August 26 — Parashat Re'eh/Rosh Chodesh Elul

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

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Important Messages

  • Selichot Begins Monday at 6:00am
  • 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.

Friday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Shir HaShirim: 6:45pm
  • Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 7:21pm

Saturday -- Parashat Re'eh/Rosh Chodesh Elul

  • Youth Groups for Ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30 - 11:00am
  • Recite Shema: 8:59am
  • Shacharit: 8:45am
    • Kiddush After Services (Sponsored by Dr. Yehiel and Mrs. Zita Weinstein to thank HaShem for all of the blessings He has showered them with)
  • Sefer Yehoshua Class: 6:35pm
  • Mincha: 7:20pm — Followed by:
    • Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Chananya in honor of Etz Ahaim)
  • Arvit and End of Shabbat: 8:09pm

Sunday

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

Monday

  • Selichot: 6:00am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
  • Mussar: 6:40pm
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

Tuesday

  • Selichot: 6:00am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: 7:30am
  • Ben Ish Chai: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm
  • Chavruta Learning: 7:30pm

Wednesday

  • Selichot: 6:00am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: 7:30am
  • Ben Ish Chai: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm

Thursday

  • Selichot: 6:00am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: 7:40am
  • Insights on the Parasha: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm
  • Talmud Class in Hebrew: 7:40pm
  • Chumash and Hamin: 8:00pm

Next Friday

  • Selichot: 6:00am
  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: 7:30am
  • Mincha: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 7:10pm

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
  • Leah Chava bat Shayna

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.

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.