June 2 — Parashat Nasso

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

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Important Messages

  • On Sunday, June 4, Congregation Etz Ahaim is proud to co-sponsor the Greek Jewish and Sephardic Community float at the Israeli Day Parade. Please join us in support of Israel by registering to march at https://tinyurl.com/SephardicatIsraelParade
  • General Membership Meeting on Wednesday, June 14 at 8:00pm. This meeting will be held at Congregation Etz Ahaim.

Friday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Shir HaShirim: 6:45pm
  • Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 8:04pm

Saturday -- Parashat Nasso

  • Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to 11:00am
  • Recite Shema: 8:26am
  • Shacharit: 8:45am
    • Kiddush After Services (Sponsored by the Congregation)
  • Sefer Shoftim Class: 7:10pm
  • Mincha: 7:50pm — Followed by:
    • Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Richard and Liba Shakarchi in honor of Reuven’s 7th birthday)
  • Arvit and End of Shabbat: 8:59pm

Sunday

  • Shacharit: 8:00am
  • Women's Class: 10:00am
  • Children's Torah Reading Class Given by Asher Cohen: 6:20pm
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm
    • Followed by Chavruta Learning Program

Monday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
  • Rambam 6:40pm
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
  • Rambam: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm
    • Followed by Chavruta Learning Program

Wednesday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
  • Rambam: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm

Thursday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
  • Insights on the Parasha: 6:15pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm
    • Followed by Chavruta Learning Program

Next Friday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
  • Mincha: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 8:09pm

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
  • 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

Emergency Contacts for Our Community

  • Hatzalah of Middlesex County: 732-456-6666
  • Chaverim of Middlesex County: 732-844-3577

Singles Event for all Orthodox Jewish singles from 27 and up. Sponsored by Congregation Ahavas Achim. **Sunday, June 25 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The event will include dinneer and dessert and will take place in a private home in the area. For more information, email hpsinglesevent@gmail.com.


Chug Ivrit for Intermediate to Advanced Hebrew Speakers is reading MeGola LeGeulah: MeBavel LeYerushalyim by Flora Taasan. It is Flora’s autobiography about her life growing up in Baghdad, and then making Aliyah in 1950.

Our next meeting will be on Sunday, July 2 at 11:00 a.m. in Rachel Weintraub’s back yard, 120 Highland Ave., Edison, and via Zoom. We’d love to have you join us. Please contact Rachel at rachel@weintraub.name.


Shiur for Women

  • Speaker - Rebbetzin Bassie Horowitz, Bostoner Rebbetzin of Beitar.
  • Date: Parshas Naso - Shabbos day, June 3rd at 6:00pm.
  • Title: “The Blessings of Peace.”
  • Location: Rabbi Horowitz's dining room 46 North 8th Avenue, Highland Park. (Please enter through front door of house.)

For more info, please contact Marsha Eiserman 347-203-7906


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