August 12 — Parashat Vaetchanan/Shabbat Nachamu

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

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Important Messages

  • Etz Ahaim is a proud to co-sponsor The Women’s Achdus Event 2022 on Sunday, September 11, supporting the Park Mikvah. Visit https://parkmikvah.org/events/ to register for a night of unity (Achdus), Chizuk and connection for women and girls of all ages! For more info, please contact Marla Rottenstreich at (646) 785-7453.
  • Due to on going formuala shortage there will be a temporary formula gmach opening in Edison/HP. For the next week, donations will be collected and then the gmach can open to all those that need baby formula. Please text Rivky to arrange drop off of any unused formula that you may have. More details to follow regarding distribution.

Friday -- Tu B'Av

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 7:41pm

Saturday -- Parashat Vaetchanan/Shabbat Nachamu

  • Youth Groups for Ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30 - 11:00am
  • Shacharit: 8:45am
    • Kiddush After Services (Sponsored by the Congregation)
  • Sefer Yehoshua Class: 6:40pm
  • Mincha: 7:25pm — Followed by:
    • Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Richard and Liba Shakarchi in honor of the birth of their grandson Akiva Davydov)
  • Arvit and End of Shabbat: 8:30pm

Sunday

  • Shacharit: 8:00am
  • Women's Class: 10:00am
  • Children's Torah Reading Class: 6:40pm
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

Monday

  • Shulchan Aruch Yomi Zoom: 5:30am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
  • Mussar: 6:40pm
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

Tuesday

  • Shulchan Aruch Yomi Zoom: 5:30am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
  • Ben Ish Chai: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm
  • Chavruta Learning: 7:30pm

Wednesday

  • Shulchan Aruch Yomi Zoom: 5:30am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
  • Ben Ish Chai: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm

Thursday

Next Friday

  • Shulchan Aruch Yomi Zoom: 5:30am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
  • Mincha: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 7:31pm

Bikur Cholim of Congregation Etz Ahaim

The Regency Nursing Home is currently closed to visitors. Drivers and coordinators needed. Call (732) 572-7181 for more information. The congregation extends refua shelema wishes to:

  • Liba Shaindel bat Chava Sachs
  • Gershon ben Sara
  • Dvorah Shahala bat Sarah Parvin
  • Chava bat Esther
  • Lita Greenberg (Tzvia Sarah bat Golda)
  • Linda Balavram (Emmunah bat Sara)
  • Sara Shifra bat Yehudit
  • Sharona Bella bat Malka
  • Yosef Daniel ben Feige
  • Michaelyn Steinmetz (Nechama bat Sarah)
  • Leah Chana bat Batya Chaya
  • Mayer Isaac ben Hadassah (Wiesen)

If you like to add someone to this list, or merely want the Rabbi to say a Mi Shaberach on someone after Torah reading on Shabbat, please go to our webpage and fill out the form.

News and Events

Community News

Raritan Valley Hadassah

Toiletries Drive in conjunction with Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County. We are collecting: baby wipes, bar soap, body wash, deodorant, dental floss, feminine hygiene products, hairbrushes and combs, lotion, makeup wipes, shampoo and conditioners, tissues, toilet paper, toothbrushes, and toothpaste.

The collection runs from now until September 15. The collection box is located on the porch of Iris Jacobs, 224 N. 2nd Ave., Highland Park.

Rosh Hashanah Cards for Sale. Cost is $30 per 25 card package. To order cards, please email Marsha Hines and put Hadassah in subject, or call her at 732-271-2932.

The next meeting of Chug Ivrit for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers will take place on Sunday, August 21 at 11:00am. in Rachel Weintraub’s backyard, weather permitting, otherwise, via Zoom. Please contact Rachel or 732-819-9298 for address or Zoom link.

Field Trip to the Jewish Heritage Museum in Freehold Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. Meet us at the Museum. Carpools will be available. Contact Ruth Fineberg for more information.

Raritan Valley Hadassah presents: Jewish Travel: The Sephardic Jews of the Balkans. The presentation will be on Zoom on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:30pm. Meeting ID: 838 9865 4828 Passcode: 12345

RPRY PLUS (PTA) creates and prints a school calendar each year that is provided to every family, educator, and staff member in the school, and made available to the community. The top page of each month is filled with ads from local businesses. For a Full Year Ad, which costs $360, your business card will appear on the page for each month. For a Half Year Ad, which costs $260, your business card will appear every other month. Register at: https://rpry.forms-db.com/view.php?id=70635

The 2022/2023 Highland Park First Aid Squad discount cards are now available. The cards provide discounts to many local businesses including Jerusalem Pizza, Sushiana, Bridge, Dunkin Donuts, Dairy Deluxe, China Lee, Orchid and Giddy’s Pizzeria.

There are 2 cards this year: one for $30 or both for $50. The cards may be purchased at Jerusalem Pizza, the Ahavas Achim office, or by contacting any Squad member including: Ari and Deborah Lewitter or Yossi Benedek.

Employment Network of Raritan Valley

Looking for work? We can help. Email Bob Lansey if you would like to receive our job postings and/or would like help with your resume and search strategies.

Please help: If you know of any professional, part-time, or temporary job openings, email us the information.

Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for women: Contact Aviva for more information.

Mrs. Miri Coehn's Shuir: Please Concact Leah at 917-763-1848 for more information.

Tiferes

Teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members.

  • For more info or to become a member, please contact Aviva.

The Highland Park/Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom.

The Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah is by appointment only. All appointments should be made via MikvahCloud or via the iPhone or Android app.

Regular services, baths and showers, are being offered.

A face mask should be worn at the mikvah. For all comments and questions, please email the Mikvah.

Women's Learning Initiative Offers customized Torah learning partners and chavrusas. For a personalized study program of your choice, email your contact information to The Women's Learning Initiative.

Parsha class by Mrs. Miri Cohen: Please contact Leah for time, location &/zoom link for shiur on Tuesday.

Rabbi Yisroel Weiss' Tehillim Shiur for men and women on Zoom:

  • Wednesday night at 8:00pm
  • Meeting ID: 858 5198 8386
  • Password: RWTehillim
  • To join by phone: Dial 408-638-0968, enter meeting ID, use password 705203.

Any questions, please contact Marsha Eiserman.