Behzad Hakakian - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
Visit our Website at https://etzahaim.org for the latest news
Important Notices
- Due to the threat of the Corona Virus, the building is closed. No services are being held in the building.
- We have compiled a list of Corona Virus resources for you on our webpage. Please go to https://www.etzahaim.org/covid19 to see these resources.
- Please attend our classes and services on Zoom. We would like to offer more classes. If you would like to lead a class, please get in contact with David Weintraub. We'll put it on the webpage and let other people in the community know about it.
Tuesday
- Mishna-a-Day: 7:30am
- Mincha: 6:45pm
Tuesday night
- Bedikat Chametz (Search for Chametz): after 8:14pm
Wednesday -- Erev Pesach
- Fast of the First Born Begins: 5:17am
- Siyum Bechorot: 8:30am
- Last Time to Eat Chametz: by 10:25am
- Sell Chametz: by 10:25am
- Burn/Dispose Chametz: by 11:42am
- Make an Eruv Tavshilin before Yom Tov
- Candle Lighting -- First Night: 7:12pm
- Seder Begins: after 8:20pm
- Latest Afikoman: 12:59am
Thursday -- First Day Pesach
- Latest Shema: 9:43am
- REMEMBER: Change to recite Morid HaTal starting Musaf Amidah
- Candle Lighting -- Second Night: after 8:21pm
- REMEMBER: Begin counting Sefirat Ha'Omer after Arvit
- Seder Begins: After Candle Lighting
- Latest Afikoman: 12:59am
Friday -- Second Day Pesach
- Latest Shema: 9:42am
- Candle Lighting -- Shabbat: No later than 7:14pm
Saturday
- Latest Shema: 9:41am
- Shabbat Ends: 8:15pm
- Community Havdalah: 8:30pm
News and Events From our Webpage
The following events and news items can be found on our webpage at http://etzahaim.org
- [April 8]: Siyum Bechorot
- Shopping Message from the Vaad
- Regarding the Burning of Chametz
- A Message from Our Youth Leaders
- Important News about the Park Mikvah
- Counting the Omer Cheat Sheets
- Highland Park/Edison Community Delivery Service
- Rabbi Boroosan's Pesach List and Guild
- Important News from the Park Mikvah
Bikur Cholim of Congregation Etz Ahaim
- Seeking volunteers to visit the Regency Nursing home on DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more info, contact Rahel Baruh.
- Drivers and coordinators needed. Call (732) 572-7181 for more information.
The congregation extends refua shelema wishes to:
- Avishai ben Esther
- Avraham Leiv ben Sara Maya
- Avraham ben Sara
- Linda Balavram (Emuna bat Sarah)
- Clara bat Rachel
- Cochavit bat Victoria
- David ben Farha
- Esther bat Liba
- Galina bat Riva
- Gittel bat Leah
- Bradley Greenberg (Yehuda Dovid ben Tzvia Sarah)
- Lita Greenberg (Tzvia Sarah bat Golda)
- Keren bat Orly
- Liba Shaindel bat Chava
- Lidia bat Paulina
- Millie Hakim (Miriam bat Sarah)
- Mary Naar (Miriam bat Yitzchak)
- Miriam Devorah bat Bracha
- Penina Rachel bat Bracha
- Perla bat Leah
- Rosa bat Rachel
- Shaul ben Regina
- Velvel ben Chana
- Yehuda Reich (Yehuda ben Hermina)
- Lilas Saltiel (Leah Saltiel)
- Sheva bat Merel
- Yaakov Chaim ben Sarah
- Zimbul bat Vida