May 19 — Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan/Parashat Bamidbar

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

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Important Messages

  • Mabruk and Mazal Tov to Eliran and Moriya Gluzman and family on the birth of their son. The B’rit Milah will BE”H be held at Etz Ahaim this Sunday, May 21, at 12:00 Noon. Se’udat Mitzvah to follow.
  • Women are invited to join us on May 21 at 8:00pm for a women-only Rosh Hodesh shi’ur by Mrs. Chaya Rochel Rokeach entitled, Uplifting Your Shavuot: The Woman’s Role in the Mitzvah of Torah Learning. Refreshments will be served. For more information or to help sponsor this event, please call Yacov Ganon at 954-297-3782.
  • 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

Friday — Yom Yerushalayim

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Shir HaShirim: 6:45pm
  • Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 7:53pm
  • Count the Omer: Day 44

Saturday -- Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan/Parashat Bamidbar

  • Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to 11:00am
  • Recite Shema: 8:31am
  • Shacharit: 8:45am
    • Kiddush After Services (Sponsored by Rena Cohen and family in memory of her father, Yehuda Ben Shlomo Dov Hakohan)
  • Sefer Shoftim Class: 6:35pm
  • Mincha: 7:15pm
  • Pirkei Avot: 7:45pm — Followed by:
    • Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by The Hamaoui and Reichman families in memory of Zalman ben Simah)
  • Arvit and End of Shabbat: 8:39pm

Sunday — Rosh Chodesh

  • 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 — Erev Shavuot

Remember to Make an Erev Tashilin

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:40pm
  • All Night Learning: 11:00pm
    • Rabbi Tal will be giving a class on Learning the Oral Torah from the Written Torah

Friday — First Day of Shavuot

  • No Youth Groups
  • Recite Shema: 8:28am
  • First Shaharit: 4:40am (Sunrise 5:33am)
  • Second Shaharit: 8:45am (Shema 8:28am)
  • Special class on Halachot of Bassar v’Halav (meat and milk): 7:00pm
  • Minhah 7:40pm,
  • Candle Lighting for Second Day of Shavuot: 7:59pm

Saturday — Second Day of Shavuot

  • Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to 11:00am
  • Recite Shema: 8:28am
  • Shaharit: 8:45am
  • Class at 7:00 pm
  • Minhah 7:40 pm — Followed by:
    • Se’udah Sh’lishit (Sponsored by Richard and Liba Shakarchi in honor of Yehudit’s birthday)
  • Arvit & Shabbat over 8:54pm

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.

The Reenas Bais Yaakov Cookbook is a compilation of 100 recipes created by the students and staff of Reenas Bais Yaakov. The books are available now to order at https://rbycookbook.com

Rabbi Eli Reisman is lecturing on Yissachar and Zevulun Agreements. at Khal Chassidim, 46 N. 8th Avenue on Shabbos, May 20 at 6:45 PM for men and women. For more info, please contact Marsha Eiserman at 347-203-7906.