July 23 — Parashat Vaetchanan/Shabbat Nachamu

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

Visit our website for the latest news and copies of the bulletin.

Important Messages

  • The Youth Program is expanding starting this week. Jacob Oslick will lead a Youth Minyan for ages 8-12 in the Beit Midrash/Library. Masks required.

  • Kiddush is back indoors.

  • We will be mailing High Holiday Seat Reservation forms out soon. More information will be on our website.

  • The Rabbi is on vacation. We would like to thank our volunteers Richard Shakarchi for giving the Shacharit Shabbat Sermon and Rabbi Behzad Hakakian for giving the talk at Seudah Shlitshit

Friday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 8:03pm

Saturday -- Parashat Vaetchanan

  • Youth Groups for Ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30 - 11:00am
  • Youth Minyan in the Beit Midrash/Libary
  • Shacharit: 8:45am (Hodu)
    • Kiddush After Services (in the Sukkah)
  • Mincha: 7:40pm — Followed by:
    • Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Joseph Chavez and Family)
    • Arvit
  • Shabbat Over: 9:11pm

Sunday

  • Shacharit: 8:00am
  • No Women's Class
  • No Children's Torah Class
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:40pm

Monday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • No Talmud Class
  • No Halachot Class
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • No Talmud Class
  • No The Questions in Our Community Class
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • No Talmud Class
  • No Rabbeinu Bahya Class
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm

Thursday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • No Talmud Class
  • No Insights on the Parasha Class
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm

Next Friday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • No Talmud Class
  • Mincha: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 7:56pm

News and Events

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:

  • Lyudmila Chaya bat Riva
  • Moshe ben Rachel Monavar
  • Liba Shaindel bat Chava Sachs
  • Chava bat Esther
  • Sarah Leah bat Shifra
  • Nili Feda bat Yaffa
  • Linda Balavram (Emmunah bat Sara)

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.

Community News

Raritan Valley Hadassah Presents Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner, BCC Renewal and Redesign—How to Invigorate Our Celebration of the High Holidays Wednesday, September 1, 2021 7:30 PM, on Zoom.

Rabbi Kinzbrunner is the Director of Religious and Spiritual Services for the Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in Somerset, NJ and the President of Neshama, the Association of Jewish Chaplains.

Lev LaChayal is a program that provides housing and support to lone solders (solders with no family in Israel) while they're on their army breaks. You can help support this program by going to their webpage.

Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s Classes for Women: No Class on Sunday or Monday.

Tiferes

  • Elul DVD on Motzai Shabbos, August 14 at 10:00pm at the Siegel house. For women only.
  • Weekly 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.

Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah

The Mikvah is currently by appointment only. All preparations should be done at home. No showers or baths at the mikvah.

All appointments must be made via our appointment page

Women's Learning Initiative

  • Offers customized Torah learning partners/chavrusas! For a personalized study program of your choice, email your contact information to womenslearninginitiative@gmail.com

ACTT

  • Current Module: The Six Constant Mitzvos 2
  • Source Book: Artscroll's Constant Connection -- Deepening Your Emunah through the Six Constant Mitzvos by Rabbi Yitzchak Coopersmith

The Shnainu Shidduch Group of Edison & Highland Park is a volunteer shidduch group that works tirelessly to assist Orthodox Jewish singles, of all ages and hashkafot. Please see the webpage for more information.

Rabbi Yisroel Weiss' Tehillim Shiur for Men and Women:

On Zoom:

  • Wednesday night at 8:00pm
  • Meeting ID: 858 5198 8386
  • Password: RWTehillims
  • To join by phone:
    • Dial 408-638-0968
    • Enter Meeting ID
    • Use Passcode 705203.

Any questions, please contact Marsha Eiserman 347-203-7906.