Congregation Ohr Torah Weekly Announcements
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Congregation Ohr Torah Weekly Announcements
Congregation Ohr Torah Weekly Announcements http://www.ohrtorah.net Rabbi Yaakov Luban – Rabbi 48 Edgemount Road Edison, NJ 08817 Russell Adler- President 15 Cheshvan 5775 Parshas Vayera Candlelighting: Mincha: Shacharis: 4:29 PM 4:35 PM 7:45, 9:00 & 9:15AM Rabbi Hoffman’s Shiur after Hashkama Sof Z’man Krias Shma (G’RA): 9:08 AM Rabbi Luban’s Sotah Shiur – 3:20 PM Mincha: 1:45 & 4:10PM NOTE EARLIER TIME FOR MINCHA TO ACCOMMODATE SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE Shalosh Seudos Speaker: Herb Keinon Maariv: 5:30 PM Weekday Shacharis: Sun. 7:15, 8 & 9:00AM Mon. & Thurs. 6:20, 7:05, & 8 AM Tue, Wed. & Fri. 6:30, 7:10, & 8 AM Weekday Mincha/ Maariv: 4:30 PM Rabbi Luban’s Sheilos Uteshuvos Shiur Monday at 9:10 pm Rabbi Sauer’s Daf Yomi Iyun Shiur – Sunday after 7:15 Shacharis Rabbi Billowitz’ Halacha Shiur – Sunday after 8 AM Shacharis Kollel Learning: Weds. 8-10:10 PM Weekday Maariv 7:30 & 10:10 PM Daf Yomi Schedule: Monday-Thursday - after 7:30 Maariv Friday-after Kabbolas Shabbos & Maariv Shabbos -8:15 AM & after Hashkama Sunday-after 8AM Shacharis SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE Herb Keinon Diplomatic Correspondent, Jerusalem Post ~ Program ~ -Friday Oneg Shabbat 8:30 p.m. Israel at 66: Is this the child we prayed for ? -Shabbat afternoon following Mincha Love me, love me not: Who are Israel’s friends ? From Brazil to Belgium, Ireland to India -Motzai Shabbat 8:00 pm Is it as bad as it appears: A nonsensationalist look at Israel’s current state of affairs, Iran to Gaza, Obama to Abbas MEMBERSHIP MEETING There will be a membership meeting to vote on a contract for Chazzon Dovid Stein. In accordance with the protocol discussed at the last membership meeting, the meeting will be held on 2 dates to facilitate the best opportunity for broad participation. The meeting will be held Wed. evening, Nov 19, from 8-9:30 pm and Sunday morning, Nov 23, from 9-10:30 am. In addition, as discussed at the last membership meeting, the members will also vote on whether the contract should be awarded based on a simple majority of the recorded votes or whether at least 55% of the recorded votes should be required. Regular (Full) members in good standing may participate in the vote. MAZEL TOV …to Anna and Charles Plittman on the marriage of their daughter Rivky to Hillel Kapenstein. Mazel Tov as well to Rivky’s siblings, Bracha and Mayer, Dina and Judah, Aviva and Yaakov, Yael and Yosef, Baila, Mechi, to Hillel’s parents, Rabbi David and Devorah Kapenstein, grandmother Mrs. Betty Myers, his siblings, Nechama and Yisrael, Yehuda, Leah and Aron. … to Susan & Leibe Haller upon the engagement of their son Benji to Batsheva, daughter of Yehuda and Erika Loeffler. Mazel Tov to Marsha Malin, grandmother of the Choson, to all the siblings and to the entire Haller and Loeffler families. …to Riki & Robert Kreitman on the engagement of their son Benjamin to Aliza Friedman of Teaneck, New Jersey. Mazel Tov to the grandparents Henry & Sheila Schanzer and Claire Kreitman and all of Benjy’s siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins. … to Rona and Seymour Kessel on the birth of a daughter to their children, Melissa and Ezra Blain. Mazel Tov to grandparents Susan and David Blain, great-grandparents Sima Kessel, Ben Koppelman, Sylvia and Michael Blain, Rose and David Raduziner, great Aunt and Uncle Barbara and Allen Kessel, and the entire Kessel and Blain families. KIDDUSH Kiddush this week is sponsored by Clara and Jonas Waizer in memory of the Yahrzeit of Clara's mother Chana bat Getzel, Z”L. YFM KIDDUSH YFM Kiddush this week is sponsored by Ahron and Paige Kramer, in honor of the birth of their daughter Emma SHALOSH SEUDOS Shalosh Seudos this week is being sponsored by Lori & Leslie Ney and Eva Weisz in memory of the Yahrzeits of Leslie's and Eva's father Tibor Ney, Yaakov ben Binyamin Zev Z”L, and Lori's father Benjamin Katz, Ben Zion ben Yisroel Z"L. CONGREGATION OHR TORAH ANNUAL DINNER Please reserve March 8 for the Congregation Ohr Torah Annual Dinner. The date was changed to accommodate the AIPAC convention attendees. FUTURE SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE December 19-20 (Shabbat Chanukah): November 8, 2014 Scholar-in-Residence program featuring Rav Simcha Hochbaum, Director of Tourism for Hebron Fund and Rebbi, Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim for inspirational davening and speeches Friday night, Shabbos Morning and Motzai Shabbat with video presentation. CONDOLENCES We regret to inform you of passing of Rabbi Yaacov Schwartz, the father of Moti Schwartz. Moti Schwartz will be sitting Shiva at 38 Edgemount Road, Edison, New Jersey through Saturday night. Sunday morning he will be returning to Boro Park to complete Shiva in Brooklyn. May the mourners be comforted among the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim. BNEI AKIVA Bnei Akiva will resume this week at 3:45pm Shabbat afternoon for grades 3 through 9th. For more information call Eli Wiesel, Neer Even-Hen or David Callen. WELCOME RABBI HUMINER Please welcome the returning Rabbi Yosef Huminer of Rechovot Israel. Rabbi Huminer founded the Chasdai Akivah fund which supports 300 indigent families on a weekly with their basic food needs, as well as assisting in paying for weddings and the needs of families after the birth of babies. Please help Rabbi Huminer to help these families. Checks can be made out to Congregation Binyan Tzvi or OT. He will be with us until Monday morning. For additional information please speak to Moshe Schneider at 732-618-4702. SEFORIM DONATIONS Thanks to the following for their generous Seforim donations: -Friends of the Wasserman’s in memory of Saul Wasserman’s wife Rebecca Wasserman Z”L -Gedalia & Phyllis Reiss in memory of their father Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky Z”L -Gedalia & Phyllis Reiss in memory of their mother Selma Kaminetsky Z”L -Gedalia & Phyllis Reiss in memory of their father Rabbi Phillip H. Reiss Z”L -Gedalia & Phyllis Reiss in memory of Gedalia’s grandmother Sarah Marcus Z”L. -Yonason & Sara Kimmel in memory of their mother Chaya Meira Z”L YOUTH EVENTS -On Motzei Shabbat Nov 8th starting at 6:30 PM until 7:45 PM at Cong Ohr Torah, the youth department will have a fun dance program for girls in grades 1 thru 5. For girls, Marla Rottenstreich will lead your girls REMINDER: The emergency Defibrillators are located on the wall in the upstairs hallway and on the wall in the downstairs entry hallway. PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR MORE OHR TORAH INFORMATION in Zumba and Line Dancing with lively music and other surprises. In addition we will have several flavors of smoothies to choose from. The cost for all this fun is just $12 per child in advance or $15 at the door. -On Motzei Shabbat Nov 22nd at 6:15 PM sharp, Ohr Torah youth in grades 4 thru 8 are headed by school bus to the Arenas at Woodbridge (formerly United Skates of America) for a fun evening of roller skating. We will return to the Shul at 9:15 PM...cost is $20 per child in advance or $25 at the door. Price includes bus transportation to/from facility, 1 1/2 hour use of roller skating/blading rink, roller skate or blade rentals, 10 tokens per child for use at the arcade games in the arena and snacks/drinks at the facility. - Save the date of Tuesday night Dec 23rd, the very last night of Chanukah, for Ohr Torah’s Grand Zot Chanukah dinner and celebration. More details to follow as we get closer! If you would like to sign up in advance for our November youth events please contact Mayer Berg via email [email protected]. You can drop off checks at the home of Mayer Berg @15 Edgemount Rd in Edison or provided the night of the event. Any questions…contact Mayer Berg at [email protected]. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS HATZOLAH OF EDISON Hatzolah of Edison is now in formation and will begin responding to emergency medical calls midnight November 16, 2014. Stickers with the emergency phone number will be sent home with students from the yeshivos. Additional stickers will be available at the kosher establishments in Edison/HP. NOTICE FROM EDISON POLICE In light of recent events in Middlesex County and our community, including 2 car break-ins in our community last week, Edison police chief Tom Bryan communicated to us the following recommendations: - Do not keep valuables in the car & lock the doors when leaving the car. - Keep house doors locked at all times and make sure to turn on alarm when leaving your home & at night time. - Leave outside light on at night. - Please keep vigilant. If you see suspicious people walking around, please do not hesitate to call the Edison police department: 732 248 7400. Chief Bryan confirmed to us that directed patrol remains in our area. As always, we greatly appreciate all that the Edison police department does for our community. MISHMAR AT RPRY RPRY Mishmar learning program is held at RPRY every Motzei Shabbat @ 7:00 Please bring your own seforim. Cost is still only $3.00 which includes, pizza, donuts, prizes and raffles AVOS UBANIM Father & son Motzei Shabbos learning is back!! The learning will take place at the Agudah from 6:45 - 7:45 every Motzei Shabbos. All boys who attend receive a slice of pizza and are entered into a raffle for great Prizes! This program is absolutely free! Fathers & sons from all shuls and schools are welcome. ANNUAL MTJ MELAVE MALKA The Annual Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem Melave Malka will be held on Motzei Shabbat, November 22, 2014, 8:00 PM at Ohav Emeth. The Melave Malka is dedicated to the blessed memory of Rabbi Nachum Avigdor Weitzner, z"l. Hagaon Harav Reuven Feinstein, Shlita, will address the Reception. Please call Shimon Jakubovic for information and reservations at (732) 246-1037. ANNUAL IDF TRIBUTE DINNER As a tribute to the Lone Soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, please show your support and join us for the Friends of the IDF 10th Annual IDF Tribute Dinner on Saturday – Nov 8 – at the Hilton Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey at 7:30 pm. For more info, or any questions, please contact David Moskovic at 732-5721007 or [email protected] ACTT The ACTT (Achieving Change Through Torah) program helps individuals succeed in making meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. The current source book is: “Living Emunah – Achieving a Life of Serenity through Faith”. For more info, see the ACTT website, www.actt613.org, e-mail [email protected] or call Phil Rosen (732) 572-8762. RAE KUSHNER YESHIVA H.S. OPEN HOUSE Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School invites all 8th graders and their parents to our Open House on Sunday, Nov 16, 2014. Registration begins 8:30 am followed by the program at 9am. Please register at www.jkha.org/RKYHSOpenHouse. For more information contact Shawn Tarzik at [email protected] or 862-437-8064. MTA OPEN HOUSE The MTA Open House will take place on Sunday, Nov 9th. Registration begins at 9am, and programming starts at 9:30am. MTA is located at 2540 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10033. Parking will be available. Interested students and parents can pre-register at yuhsb.org/openhouse. For more information, please contact David Leshaw, Admissions Dir, at [email protected] or 212-960-5400 ext. 6676. RAV TEITZ MESIVTA ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE RTMA (Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy) will be hosting its 2014 Open House for prospective students and their parents on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. The program will commence at at 7:00 pm and will be held at the Jewish Educational Center's Elmora Campus - 330 Elmora Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07208. Refreshments and separate information sessions for parents and students! For more information and to pre-register online, please visit RTMA.TheJEC.org or call 908-3554850. FRISCH OPEN HOUSE Frisch High School invites all 8th graders and their parents to an open house this Sunday, Nov 9th, at 9AM. Frisch is located at 120 West Century Rd in Paramus. You can pre-register at www.frisch.org/open house. For more info, please email [email protected] or call (201)267-9100 x201 YAD LEAH CLOTHING DRIVE When: Sunday Nov 16th from 9:30 AM until 12:30 PM. Where: Cong Ohav Emeth (O.E.), main entrance on Dennison Ave. thru the parking lot. Please donate clothing in good wearable condition only. Linens, towels, tablecloths, handbags, cosmetics & hair accessories are also accepted in good condition. Shoes are no longer acccepted. Bring all in tied garbage bags. Men's and Boy's black hats in good condition may also be donated. An $18 donation is requested per donor (checks made out to American Friends of Yad Leah) to help defray the shipping & processing costs. We are looking for sponsors to help cover the shipping costs to Israel. Receipts will be provided by Yad Leah for the money & clothing (&/or miscellaneous items) contributed. We are looking for volunteers at the collection site to help with the bags and the paperwork. If anyone has any questions or would like to volunteer or sponsor shipping costs, please call Mordy Brill at 732-819-8351 or e-mail at [email protected]. JEC ALUMMI METWORK The JEC Alumni Network presents Charlie Harary on Tapping Into Your Inner Greatness on Motsai Shabbos, Dec 6 at 8PM at the Jewish Educational Center's Bruriah High School campus. Event in memory of Mrs. Chaya Newman, a"h, beloved former principal of Bruriah, and is open to men and women! Suggested couvert $10. Program followed by Melave Malka. Info: Bruriah.theJEC.org/Alumni . Exclusive donor recognition reception with Charlie Harary at 7:30 for donors of $360+ and Young Alumni Donors of $180+. RSVP required [email protected] 908-355-4850 x6248 PEACE OF MIND/HIGHLAND PARK MINYAN You, your family and your friends are invited to come bowling with our local Jewish community and a group of Israeli soldiers who are coming to Highland Park/Edison next month with Peace of Mind. Come show these soldiers your support! Monday, Nov 10th, 8-10 pm at Brunswick Zones/Carolier Lanes. Bowling is free, conversation will be plentiful, and parve snacks will be provided. Please reply to Judy Storch [email protected] or to Devora Schiff [email protected] by Nov 5. RPRY EVENTS 1. On Friday, Nov 14th, the Peace of Mind (POM) community initiative will be hosting a community wide Kabbalat Shabbat, in the RPRY Beit Midrash, at 4:30pm, followed by a community wide Shabbat dinner, in the RPRY gym. The 17 members of the IDF Air Force Unit, who will be visiting in our community that week, will, IY"H, be here for the Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Dinner. For reservations for the POM-hosted Shabbat dinner, please make checks out to RPRY and mail them to Sharon Hirt at 10 Olden Rd, Edison, NJ 08817. Cost of the dinner is $36 per person; max $100 per family. 2. On Saturday evening, Motzei Shabbat, Nov 15th, RPRY invites you to join us in honoring over 60 RPRY Alumni who have served, or are currently serving, in the IDF or Sherut Leumi, as we dedicate the RPRY Wall of Honor, generously funded by Sheila and Henry Schanzer. This historic RPRY event will take place in the RPRY Beit Midrash, from 6:30-7:45pm. The dedication ceremony will commence at 6:45pm. Please consider paying tribute to our courageous and dedicated Alumni, by becoming a sponsor of the Wall of Honor for $360. Contact Yehuda Kohn at 732-572-5052 x207 [email protected], for more info. PLEASE HELP KEEP THE SHUL NEAT…PLEASE RETURN SIDDURIM & CHUMASHIM TO THE REAR OF THE SANCTUARY AFTER DAVENING. AHAVAS ACHIM -On Shabbat, Nov 14-15, Ahavas Achim University is proud to host world-renowned mental health specialist Dr. David Pelcovitz for a weekend of Torah and psychological insights into the important issues of our time. -Friday Night, Nov 14, 8pm.: "Funds, Faith, Family, and Friends: Judaism and Psychology On What Makes Us Happy" followed by Oneg Shabbat -Shabbat Morning, Nov 15, lecture after Mussaf in the Main Sanctuary: "Coping with Stress and Loss: Life Skills from a Jewish and Psychological Perspective" -Shabbat Lunch, 12:15pm.: Please join us for a beautiful catered seudah in the shul at which Dr. Pelcovitz will speak. The seudah will be by reservation only, $22/adult, $12/child 3-11. -Mincha at 4:20 followed by Seudah Shlishit with Dr. Pelcovitz: "When Leaders Fail Us" -There will also be a Saturday Night Schmooze with Dr. Pelcovitz for Young Leadership at the home of Shoham Filhart and Marisa Dolled-Filhart, 12 Celler Rd, Edison, at 7:30 pm on Motzei Shabbat. He will discuss "The Art of Communication" followed by an open forum on all topics. FOR WOMEN -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 Rd, Edison. For more info, please see contact Aviva Siegel (732) [email protected] -Bikur Cholim OWLS (Overnight Women Labor Support): If you are an expectant mother and don’t have coverage with a family member or a friend to stay with your kids when it is time to go to the hospital, Bikur Cholim offers a complimentary service. Volunteers will come to stay with your kids during the night. Please note that this service is only provided for maternity situations. Please call at least 3 weeks before the due date, if not sooner, to be able to make the necessary arrangements. For more info on receiving this service or to find out about becoming a volunteer, please contact Rikki at 732249-5116. Thank you. -Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for women: No Tefillah class on Sunday, Nov 9; Parsha class on Monday, Nov 10 at 8PM at Con Ohr Torah. Tefillah class on Sunday, Nov 16 at 10AM at Agudath shul; Parsha class on Monday, Nov 17 at 8:00 PM at Cong Ohr Torah. No Tefillah class on Sunday, Nov 23; No Parsha class on Monday, Nov 24. For more info, please contact Lisa Taitel at 732-214-0643 [email protected] -Mrs. Miri Cohen's ladies Parsha class will take place on Wednesday at 9:15 am at the home of Rikki Samel. -SemPlus will meet on Monday night. For information please call 908 420 0253. -Rabbi Bassous: class for women on Sunday at 10AM at Cong. Etz Ahaim. Book to be studied: Battle Plan by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller and Sara Yocheved Rigler. -Tiferes, a Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation program for women, will meet Motzai Shabbos, Nov 8 at 8:30PM at the home of Avigayl Leff, 20 Brookfall Rd, Edison. An inspirational DVD will be shown: “Rochel Imeinu - Discovering her Greatness Within Ourselves” with Rebbitzen Tzipporah Heller and Mrs. Craindell Mannes. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are also available to Tiferes members. For more info or to become a member, please contact Aviva [email protected]. The Highland Park / Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ANNOUNCEMENTS -Nov13, Divorce: What Every Woman Needs to Know – Attorney Andrew Economos covers the ABCs of the divorce process, including: alimony, child support, custody, parenting time, division of property and debt, college costs, mediation, postdivorce issues, and more. 10:30 am – 12:30 pm -JFS is seeking volunteers for Kosher Meals on Wheels in the Edison/Highland Park area, and office workers to perform various office tasks in the Milltown Office. Please contact Phyllis Freed, Volunteer Coordinator at 732-777-1940 ext 154 if interested. -JFS Kosher food pantries still need donations. Please bring non-perishable, unexpired food to either the Milltown or Monroe offices (Milltown- 32 Ford Ave., 2nd Fl, or Monroe Twp - 1600 Perrineville Rd, suite 52). Food needed: tuna, pasta sauce, cereal (hot and cold), juice, dry milk packets, soup, rice, diapers - all sizes, diaper wipes, canned vegetables, canned fruit, beans, macaroni and cheese. 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 200 jobs each month, and help people with their resume and search strategies. Please help: If you know of any professional, part-time, or temporary job openings, please email the information to [email protected]. PARK MIKVAH The Edison/Highland Park Mikva is open SundayThursday 8:30-10:30pm. Saturday night hours for Daylight Savings Time, Nov 2 through Jan 31, are 7:30-10pm. Friday nights are by APPOINTMENT ONLY, and should be made by the day before. Fee: $20. You must arrive and leave during regular hours, or incur an additional $20 additional fee. To schedule an appointment, or leave a message, please call 732-249-2411. KEYLIM MIKVAH HOURS OF OPERATION Ohr Torah Keylim Mikvah hours are, officially, 7:15 – 9:45 AM on Sunday mornings. Additionally, the Keylim Mikvah can be used when the Shul is open during Minyan hours. However, the Mikvah will be closed immediately upon the end of the Minyan as the Shul needs to be closed. Please leave the area clean and neat. KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP Kiddush sponsorship is available November 22nd & 29th, December 6th, 20th & 27th. To sponsor a Kiddush or reserve the Kiddush room, please contact Mel Barenholtz in person, or by phone or email: [email protected]. To sponsor a Shalosh Seudos, please contact Moshe Wiesel. OHR TORAH NEWSLETTER To subscribe to these Announcements, please see the Ohr Torah website:www.ohrtorah.net BUILDING DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES Contact Moshe Schneider at 732-618-4702 or at 8848 (cell), [email protected] Gene Wasserman 732-397-0130 or [email protected] or [email protected]. TREE OF LIFE and/or YAHRZEIT PLAQUES To dedicate a Yahrzeit Plaque or a Leaf for the Lobby EitzChayim Tree, please contact Moish Nat by sending a detailed fax with all dedicatory wording to 732-759-8558. For more info, call Moish at 732-759-8070 during work days or 732- 572-4132 in the evening. SEFORIM DEDICATIONS Book/Seforim Dedications of all types are available contact Barry Siegel [email protected]. HOUSEKEEPING For housekeeping issues and inquiries contact Lou Smith at [email protected] or 732-572-5633. OHR TORAH YOUTH PROGRAM EVENTS Children can register for events on Ohr Torah’s website “ohrtorah.net” or by calling Mayer Berg at 732-572-3429. REFUAH SHLEIMAH LEARNING Please see the Ohr Torah website, www.ohrtorah.net, for the various schedules of learning as a Z’chus for a RefuahShleimah for members of our shul and community. FUNERAL/ SHIVA ANNOUNCEMENTS For funeral and Shiva email and phone mail announcements contact Reena Greenspan 732-828-5642 (home) 732-678-8848 (cell), [email protected] or Gene Wasserman 732-397-0130 or [email protected] E-MAIL LIST To get on the Ohr Torah e-mail list, please contact Gene Wasserman at [email protected] . LOCAL ERUV Please call 732-247-ERUV for status of the Eruv Parshas Chayei Sarah Candlelighting Mincha 4:23PM 4:30PM Ohr Torah can be found on the internet at http://www.ohrtorah.net. You can join the email list for Weekly Announcements. Any ideas and comments about the site can be sent to [email protected]. Announcements should be sent to [email protected]. Please submit all announcements by 7 PM Wednesday. PLEASE NOTE: Please make sure that you leave a contact/callback name and phone # in case there is a question regarding the item you wish to be printed, otherwise it may not be included. PLEASE HELP KEEP THE SHUL NEAT…PLEASE RETURN SIDDURIM & CHUMASHIM TO THE REAR OF THE SANCTUARY AFTER DAVENING.