David Bassous - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
Visit our Website at http://etzahaim.org for the latest news
Friday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Shir Hashiim 6:40pm
- Mincha: 7:00 pm
- Candle lighting: 7:30pm
Saturday - Parashat Achare Mot/Kedoshim
Full Range of Children's Groups: 9:45am - 11:30am
- Boys 6 and up in the Library..
- Girls 6 and up upstairs left classroom.
- Boy’s tefila group meeting at 9:30am
- Children 3 - 5 upstairs right classroom.
- Shacharit: 8:45am
- Latest Shema: 8:46am
- Kiddush sponsored by Dr. Yechiel and Zita Weinstein & Family
in honor of Shmuel Chaim's Birthday
- Kiddush Sponsorships are available May 5, May 26, and June.
- To sponsor a Kiddush, go to our Kiddush Sponsorship Page
- Tehillim group for women: 5:00pm
- Class: 6:00pm - The Prophet Zechariah and his Important Message of Redemption with Rabbi Bassous.
- Mincha: 7:00pm
- Seuda shelishit sponsored by Dr. Richard and Liba Shakarchi and Family iho Rivqah's birthday
- Guest speaker: Dr. Elisha Russ-Fishbein
- Arvit and Shabbat ends: 8:30pm
Sunday
- Shacharit: 8:30am
- Women's Class- Pirke Avot: 10:00am
- Shulchan Aruch: 6:55pm
- Mincha and Arvit: 7:25pm
- Followed by Safrut Class
- Rav Kook's Orot Teshuvah class: 9.00pm
Monday - Thursday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Mishna a Day: 7:30am
- Shulchan Aruch: 6:55pm
- Mincha and Arvit: 7:25pm
- Monday: Jewish Meditation: 8:00pm
- Tuesday: Talmud: 8:00pm
- Wednesday Shalom Bayit - Men Only
Next Friday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Shir Hashirim 6:40pm
- Mincha: 7:00pm
- Candle lighting 7:38pm
Synagogue News
- Gemachs Abound in Highland Park If you need to borrow something from a gown or a kittel to napkin rings, there's a gemach in town that's there to help.
- Fundraiser for New Seating It's time to replace our old, wornout wooden benches we now have.
- In Memory of Sarah Rosen We are collecting funds for a new row of seats in the name of Sorah Rosen
- Purchacing Chametz After Pesach The Vaad has come out with an official stqtement about purchasing chametz after Pesach, and where you can purchase it.
- The Laws of the Omer Now is the time of the Omer, and we have an article about the laws during this period.
- Is the Eruv Up or Down? The last few weeks have been tough for the eruv committee. Make sure you know the status of the eruv before Shabbat starts!
- Jewish Sewing Circle for Quilters and Other Hand Crafters: Meet every Tuesday from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the lower social hall of Congregation Etz Ahaim. Please bring your own project and associated supplies. All levels are welcome but please note this is not a class.
Upcoming Events on our Webpage
The following events are on our webpage under the events section. Keep up what's going on with Etz Ahaim and our community!
- May 12: Second Annual Kugel Kiddush in Honor of Sorah Rosen We again need volunteers and sponsors.
- 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 on Shabbat and Chaggim) make sure all the lights are out
- If you are celebrating a simcha or want to remember a loved one, sponsoring a kiddush is one of the best ways to mark the occasion. To sponsor a Shabbat Kiddush, please go to our Kiddush Sponsorship Page on our website and fill out the on line form. We'll get in contact with you as soon as possible. To sponsor a seuda or a Sunday morning breakfast, call the synagogue 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, 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 email Rahel Baruh or call her at 732-672-4673
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.
The congregation extends get-well wishes to:
- Avishai ben Esther
- Linda Balavram (Emuna bat Sarah)
- Donna Bardy
- Galina bat Riva
- Bradley Greenberg
- Lita Greenberg
- Millie Hakim (Miriam bat Sarah)
- Yvonne Levy (Rivka Miriam bat Gittel)
- Benny Mayo
- Mary Naar
- Clara bat Rachel
- David ben Farha
- Perla bat Leah
- Yehudah Reich
- Lilas Saltiel
- Marcelo Schor
- Abraham ben Sarah
- Sheva bat Merel
Community News
Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for women:
- Tefillah class on Sunday, April 29 at 11:00 AM at the Aguda shul
- Parsha class on Monday, April 30 at 8:00 PM at Congregation Ohr Torah.
For more info, please contact Aviva at 732-572-4408 or siegelmom@gmail.com
---- Women's Learning Initiative
- Shimiras Haloshon class by Mrs. Leah Drillman: Class on Monday, April 30 at 7:30 PM at Ellen Smith's house, 407 North 8th Ave, Edison For more info, please call Ellen at 201-410-1893 or 732-777-6787.
Gila Pfeffer, who has supported countless community causes both during and after her time living in our community, is being honored by Sharsheret at their Annual New Jersey Benefit Luncheon on Sunday, May 6th at 10:00am at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe.
This year's Guests of Honor are sisters Miryam Reinitz-Kops and Gila Pfeffer, and Jonathan Blinken will receive the Lisa Altman Volunteer Award.
RSVP online. For more information, contact Effy Zinkin
Shovavim presents the 26th annual community wide Taharas Mishpacha review: For women: Rebbetzin Aviva Wasser will be speaking on halachos and hashkafos of Taharas Mishpacha on Monday, April 30 at 8:15pm in the young family room in Congregation Ohr Torah. Please submit questions to be answered by Rebbetzin Wasser before the review.
Tiferes: DVD for women Motzai Shabbos, April 28 at 9:45pm at the Siegel house: Get a Grip: Anger Inside Out featuring Rabbi Benzion Shafier and Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members. Current teleconference: “Feeling Great about Growing: Powerful guidance from Pirkei Avos for our everyday lives". Speaker: Mrs. Seryl Berman. For more info or to become a member, please contact Aviva at siegelmom@gmail.com. The Highland Park / Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom.
Park Mikvah Hours:
- Sunday - Thursday: 9:00pm to 11:00pm
- Friday: By Appointment via the webpage.
The Women's AMEN Group meets monthly on the Sundays following the Shabbos in which one bensches Rosh Chodesh, 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 the other Cholim in the community.
Bikur Cholim OWLS (Overnight Women Labor Support): A complimentary service for maternity situations whereby volunteers will come to stay with your kids during the night. For more info on receiving this service or becoming a volunteer, please contact Rikki at 732-249-5116. Thank you.
Donations of diapers, pull-ups, and wipes are currently being accepted for the new HP/Edison Diaper Gemach. Please email diapergemach@gmail.com for more information.
Rabbi Yisroel Weiss shiur,Living with Tehillim, for men and women: Wednesday evenings at 8:30 PM at the Eiserman's home, 154 North 10th Ave, Highland Park. For more info, please call Marsha at 732-503-8675.
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 siegelmom@gmail.com
The ACTT (Achieving Change Through Torah) program helps individuals succeed in making meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. Source book: Artscroll’s "Living Simchah: Finding the Joy in Everything by Rabbi Hadar Margolin. Serve Hashem with Joy: Can We Work on Being Happier?*, speaker Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg, can be downloaded or listened to from the Audio page of the ACTT website. For more info, email or call Phil Rosen (732) 572-8762.