July 15 — Parashat Balak

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

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Important Messages

  • Sunday is a Fast Day Since the 17th of Tammuz falls on Shabbat, the fasting is delayed to Sunday. This allows for certain leniencies for those who find it difficult to fast; please contact the Rabbi for personal questions.
  • Our next Hachmei S’farad Class (Sages and Scholars of the Middle East) will be on Tuesday, July 26, featuring Hacham Yiṣ·ḥaq Nissim, another Chief Rabbi of Israel
  • 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

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 8:09pm

Saturday -- Parashat Balak

  • Youth Groups for Ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30 - 11:00am
  • Shacharit: 8:45am
    • Kiddush After Services (Sponsored by sponsored by Stuart and Linda Balavram in honor of their new grandson, Liam)
  • Sefer Yehoshua Class: 7:00pm
  • Mincha: 7:45pm — Followed by:
    • Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Richard and Liba Shakarchi in honor of their wedding anniversary)
  • Arvit and End of Shabbat: 9:02pm

Sunday -- Seventeenth of Tammuz)

  • Fast Begins: 4:11am
  • Shacharit: 8:00am
  • Women's Class: 10:00am
  • Children's Torah Reading Class: 6:40pm
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm
  • Fast Ends: 8:51pm

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: 8:03pm

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

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

Chug Ivrit for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers will meet on Sunday, July 24 at 11:00am -- both in person in Rachel Weintraub’s backyard and via Zoom. The Chug reads a Hebrew article or story and then chat about it in Hebrew.

To join the group, please contact Rachel at 732-819-9298 or rachel@weintraubworld.net for address and/or Zoom link.

Ahavas Achim Sisterhood presents Glassworks Studio on Tuesday, July 26 at 7:00pm at Ahavas Achim. Join us to make a small bowl or honey dish. Cost: $40.

RSVP to Rachel in the office: 732-247-0532 or secretary@ahavasachim.org.

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.

Current Weekly Teleconference for Tiferes Members

  • Topic: Free to Be Me: Transform Yourself and Your Relationships through a Deep Understanding of the Sefiros
  • Speaker: Mrs. Avigayil Brailofsk
  • 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.