful mitzvah of baking
challah and then have fun shaping
and braiding your very own challah!!
*Boys learning with Yoni and Adam
every Thursday night from 9-9:45!!
Check out the Facebook page or
contact Yoni Sherman or Adam Barouk for more info regarding location.
*Bible & BBQ every Tuesday from
7:30-9pm at Park Place. Hang out
with friends, enjoy a free dinner &
learn some awesome Torah!
*Motzei Shabbos, December 21–
Melava Malka and chessed event
with Sew Adorable Fabric! Enjoy
pizza and make beautiful heart
pillows for cancer patients at the
Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba. Only
$10.00 a person.
*Want to have a summer experience like none other?! Check out
newjersey.ncsy.org to see all the
incredible summer programs we
have to offer!
ACTT
The ACTT (Achieving Change
Through Torah) program, now in
its 8th year, helps individuals succeed in making meaningful and
lasting changes in their lives. The
source book for the entire year is:
Step by Step compiled by Rabbi
Dovid Weinberger. See the ACTT
web-site, www.actt613.org, for the
current Learning Schedule (Modules
page) and for all the event audio presentations. For more info, email
[email protected] or call Phil Rosen
(732) 572-8762.
CNJKIDS Ready to Accept Gifts of
Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds
The transfer of appreciated assets
allows donors to support Central New
Jersey Kehilot Investing in Day Schools,
Inc. (CNJKIDS) while reducing exposure to capital gains taxes. Donors are
also able to claim immediate income
tax deductions for these gifts. For
more information on giving gifts of
stocks, bonds and mutual funds to
CNJKIDS, please contact CNJKIDS’
Treasurer Jon Caplan at (732) 2498600.
KIDNEY NEEDED: My close friend, Jewish Male (52) father of 2, is in desperate
need of a kidney (Type O blood).
Please respond via the Renewal Organization at [email protected] And
please have Tzvi ben Frimmet in your
Tefilos for a Refuah Shleimah.
Thank you, Dr. Alan Singer
The Role Of The Yoetzet Halacha
THIS Saturday Night
The Orthodox Forum presents Nechama Price, Stern College Professor
and recent graduate of the Yoetzet
program, and Rabbi Kenneth Auman of
the Young Israel of Flatbush and Dean
of the U.S. Yoatzot Halacha Fellows
Program who will discuss The Role of a
Yoetzet, Motzei Shabbat, December 7
at 8:00 p.m. at Ahavas Achim. Yoatzot
Halacha (Women Advisors in Jewish
Law) are women who have completed
a special course of halachic training in
matters of family life, marriage, sexuality and women’s health. Operating
in compliance with halacha and within
mainstream Orthodoxy, Yoatzot assist
in finding halachic solutions to problems. For more information visit the
Orthodox Forum website:
www.orthodoxjewishforum.org.
Avos Ubanim Learning
Avos Ubanim (father & son learning)
is back! Fathers and their sons from all
shuls and schools are welcome to
come and learn every Motzei Shabbos
at the Agudah from 6:45 - 7:45. All
boys who attend will get a slice of
pizza and will be entered into a
weekly raffle with fabulous prizes!
Come for 3 consecutive weeks and
get a can of soda with your pizza! This
program is free of charge. Be a part of
the global Avos Ubanim programs
with tens of thousands of participants
worldwide!
TABC Parlor Meeting
Torah Academy of Bergen County
( TABC) is having a parlor meeting
on Sunday, December 8th, 2013 at
8pm at the home of Dr. Israel &
Sharon Schur - 1510 Jefferson
Street, Teaneck, NJ. Join us for an
informal discussion and learn why
we are proud of our students' academic achievements and their involvement in extra curricular activities and various chessed initiatives.
For more information contact Ms.
Donna Hoenig 201-837-7696 x 107
or [email protected].
RTMA Parlor Meeting
Meet and greet administrators,
parents and students at our Rav
Teitz Mesivta Academy Parlor
Meeting on Monday December 9th
at 7:30 PM at the home of Rabbi
and Mrs. Kramer, 75 Marshall Drive
in Edison. For more information on
either program, call 908-355-4850,
ext. 6254.
Highland Park Board of Health
Programs
The Highland Park Board of Health, CoChaired by Diane Heimlich, is delighted
to present 2 special information sessions:
*Please join us Monday December 9 at
7pm at Borough Hall to hear Congressman Pallone speak about the Affordable Care Act. Our Congressman played
a key role in writing the health reform
bill and helping to guide it through the
House and eventually into law. He will
speak to us about the need for the ACA
and the major benefits and cost savings available. Additional presenters
include Enroll America and the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
*The following evening, Tuesday Dec.
10th at 5:30-7:30, at HP Senior/Youth
Center, we have arranged for all 3
health insurance carriers and Certified
Application Counselors to be on hand
to help you enroll. You will be able to
ask questions specific to your needs
and complete your applications on the
spot. Please direct any questions
about the event to:
[email protected].
Camp Koby Open House
The Camp Koby Summer Experience is
having an Open House Community Info
Night on Wednesday, December 11th at
7:30pm at the home of Gary & Stacy
Kaplan, 8 Hamlin Road, Edison. Roy
Angstreich, Exec. Director, will present
this year's exciting program. In addition to touring in Israel, participants
serve as Counselors at "Machane
Koby", a special camp for children
affected by acts of terror. Parents and
kids in 10th and 11th grade are encouraged to attend the Info Night. For
more information, please contact
[email protected] or 301-576-6235
TRIBUTE CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM OE
FOR MAZAL TOV, REFUAH SHLEIMA AND
CONDOLENCES
JUST $5.00 EACH
CONTACT SUSAN KOLLMAR TO PURCHASE
Tribute to Mrs. Chaya Newman of JEC
The Jewish Educational Center is
pleased to invite you to join us for our
inaugural Mrs. Chaya Newman, a"h,
Memorial Lecture, as we pay tribute to
Bruriah High School's former principal
who was a role model, teacher, and
mentor to thousands around the
world. We are excited to have the renowned Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis join
us as she speaks on the topic of
“Turning Negatives into Positives” on
Motsai Shabbos, December 14, at
7:30pm at Bruriah High School, 35
North Avenue, Elizabeth NJ. The
event is open to all students, alumnae
and the public and is free of charge.
Light refreshments will be served and
the Rebbetzin will stay afterwards for a
Meet and Greet and book signing.
Please contact [email protected]
with any questions.
The Suri Granek Tomche Shabbos
Since 2009, The Suri Granek Tomche
Shabbos has been providing food for
Shabbos and Yom Tov to those in need
in our community. Each and every
Shabbos we deliver everything from
meat, challah and grape juice, to fresh
fruits and vegetables. As with any
community organization, we can only
succeed with dedicated volunteers and
the community’s generosity. We are
looking for volunteers to help us create
new and exciting fundraising activities
and programs, so that we can continue
in our mission. Please contact us at
[email protected].
Donations can be mailed to:
The Suri Granek Tomche Shabbos
PO Box 1341
Highland Park, NJ 08904
T’zku L’mitzvos!
Support Camp HASC
Janna Aknin will be running in the Ft.
Lauderdale marathon on February 16,
2014 in honor of the very special children of Camp HASC. Unless you’ve
seen it with your own eyes, it’s hard to
imagine a camp with 350 children and
adults with severe special needs where
the atmosphere is filled with happiness, laughter and love. Camp HASC is
a place of magic, miracles and top-
notch care. The dedication of the
counselor staff, the expertise of
the professional staff and the energy of the support staff enable
these special kids to spend their
summer the same way every other
kid deserves to - with friends, in the
sunshine, happy as can be!
Please visit
http://www.hasc.net/marathon/mtmypage.phpkwoAdvocateId=
889NI27 to make a donation or to
find out more about this very
worthy event.
Mommy and Me Program at RPRY
Come join us at our National Blue
Ribbon School for "Erev Shabbat at
RPRY - Eema and Me," an enjoyable, creative, meaningful Friday
morning program for infants/
toddlers and their caregivers.
Classes will meet from 9:00 am to
10:00 am on ten consecutive Fridays - ending on January 10, 2014 at
RPRY, 2 Harrison Street, Edison.
Registration fee is only $15 for all 10
sessions. To register, contact
Morah Helene Lockspeiser at
[email protected] Or
732-572-5052 ext. 215. Space is
limited, so register now!
“Shma Under The Stars” at RPRY
Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva, a
National Blue Ribbon School, invites prospective and current students, toddlers through age 6, and
their parents to "SHMA UNDER
THE STARS". This will be held Saturday night, December 14 from
7:00-8:00 P.M. at RPRY. Light
refreshments will be served. RSVP
to our Early Childhood Specialist, Mrs.
Helene Lockspeiser 732-572-5052 ext.
215.
RPRY Scholarship Fund Breakfast
The Annual Toby Mayer Memorial
Scholarship Fund Breakfast will take
place Sunday morning, December 22,
2013 at 9:30 A.M. This year’s Educational Excellence Award will be presented to Mrs. Michal Falk. The breakfast is the keynote event of RPRY’s annual scholarship fund campaign, which
helps the Yeshiva continue in its mission to provide a Jewish day school
education to every Jewish child,
regardless of the family’s ability to pay.
Upcoming Ma’ayanot Programs
*The Ma'ayanot Adult Education Committee is proud to present a weekly
shiur series on Parsha and Parshanut:
An Analysis of Biblical Commentaries in
Light of the Weekly Parsha given by
Rabbi Yaakov Blau, Talmud Chair at
Ma'ayanot. This series will meet on
Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m. beginning December 3rd and continuing through
January 7th. For more information or
to sponsor a shiur, please contact Pam
Ennis at [email protected] or 201833-4307, ext. 265.
*The entire community is invited to
attend Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High
School’s Annual Day of Study in the
Liberal Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, December 25th, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00
p.m., at Ma’ayanot (1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck). The program will begin
with a keynote address by Rabbi Dr.
Ephriam Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry University Professor of Jewish History, Literature and Law, Yeshiva University, on
Call Larry Lazare at 908-507-1208
the topic The Surprising Intellectualism of Medieval Ashkenazic Jewry and
its Religious and Societal Roots. The
keynote address will be followed by
sessions in advanced topics in the liberal arts and sciences taught by members of Ma'ayanot’s esteemed faculty.
All are welcome. For more information please contact Pam Ennis at 201833-4307, ext. 265
Camp Shoshanim Info Session
Don't miss an info session for Camp
Shoshanim, an exceptional overnight
summer experience, exclusively for
girls entering grades 3-10, located in
Lake Como, PA, in our glatt kosher,
peanut free facility. The session will
take place at the home of Shmuel and
Esther Greene, 38 South Fourth Ave,
at 8PM on Sunday, December 15.
Camp sessions run from June 30 to
August 18th, 2014. Options for 3, 4
and 7 week sessions as well as a 5-day
"Taste of Shoshanim" program. Outstanding programs in athletics, arts,
sciences, aquatics, waterfront, music,
drama, ropes challenge course, chesed opportunities and daily chinuch.
Call or email for more information
(973) 575-3333 ext 171 or
[email protected]. Staff positions also available. Campers, potential campers and their parents are
welcome to attend. View our website
and pictures at
www.campshoshanim.org.
Employment Network of Raritan
Valley
Looking for work? We can help.
Go to www.ENRV.org or contact Bob
Lansey at [email protected].
We post over 100 jobs each month,
and help people with their resume
and search strategies. Please help: If
you know of any professional, parttime, or temporary job openings,
please e-mail the information to
[email protected].
Raritan Valley Hadassah Events
**Walking Groups: For a brisk 3 mile
walk around Highland Park, meet at
the post office between 7:30-7:45 a.m.
on Tuesdays. RSVP to Rachel
Weintraub at
[email protected] or
732-819-9298. For a slower paced
walk around Donaldson Park at
10:00 a.m. on Wednesdays, call
Leah Silver at 732-249-4321 to arrange a meeting place and/or a ride
to the park.
*Chicks with Sticks will meet on
Wednesday, December 18 at 8:00
p.m. at the home of Natalie Herbin,
118 Donaldson Street, Highland
Park. All newcomers are welcome
to join our group which makes hats
for preemies, cancer patients, IDF
and American soldiers. No prior
knowledge of knitting needed! Just
bring a pair of number 7 or 8 knitting needles (not double pointed);
bamboo are the best. Yarn, patience and instructions are all provided. For questions, contact Natalie at 732-339-8492 or
[email protected]. We hope to
see new faces! Can’t make meetings? Still like to knit for this worthy
cause? Call Tillie Pass at 732-5720753 for yarn and instructions.
*Chug Ivrit: Raritan Valley Chapter
Hadassah's Chug Ivrit for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers will meet on Sunday, December
29 at 11:00 a.m. We chat in Hebrew
and read a short Hebrew story or
article. We’d love to have you join
us! To find out where we are meeting in December, contact Rachel
Weintraub at
[email protected].
or 732-819-9298.
A new Chug Ivrit has started for
advanced-beginners who’d like to
improve their skills in Hebrew reading and speaking but don’t yet feel
ready for the higher level Chug. It
will meet on Sunday, December 29
from 10:00-11:00 a.m. If you are interested in joining this Chug, please
contact Rachel Weintraub at
732-819-9298 or
[email protected] for
location of the December meeting.
JFVS Event In Support of Holocaust
Survivor Services
Jewish Family & Vocational Services
believes that caring for aging Holocaust survivors is a shared responsibility of the Jewish community. The
number of Middlesex County Holocaust survivors in need of services and
their level of need continues to grow
as they become older and frailer.
Community dollars are required to
allow JFVS to continue to provide
home care, housekeeping, Kosher
Meals on Wheels, and transportation
for Holocaust survivors. Please join us
at a Supper and Show in support of
Holocaust Survivor Services featuring
JOHN PIZZI, Comedian, Ventriloquist,
Magician. Saturday night, December
14, 2013 at 8:00 PM at JFK Conference
Center 70 James St, Edison. $50 per
person. Catered by Jerusalem Pizza.
Go to www.JFVS.org or call 732-7771940. If you can’t attend, please purchase a raffle for a 7 Day Celebrity
Lines Cruise. Raffle tickets are $36
each or 3 for $100. Or purchase a raffle for a new Apple iPad ($25/raffle
ticket). See or call Murray Katz for
raffle tickets (732-985-7348).
Mah Jongg ABC’s For Chai Lifeline
Support an amazing organization and
learn to play Mah Jongg at the same
time! Tuesday, December 17 at 7:30
PM at Congregation Ahavas Achim on
South 1st Avenue in Highland Park.
$25 per person or $36 Sponsor,
checks payable to: Chai Lifeline.
Please mail checks to: Sharon Zavodnick, 325 N 3rd Ave, Highland Park, NJ
08904. All Proceeds will be donated
to Chai Lifeline. Reservations required. Questions? Call Sharon Zavodnick 732-828-4438 or Sharon Stern
732-777-7326.
OE FOOD BANK IS OPEN!!
Please NO open/partially used containers
of food and NO perishables.
Please remind your children, the
container is to be used ONLY for
food items -NOT garbage.
Any questions, contact Alice Gordon at
[email protected].
Tizku l'mitzvot!
For W omen and Girls
Rabbi Kaufman’s Tuesday afternoon
Parsha Shiur for women will take
place at 1:30 PM.
The Women’s Learning Initiative can
conduct a women’s Torah class in
your home. For more information on
how to initiate a class, please call 908208-7144.
Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for
women: Tefillah and Parsha class will
not be held (Sunday, Dec. 8 and Monday, Dec. 9). For more info, please
contact Aviva Siegel at 732-572-4408
[email protected], Ricki
Stern 732-828-6939 [email protected].
Mrs. Miri Cohen’s Parsha class: Monday, Dec. 9 at 9:00 AM at 203 North
3rd Ave, Highland Park. Change of
location for this week only.
Mrs. Leah Drillman’s Shimiras
Haloshon class: Monday night, Dec. 9
from 7:30 to 8:15 PM at the home of
Ellen Smith, 407 North Eighth Ave.,
Edison. For more info, please call Ellen
at 201-410-1893 or 732-777-6787.
SemPlus Shiur for post seminary girls
on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the Aguda,
upstairs classroom. For more info,
please call 908-420-0253.
Rabbi Bassous’s Sunday Class
Join women of all ages from the Highland Park/Edison community and beyond as we learn together at Rabbi
Bassous’s Sunday morning classes.
We meet at Cong. Etz Ahaim, 230
Dennison Street, Highland Park 10–11
AM. We are now learning from the
book “The Six Constant Mitzvos” by
Rabbi Yitzchak Berkowitz. Join us at
the class and start your day in a
spiritually-charged way!
Tiferes, a Chofetz Chaim Heritage
Foundation program for women, will
meet Motzai Shabbos, December 14
at 8:15 PM at the home of Aviva
Siegel, 16 Edgemount Road, Edison.
An inspirational DVD will be shown.
Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are also available to Tiferes
members. Current teleconferences: Relationships 101 – How to
improve and deepen our relationships with the ones we love the
most; Speaker: Mrs. Debbie Selengut. For more information or to
become a member, please contact
Aviva siegelmom@ optonline.net
or Debbie Schneider 732-572-4713.
The Highland Park / Edison group
of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka
bas Shalom.
RJJ Annual Ladies Luncheon and
Chinese Auction December 15th
The Rabbi Jacob Joseph School of
Edison, New Jersey, cordially invites all women to attend their Annual Ladies Luncheon and Chinese
Auction honoring Mrs. Adina
Pruzansky. Honorary Chairlady is
Mrs. Nitza Bodlander and Special
Guest Entertainer is Leah Forster.
Sunday, December 15th at 12 noon
at Congregation Ohr Torah, 48
Edgemount Road in Edison.
PARK MIKVAH
The Edison / Highland Park Mikvah
will be open Sunday-Thursday 8:30
-10:30pm, and Saturday night 7:3010pm. Friday nights are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. You must arrive and leave during regular Mikvah hours. Fee is $20. OUT OF
HOURS: additional $20. For additional information or to schedule
an appointment, please call 732249-2411.
Park Mikvah Annual Virtual Tea
The Highland Park Mikvah is currently having its annual virtual tea.
It is the only fundraiser for the local
mikvah. If any woman did not receive an invitation, please leave a
message at the mikvah, 732-2492411. The mikvah has incurred
many expenses this year, including
a new water heater, new heating,
ventilation, and air-conditioning
system. Please respond generously. Tizcu l’mitzvos!
The Women's AMEN Group meets
weekly on Sundays at 9:30 AM in a
downstairs classroom at Congregation Ohr Torah. The group meets in
the zechus of a refuah shelaimah for
Menachem Mordechai ben Ophira and
other Cholim in the community.
Collecting Sheitels:
Keren Kol Kallah - established to provide orphan and destitute kallahs in
Israel with essential needs. Donated
custom sheitels, some brand-new,
some gently worn, are sold to women
in Israel who would not otherwise
have the funds to buy a quality wig.
All the money raised at the sale goes
towards a hachnasas kallah fund
which helps needy brides in Eretz Yisrael. Sheitels can be dropped off by
Aviva, 16 Edgemount Road, Edison.
For more info, please see contact
Aviva Siegel (732) 572-4408 [email protected]
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94 Main Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
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The Carpet Maven is more than just carpet. They carry carpeting, rugs, laminate, vinyl, window treatments
and more. This family business is owned and operated by Leon and Sherri Schwartz for over 24 years.
They believe in giving you friendly service and helping each customer themselves. For a pleasant shopping
experience, visit the Carpet Maven.
When a member of Congregation Ohav Emeth makes a purchase from the Carpet Maven, the Carpet Maven,
LLC, will donate 5% of the order to Congregation Ohav Emeth. Over $375.00 has been donated in less than
a month because of the Congregation members doing business with Carpet Maven.
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