David Bassous - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
Visit our Website at http://etzhaim.org for the latest news
Friday
- Shachrit: 8:00am
- New: Shir Hashirim: 4:00pm
- Mincha and Arvit: 4:15am
- Candle Lighting: 4:15pm
Shabbat Day
Full Range of Children's Groups: 9:45am - 11:30am
- Boys 6 and up in the Library
- Girls 6 and up upstairs left classroom.
- Children 3 - 5 upstairs right classroom
- Class with Rabbi Ben Hakakain: Weekly Parsha and Halacha: 8:00am
- Shachrit: 8:45am
- Latest Shema: 8:38am
- Kiddush: After Shachrit Services
Sponsored by Mo Yarmush in honor the chaburah finishing
the first volume of Orot Hateshuva - King David & Avshalom and the aftermath -- Rabbi Bassous: 3:00pm
- Mincha: 4:00pm
- Seuda Shelishit after Mincha
Sponsored by Zev Feldman in memory of his grandfather Chaim Modil ben Asher - Arvit and Shabbat Ends: 5:15pm
Sunday
- Halacha/Parasha Class with Rabbi Ben Hakakian: 8:00am
- Shacharit: 8:30am
- Women's class: 10:00am: Happiness
- Shulchan Aruch Class: 3:45pm
- Mincha and Arvit: 4:15pm
Weekdays
- Shacharit: Monday - Friday 6:30am
- Shulchan Aruch Class (Monday - Thursday) 7:00pm
- Arvit (Monday-Thursday): 7:30pm
Next Week - Friday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Shir Hashirim: 3:55pm
- Mincha: 4:13pm
- Candle lighting 4:13pm
Classes
- Parsha and Halacha: Shabbat and Sunday: 8:00am
- Nach: Shabbat: 3:00pm
- Woman's Class: "Happiness" Sunday: 10:00am
- Mishna-a-Day: Monday to Friday: 7:20am
- Halacha-a-Day: Monday - Thursday: 7:00pm
- Bitachon: Mondays: 8:00pm
- Talmud Berachot: Tuesdays: 8:00pm
Simcha Kiddush on December 24
We like to thank the following people for sponsoring:
- Diamond Sponsors
- David and Rachel Weintraub - For our good fortunes
- Gold Sponsors
- David and Heidi Stokar - Our amazing, wonderful children
- Silver Sponsors
- Eli and Chana Bishburg - Good Health of the congregation
- Ray and Gloria Morris - Rachel Teicher and Uri Yarmush
- The Rushefsky Family - Wedding of Rachel & Mitchell Palacios
- Albert Levy Mitzner and Dr. Leora Mitzner - HaKarat HaTov
- Abraham and Vicky Cohen - For the Good Health of the Congregation
- Deluxe Sponsors
- Tzippy and Elisha Russ-Fishbane - The Rabbi and the Community
- Aaron Epstein and Leora Wenger - Good Health of the Congregation
- Dovi and Adi Yarmush - In honor of our, children Idan and Omri and the engagement of Uri and Rachel.
- Rose and Nat Reiss - For our friendly Etz Ahaim Community
- General Sponsors
- Dina and Leo Horowitz - Everyone
- Alex & Liz Kemeny - Our wedding anniversary
If you would like to help sponsor the Simcha Kiddush, go to Etz Ahaim's website and fill out the form.
Weekly Bulletin
Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley is thrilled to announce the new hospitality room at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital! It is located on the main floor. Go through the main entrance and bear left towards the gift shop. Turn right through the double doors. Follow hall and turn right. The room is located opposite the surgical intensive care unit. You will find it fully stocked with food and any items that you might need. There is a microwave, urn, sink, table & chairs, For inquiries, please call the helpline at 732-572-7181
If you have an outstanding balance with Etz Ahaim, please send in your payment to help the Synagogue. Your help is appreciated.
If you are the last person to leave the building (except for Shabbat and Chaggim) make sure all the lights are out
If you are celebrating a simcha or want to remember a loved one, sponsor a kiddush is one of the best ways to mark the occation. Please contact Yvonne at 908-227-5194. To sponsor a seuda, call the shul at 732-247-3839.
Bikur Cholim of Congregation Etz Ahaim
Our Congregation has its own Bikur Cholim Committee. If you know of a congregant who is in the hospital or a nursing home and would like a visit, please let us know. If there is a Home-bound congregant who is in need of a visit or assistance, we can help. We may also be able to make contact with a Jewish Agency which may be able to provide additional services. Please call Rose Reiss at 732-828-7415.
Nursing Home Visitation: Seeking volunteers to visit Mollie Reuben, Esther Tucker, Red Mordoh, and Shirley Cohen and others at the Regency nursing home on DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more info or an updated list of residents requesting visitors, please call Rahel Baruh at 732-672-4673 or email rbaruh@yahoo.com
Transportation Committee: Drivers and coordinators needed. Coordinate rides to and from medical appointments - match requests with an available driver. Each coordinator serves for two weeks at a time. To volunteer to coordinate or to drive, please call Bikur Cholim hotline at 732-572-7181 or fill out the volunteer form on the website bikurcholimrv.com
The congregation extends get-well wishes to:
- Al Benzilio
- Soroh Rosen
- Viktorya Koen
- Avishai ben Esther
- Galina bat Riva
- Joey Cenci (Yoseph Michael ben Yael Rut)
- Linda Balavram (Emuna bat Sarah)
- Esther Tucker
- Red Mordoh
- Nancy Reich
- Yehudah Reich
- Benny Mayo
- Mary Belsky
- Esther Arouh
- Lilas Saltiel
- Donna Bardy
- Mary Naar
- Lita Greenberg
- Bradley Greenberg
- Marcelo Schor
- Sarah bat Naava
- Perla bat Leah
Community News
You Shall Not Veer From What They Tell You, Right or Left: Understanding Rabbinic Power and Influence
The Orthodox Forum of Edison/Highland Park presents Rabbi Shmuel Silber, of the Suburban Orthodox Congregation of Baltimore, on Saturday Night, December 10, 8:00pm at Congregation Ohav Emeth.
The program is free of charge. The Orthodox Forum gladly accepts season sponsorships, as well as program sponsorships. For more information go online to http://www.orthodoxjewishforum.org
Women's Learning Initiative
- Parsha: Mrs. Miri Cohen: Tuesday, November 29, and December 6 at 9:30am at the home of Tzippy Rieder, 6 Cliff Street, Edison. (off of Brookhill Avenue, past Stone Street). For more info, please call 732-966-6503.
- Shimiras Haloshan: Mrs. Leah Drillman, Monday, November 28 at 7:30pm at the home of Janet Rivenson, 19 Price Drive, Edison.
For more information, please call Ellen at 201-410-1893 or 732-777-6787.
- The Women's AMEN Group meets monthly on the Sundays following the Shabbos in which one bensches Rosh Chodesh, at 9:30am in a downstairs classroom at Congregation Ohr Torah. The group meets in the zechus of a refuah shelaimah for Menachem Mordechai ben Ophira and the other Cholim in the community.
- SemPlus Evening Shiur for post seminary girls: Please call the hotline to confirm at 732-966-6503.
- Tiferes DVD for Women: Motzai Shabbos, December 17 at 8:30pm, at the Siegel house. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as Shalom Bayis and Parenting are available to Tiferes members. For more info, please contact Aviva siegelmom@optonline.net. The Highland Park/Edison group of Tiferes is Zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom.
Highland Park Mikvah
- The Highland Park Mikvah now has Tzedakah boxes! Please contact Aviva at siegelmom@optonline.net to obtain one.
- If you are purchasing from Amazon, please consider signing up with http://www.amazonsmiles.com – a donation will be made to Park Mikvah.
- Hours
- Sunday through Thursday from November 6 to March 8: 8:00pm - 10:30pm
- Motzai Shabbos, November 26: 7:30 – 10:00pm.
- Friday nights by appointment only. Please arrive with enough time to be out before closing time.
- We are excited to announce that Park Mikvah will be undergoing renovations! We are looking forward to our new State of the Art mikvah!
- Please check the mikvah website and/or call our phone message, before coming, for any updates as to when the mikvah will be closing. The Highland Park Mikvah recently sent out a mailing. If you have not received the mailing, or need more information, please call 732-249-2411 or email hpmikvah@gmail.com.